HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – VNU HCM

COURSE:

THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

Instructor: Dr. PHAN THANH NHAN

Heat and Refrigeration Department
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

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Lecturer: Dr. Phan Thanh Nhan
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Curriculum Vitae:

Dr. PHAN THANH NHAN

Graduated Phd:
Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology
Energy Department, Politecnico Di Milano, Italy

Dr. PHAN THANH NHAN

Research field: Two phase flow

Topic: Pressure drop, heat transfer coefficient and flow pattern maps inside
smooth and enhanced tubes during convective boiling and condensation of
R134a and R1234ze

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Lecturer: Dr. Phan Thanh Nhan
 HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – VNU HCM

THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

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Lecturer: Dr. Phan Thanh Nhan
 HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – VNU HCM

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge

and skills required to apply the basic principles of
thermodynamics and heat transfer to perform calculations and
explain thermal engineering applications, including thermal
power plants, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, drying
equipment's, heat exchangers, etc…

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Information of the course:

Credit 3 (2.2.5) code: ME2013

Hours total: 60 theory: 30 exercise: 15 experiment: 15

- Exercises : 10% of final grade

- Experimental evaluation : 15% of final grade
Assessment Scheme:
- Quiz : 15% of final grade
- Midterm exam : 20% of final grade
- Final exam : 40% of final grade

Learning Materials:
[1] Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles, Thermodynamics: An engineering approach,
McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994.
[2] Yunus A. Cengel, Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition, WCB McGraw-Hill,
Boston, 2003.
[3] Hoàng Đình Tín, Lê Chí Hiệp, Nhiệt động lực học kỹ thuật, NXB Khoa học kỹ thuật, 1997.
[4] Hoàng Đình Tín, Truyền nhiệt và tính toán thiết bị trao đổi nhiệt, NXB Đại học kỹ thuật
TpHCM, 2001.
[5] Hoàng Đình Tín, Bùi Hải, Bài tập Nhiệt động lực học kỹ thuật & truyền nhiệt, NXB Đại
học Quốc gia Tp. HCM , 2002.
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Contents:
Part 1: thermodynamics
• Chapter 1: basic concepts and ideal gas equation of state
• Chapter 2: the first laws of thermodynamics and processes of
ideal gases
• Chapter 3: second laws of thermodynamics
• Chapter 4: pure substances
• Chapter 5: moisture air
• Chapter 6: steam cycles
• Chapter 7: refrigeration cycles
Part 2: heat transfer
• Chapter 8: introduction to heat transfer
• Chapter 9: conduction
• Chapter 10: convection
• Chapter 11: radiation
• Chapter 12: heat exchangers 6
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Be healthy and stay safe

See you on the chapter!

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