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CIVE 290. Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Civil Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Thermodynamic states and processes, properties of pure substances, phase equilibria; internal energy, enthalpy, and entropy; equations of state; specific heats; work and heat interactions; conservation of mass; First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics for open and closed systems; gas-vapour mixtures; humidity and psychrometrics; introduction to heat transfer via conduction, convection, and radiation; combined resistance networks; engineering applications.
  • (3-2-4)

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