Summer 2026
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Course No: MECH.4410-021; SIS Class Nbr: 2244; SIS Term: 3540
Course Status: Open
Course Description
Topics covered include: heat exchanger analysis and design; thermodynamic analysis of : gas power cycles, steam and combined cycles, and refrigeration cycles; mixtures of ideal gases; air-vapor mixtures and psychometric charts with application to air conditioning systems; flow of a compressible fluid through a variable area passage: Mach number, choking conditions, and normal shock.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: MECH.2420 Thermodynanics with a C- or better,or Spring 2020 grade of "P", and Co-req: MECH.3820 Heat Transfer.
- Core Codes: STEM
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Joseph Spano
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- M,W-Th | 10:30 AM-12:50 PM ET
- 2026 Summer: Jul 06 to Aug 15
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1155
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Friday Class Meetings for Live Online and On-Campus Courses
Unless otherwise noted above
- Summer Start I M/W classes begin Monday, May 18 and include 2 FRIDAYS: May 22 and June 5 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start I T/Th classes begin Tuesday, May 19 and include 2 FRIDAYS: May 29 and June 12 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start I Last Class Meetings: M/W, M/W/Th (3-cr), and M-Th (4-cr) end June 29; M-F (4-cr) ends June 26; T/Th ends June 25.
- Summer Start II M/W classes begin Monday, July 6 and include 2 FRIDAYS: July 10 and July 24 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start II T/Th classes begin Tuesday, July 7 and include 2 FRIDAYS: July 17 and July 31 at regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer Start II Last Class Meetings: M/W and M-F (4-cr) end Aug 12; T/Th, M/W/Th (3-cr), and M-Th (4-cr) end Aug 13.
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