| Class | Date | Day | Topics | Reading | HW Set Due |
| 1 | 5 Sep | R | Introduction to vapor power system; effects of pressure & temperature on cycle performance | 8.1-8.2.3 | |
| 2 | 6 Sep | F | Superheating, irreversibilities | 8.2.4-8.3 | |
| 3 | 9 Sep | M | Accounting of exergy | 7.1-7.2 | |
| 4 | 10 Sep | T | Defining exergy | 7.3 | 1, 2 |
| 5 | 12 Sep | R | Closed system exergy balance | 7.4 | |
| 6 | 13 Sep | F | Open system exergy balance | 7.5 | 3, 4 |
| 7 | 16 Sep | M | More open system exergy balance | ||
| 8 | 17 Sep | T | Exergetic (Second-Law) efficiency | 7.6 | 5, 6 |
| 9 | 19 Sep | R | Exergy applications | ||
| 10 | 20 Sep | F | Exergy applications | 7, 8 | |
| 11 | 23 Sep | M | Engine terminology, Otto cycle | 9.1-9.2 | |
| 12 | 24 Sep | T | Diesel & dual cycle | 9.3-9.4 | 9, 10 |
| 13 | 26 Sep | R | Exam 1 (Lesson 1 - 10) | ||
| 14 | 27 Sep | F | Gas turbine and Brayton cycle | 9.5-9.6 | 11, 12 |
| 15 | 30 Sep | M | Gas turbine with irreversibilities, regeneration | 9.7-9.8 | |
| 16 | 1 Oct | T | Aircraft propulsion | 9.11 | 14 |
| 17 | 3 Oct | R | Combined cycle | 9.9 | |
| 18 | 4 Oct | F | Fundamentals of compressible flow, speed of sound | 9.12 | 15, 16 |
| 19 | 7 Oct | M | Area effects in nozzle & diffuser | 9.13.1, 9.14.1 | |
| 20 | 8 Oct | T | Effects of back pressure | 9.13.2 | 17, 18 |
| 21 | 10 Oct | R | Normal shocks | 9.13.3, 9.14.2 | |
| 22 | 11 Oct | F | More compressible flow | 19, 20 | |
| 12 Oct | S | Mid-Term Progress Report Due | |||
| 23 | 14 Oct | M | Introduction to non-reacting ideal gas mixtures | 12.1-12.2 | 21, 22 |
| 24 | 15 Oct | T | Exam 2 (Lessons 11 - 22) | ||
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| 25 | 21 Oct | M | Closed system mixtures | 12.4 | |
| 26 | 22 Oct | T | Open system mixtures | 12.4 | 23 |
| 27 | 24 Oct | R | Introduction to moist air: humidity ratio, relative humidity, dew point | 12.5 | |
| 28 | 25 Oct | F | Application of conservation principles to moist air | 25, 26 | |
| 29 | 28 Oct | M | Adiabatic saturation, wet & dry bulb temperature, psychrometric chart | 12.5.5, 12.6-12.7 |
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| 30 | 29 Oct | T | Heating, dehumidification, air-conditioning | 12.8 | 27, 28 |
| 31 | 31 Oct | R | Psychrometric tunnel lab | ||
| 32 | 1 Nov | F | Introduction to combustion (Final day to drop a course without penalty) |
13.1 | 29, 30 |
| 33 | 4 Nov | M | Combustion with air; condensation in combustion products | 13.1 | |
| 34 | 5 Nov | T | Enthalpy for reacting systems | 13.2 | 31, 32 |
| 35 | 7 Nov | R | Adiabatic flame temperature | 13.3 | 33 |
| 36 | 8 Nov | F | Exam 3 (Lesson 23 - 33) | ||
| 37 | 11 Nov | M | Vapor-compression refrigeration systems | 10.1-10.2 | |
| 38 | 12 Nov | T | Cycle performance of vapor-compression refrigeration systems; heat pump | 10.6 | 34, 35 |
| 39 | 14 Nov | R | Course review | ||
| 40 | 15 Nov | F | Course evaluation; wrap-up | 37, 38 | |
| TBD | TBD | Comprehensive Final Exam | |||
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