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Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Explained: Energy Conversion, Entropy, Transport Phenomena and Thermal Systems is an advanced undergraduate-level open educational resource published under the Prep4Uni.Online OER Initiative by Dr. Jacob Gan, PhD (Mich). Mapped directly to Washington Accord (WA1-WA5), EUR-ACE, and IEA engineering competency frameworks, the module delivers an integrated, mathematically rigorous treatment of thermal science.

Core topical coverage includes:1. Classical and Control Volume Thermodynamics: First and Second Laws, state postulates, transient open-system mass and energy conservation, entropy balances, exergy destruction analysis (Gouy-Stodola theorem), and idealized Rankine, Brayton, and vapor-compression cycles.2. Heat Transport Phenomena: 3D transient heat diffusion equations, thermal diffusivity, hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layer coupling, dimensionless similarity parameters (Re, Pr, Nu, Gr, Ra), and gray-body radiation enclosure network modeling.3. Modern Computational Paradigms: Implementation of Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for thermal state inversion from sparse sensor data, Fourier Neural Operators (FNOs), and operational digital twins.4. Systems Engineering Analysis: Detailed systems trade-off matrices contrasting cooling topologies, cross-industry case studies (aerospace film cooling, EV battery thermal runaway, cryogenic boil-off), and 6 quantitative worked problems with complete step-by-step arithmetic and engineering interpretations.

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23363343.

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