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Development of instructional courseware in thermodynamics education
Author(s) -
Liu Yucheng
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20297
Subject(s) - computer science , thermodynamic cycle , refrigeration , heat pump and refrigeration cycle , thermodynamics , chemical thermodynamics , laws of thermodynamics , heat pump , non equilibrium thermodynamics , physics , heat exchanger
This paper presents a concise computer courseware for solving three types of fundamental thermodynamic problems: determine gas status after specified processes; evaluate a pure substance's thermodynamic properties at given state; and analysis of basic thermodynamic cycles, including power cycle, refrigeration cycle, and heat pump cycle. Common programming language C# is selected to develop the courseware and interfaces. The application of the developed courseware in teaching thermodynamic courses can efficiently help students to improve their problem‐solving skills and make them better understand basic thermodynamic laws. The presented teaching approach can be expansively applied in thermodynamics education. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 19: 115–124, 2011