AE 279Energy and the Environment

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Architectural Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Fundamentals of thermodynamic analysis. Internal energy, enthalpy, and specific heats of solids, liquids, and gases. Energy transfer with heat, work, and mass flow. Energy balances for control-mass and control-volume systems. Heat engines, refrigerators, and heat pumps. Overview of selected renewable and non-renewable energy technologies, including photovoltaics. Environmental implications of energy use.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 2B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Architectural Engineering, H-Civil Engineering, H-Environmental Engineering, or H-Geological Engineering

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- BME384 - Biomedical Transport: Biofluids and Mass Transfer (0.50)
- CHE330 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (0.50)
- ENVE279 - Energy and the Environment (0.50)
- ME250 - Thermodynamics 1 (0.50)
- MTE309 - Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (0.50)
- SYDE381 - Thermodynamics (0.50)

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