Thermodynamics, the science of energy, focuses on investigating the energetic interaction between the system and environment in the form of heat and work. This course discusses the basic laws of thermodynamics and introduces the concepts of energy conservation, entropy, and exergy. Industrial applications to gas power cycles, vapor power cycles, and refrigeration cycles will also be introduced.
熱力學乃是探討能源與能量轉換的科學，主要專注於系統與環境之間，能量的交互作用。機械系熱力學所探討的能量型式主要有兩種，分別為熱與功。本課程除了介紹、探討熱能與機械能間，互相轉換過程中能量守恆之基本原理外，更要協助學生建立熱能轉換為機械能具有限制、系統最大可用能，以及熵...等等的物理觀念，奠定日後工程能源分析能力之基石。