WX 420 - Advanced Atmospheric Thermodynamics

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

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Description:

3 Credits This course provides an application of physics and calculus to the study of atmospheric thermodynamics. The course covers such topics as hydrostatics, conservation of energy, the Ideal Gas Law, temperature relationship to kinetic energy, specific heats, enthalpy, and entropy. Additionally, water and its transformations, the thermodynamics of dry, moist, and saturated air, and thermodynamic diagrams are covered. Prerequisites: PS 160 or PS 208, WX 353, MA 242.

Credits:

0.00 - 3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.erau.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 222-3728

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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