Nihat BAYSAL, Ph.D.

ISERMANN DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND

BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

ENGR 2250 THERMAL AND FLUIDS ENGINEERING I

Summer 2017 (M T R F 10:30am 12:35pm @ RI-211)
Instructor : Nihat Baysal (x3327), baysan@rpi.edu;
office hours: M R 2:00 3:00pm (@ RI-122)
TA :
office hours:
Text : Deborah A. Kaminski & Michael K. Jensen, Intro to Thermal and Fluids Eng., Wiley
Mechanics :
ATTENDANCE: Attendance at tests is required and is encouraged for other class periods.
PROBLEM SETS: The problem sets will be done in teams to help you develop leadership and teamwork skills; you will be
asked to assemble your problem set team during the first week of class. Each worked problem should contain a brief
problem statement and the corresponding solution. Each group will turn in a single set of worked problems written on
paper and stapled together. Late homeworks will not be accepted.
QUIZZES: There will be four quizzes given during the term and one final exam to allow you to demonstrate your
comprehension of the course material on an individual basis.
GRADING: Standards of performance are set by the instructor, independent of average student achievement. Course
grades will be assigned based on the following weighting of problem set and quiz performance:
15 % homeworks, classworks, attendance
60 % (4 quiz scores)
25 % (final exam)
Grades must be appealed in the class period in which the material is returned (unless otherwise stated in class).
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students should be able to
- explain and apply the fundamentals of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics (e.g. conservation of
mass, momentum, and energy, etc) to types of problems commonly encountered by a practicing engineer;
- advance from a solid foundation to more in-depth courses in this field (e.g. Aeronautical, Environmental,
Materials, Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering);
- be knowledgeable and conversant with the field of thermal fluids (e.g. Biomedical, Civil, Computer and Systems,
Electric Power, Electrical, and Industrial and Management Engineering);
- gain fundamental concepts related to aerodynamics;
- acquire skills in analyzing and solving engineering problems
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Student-teacher relationships are built on trust. For example, students must trust that teachers
have made appropriate decisions about the structure and content of the courses they teach, and teachers must trust that
the assignments that students turn in are their own. Acts, which violate this trust, undermine the educational process.
The Policy of Academic Integrity (http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=676) prohibits students from committing the
following acts of academic dishonesty: academic fraud, copying or allowing ones work to be copied,
fabrication/falsification, plagiarism, sabotage of others work, substitution. The Rensselaer Handbook of Student Rights
and Responsibilities define various forms of academic dishonesty and you should make yourself familiar with these.
(http://www.rpi.edu/dept/doso/resources/main/2014-2016StudentHandbookrevOctober2015.pdf)
In this class, all problem sets that are turned in for a grade must represent the student groups own work. You may discuss
general approaches to problems with other groups. However, problem sets will be accepted for grading only if they
reflect single group efforts exclusively. Do not assign specific problems to individual team members! You should work
them together. Do not copy the solutions from any solution manual.
A grade of zero will be given on the first problem set or test where a violation is detected. If there is a subsequent
infraction, the student will receive a grade of F for the course.

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 ENGR2250 - SCHEDULE

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26
1.1 1.5 2.6 2.14 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.8
2.1 2.5 Review

May 29 May 30 May 31 June 01 June 02

Memorial Day Review Quiz #1 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.8
No Classes 4.1 4.2 (Chapters 1 3)

June 05 June 06 June 07 June 08 June 09

5.1 5.3 5.4 5.6 Quiz #2 6.1 6.5
Review (Chapter 4)

June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16

6.6 6.7 9.1 9.5 Quiz #3 9.6 9.9
Review (Chapters 5 6)

June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23

10.1 10.4 10.5 10.6 Quiz #4 12.1 12.3
(9.1 10.4)

June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30

12.4 12.6 12.7 12.8 Review Final Exam
(ALL)