ME2202-ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS |
BASIC CONCEPT AND FIRST LAW |
Basic concepts - concept of continuum, macroscopic approach, Thermodynamic systems - closed, open and isolated. Property, state, path and process, quasi-static process, work, modes of work, Zeroth law of thermodynamics – concept of temperature and heat. Concept of ideal and real gases. First law of thermodynamics – application to closed and open systems, internal energy, specific heat capacities, enthalpy, steady flow process with reference to various thermal equipments. |
SECOND LAW |
Second law of thermodynamics – Kelvin’s and Clausius statements of second law. Reversibility and irreversibility. Carnot theorem, Carnot cycle, reversed carnot cycle, efficiency, COP. Thermodynamic temperature scale, Clausius inequality, concept of entropy, entropy of ideal gas, principle of increase of entropy – availability. |
PROPERTIES OF PURE SUBSTANCE AND STEAM POWER CYCLE |
Properties of pure substances – Thermodynamic properties of pure substances in solid, liquid and vapour phases, phase rule, P-V, P-T, T-V, T-S, H-S diagrams, PVT surfaces, thermodynamic properties of steam. Calculations of work done and heat transfer in non-flow and flow processes. Standard Rankine cycle, Reheat and regenerative cycle. |
IDEAL AND REAL GASES AND THERMODYNAMIC RELATIONS |
Gas mixtures – properties ideal and real gases, equation state, Avagadro’s Law, Vander Waal’s equation of state, compressability factor, compressability chart – Dalton’s law of partial pressure, exact differentials, T-D relations, Maxwell’s relations, Clausius Clapeyron equations, Joule –Thomson coefficient. |
PSYCHROMETRY |
Psychrometry and psychrometric charts, property calculations of air vapour mixtures. Psychrometric process – Sensible heat exchange processes. Latent heat exchange processes. Adiabatic mixing, evaporative cooling |
REFERENCE |
Text Books |
1.Nag.P.K., “Engineering Thermodynamics”, Tata McGraw-Hill,New Delhi, 1998.
2.Cengel, ‘Thermodynamics – An Engineering Approach’ Third Edition – 2003 – Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. |
Reference Books |
1.Holman.J.P., “Thermodynamics”, 3rd Ed. McGraw-Hill, 1995.
2.Venwylen and Sontag, “Classical Thermodynamics”, Wiley Eastern, 1987
3.Arora C.P, “ Thermodynamics”, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2003.
4.Merala C, Pother, Craig W, Somerton, “ Thermodynamics for Engineers”, Schaum Outline Series, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2004. |
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