the purpose of this assignment is to have your team apply the thermodynamics skills which you have learned in introduction to thermodynamics and thermodynamic analysis i. the problem is chosen to resemble a real-world situation but has been simplified so it can be completed by your team in approximately a few days of part time work. you should consider yourself to be a recently incorporated consulting firm which is creating a bid for designing the solution to the problem. the future of the company (and, to some extent, your mem 310 grade) depends on developing a good solution to the problem and on the preparation of a high-quality report which will sell your new firm to the client and induce them to send more business your way. to encourage the development of report preparation skills and logical presentation of technical information, the grade for this assignment will be determined by evaluations based on the technical correctness of the solution; recommendations of the consulting firm; and format, style, and overall professionalism of the work.
