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ME 354Thermodynamics 2

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Emphasis on applications of thermodynamics to flow processes. Real fluids, evaluation of state functions of real fluids. Non-reacting mixtures, reacting mixtures, equilibrium considerations.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00144230 / 120TTh 13:30–14:50
LEC 701180796 / 9999Online or by arrangement
LAB 20149570 / 120Online or by arrangement
TUT 10144240 / 120W 09:30–10:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

75% liked it55% easy72% useful

From 63 ratings and 20 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This course provides useful insight into how many of the real-world system works. For the most part, the course is not hard (especially if you have a very good ME250 foundation). One of the most enjoyed courses of 3A.
    PS. Fraser is a gem!

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  • As someone going into power generation, Thermo 2 is by far the most useful and interesting course I have taken so far. If you have Mather, the course content is very structured and easy to follow, with all notes posted on LEARN. Thermo 2 is a natural continuation of Thermo 1. Namely, many of the ME 250 concepts are expanded upon into applications like refrigeration, thermal power plants, HVAC, and combustion. The lab was pretty cool while being fairly easy to complete. The exams were pretty fair, so if you studied well by spamming tutorials and practice problems, while making a comprehensive cheat sheet, you should be good.

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  • Mather taught this quite well and was very organized. Teaching can be boring at times, but he wins teaching awards for a reason. Don't be late to his class though.

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  • By far the best course in 3A (at least in my opinion). The course is very organized, with lectures getting straight to the point of what concepts we need to know, while still providing relevant real world examples. Prof Mather specifically speaks very clearly, and does a good job answering questions. A lot of the content here draws from ME250, so if you have a good baseline from that course you'll be fine for this one. The exams were fair, and the lab was a good way to experience the refrigeration cycle while not just reading about it.

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  • I love thermo so I am biased but I really enjoyed this course, the content was interesting, and relatively easy to understand!

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

6 posts and comments in 6 threads mention ME 354, August 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

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Spring 2015

Upper Mechanical Engineers (3A+)? 5 points, 3 comments

u/H2oloo1: “I wanted more practice for upcoming finals and was wondering if any upper mechanical engineering students had any past exams for courses including ME 303, ME 340, ME 354 for more practice. I can't find much on the exam bank. Thanks!”

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