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Thermodynamics Syllabus

This document outlines the key concepts and principles covered in 5 units of a thermodynamics course. Unit I introduces fundamental concepts like system, control volume, state, property, process, equilibrium, and the first law of thermodynamics. Unit II covers the second law of thermodynamics, including entropy, Carnot cycle, and the third law of thermodynamics. Unit III discusses availability, irreversibility, and thermodynamic relations. Unit IV focuses on properties of steam and the Rankine cycle. Unit V examines refrigeration cycles like vapor compression and vapor absorption cycles.

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Thermodynamics Syllabus

This document outlines the key concepts and principles covered in 5 units of a thermodynamics course. Unit I introduces fundamental concepts like system, control volume, state, property, process, equilibrium, and the first law of thermodynamics. Unit II covers the second law of thermodynamics, including entropy, Carnot cycle, and the third law of thermodynamics. Unit III discusses availability, irreversibility, and thermodynamic relations. Unit IV focuses on properties of steam and the Rankine cycle. Unit V examines refrigeration cycles like vapor compression and vapor absorption cycles.

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UNIT I

Review of Fundamental Concepts and Definitions: Introduction- Basic Concepts: System,


ControlVolume, Surrounding, Boundaries, Universe, Types of Systems, Macroscopic and
Microscopicviewpoints, Concept of Continuum, Thermodynamic Equilibrium, State, Property,
Process, Exact & Inexact Differentials, Cycle Reversibility Quasi – static Process, Irreversible Process,
Causes of Irreversibility Energy and its forms, Work and heat (sign convention), Gas laws, Ideal gas,
Real gas, Law of corresponding states, Property of mixture of gases, electrical,
magnetic,gravitational, spring and shaft work.

Zeroth law of thermodynamics: Concept of Temperature and its’ measurement, Temperature scales.
First law of thermodynamics: First Law for Flow Processes - Derivation of general energy equation
for a control volume; Steady state steady flow processes including throttling; Examples of steady
flow devices; Unsteady processes; examples of steady and unsteady I law applications for system
and control volume. Limitations of first law of thermodynamics, PMM-I. Steady flow systems and
their analysis, Steady flow energy equation, Boilers, Condensers, Turbine, Throttling process, Pumps
etc.

UNIT II

Second law of thermodynamics: Thermal reservoirs, Energy conversion, Heat engines, Efficiency,
Reversed heat engine, Heat pump, Refrigerator, Coefficient of Performance, Kelvin Planck and
Clausius statement of second law of thermodynamics, Equivalence of the two statements. Reversible
and irreversible processes, Carnot cycle and Carnot engine, Carnot theorem and it’s corollaries,
Thermodynamic Temperature Scale, PMM-II. Entropy: Clausius inequality, Concept of Entropy,
Entropy change of pure substance in different thermodynamic processes, Tds equation, Principle of
entropy increase, T-S diagram, Statement of the third law of thermodynamics.

UNIT III

Availability and Irreversibility: Available and unavailable energy, Availability and Irreversibility,
Second law efficiency, Helmholtz & Gibb’s function. Thermodynamic relations: Conditions for exact
differentials. Maxwell relations, Clapeyron equation, Joule-Thompson coefficient and Inversion
curve. Coefficient of volume expansion, Adiabatic and Isothermal compressibility.

UNIT IV

Properties of steam and Rankine cycle: Pure substance, Property of Pure Substance (steam), Triple
point, Critical point, Saturation states, Subcooled liquid state, Superheated vapour state, Phase
transformation process of water, Graphical representation of pressure, volume and temperature, P-
T, P-V and P-h diagrams, T-S and H-S diagrams, use of property diagram, Steam-Tables &Moller
chart, Dryness factor and it’s measurement, processes involving steam in closed and open systems.
Simple Rankine cycle. Air-water vapour mixture and Psychrometry: Psychometric terms and their
definitions, Psychometric chart, Different Psychometric processes and their representation on
Psychometric chart. UNIT V Refrigeration Cycles: Reversed Carnot Cycle for gas and vapour.
Refrigeration capacity, unit of refrigeration.Air Refrigeration cycles; Reversed Brayton Cycle and Bell
Coleman Cycle. Vapour compression refrigeration cycle; simple saturated cycle and actual vapour
compression refrigeration cycle. Analysis of cycles, effect of superheating, sub-cooling and change in
evaporator and condenser pressure on performance of vapour compression refrigeration cycle.
Refrigerants; their classification and desirable properties. Vapour absorption refrigeration system.

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