Thermodynamics - Course Syllabus
| Course Code | ME 2XX |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Thermodynamics |
| Course Category | Core |
| Credit Structure | L-T-P-Credits 2-1-0-3 |
| Department | Mechanical Engineering |
| Pre–requisite, if any | A course in Basic Thermal Engineering |
| Objectives | The objective of this course is imparting knowledge to mechanical engineering students about the laws of thermodynamics and their applications. |
| Course Outcomes |
Students will know in detail about various vocabularies related to thermodynamics. They will get adequate knowledge on the application of thermodynamics laws for various real life applications. |
| Course Content |
Introduction : Applications, terminologies, system, boundaries: fixed, moving and imaginary, equilibrium, processes, interactions, Zeroth law of thermodynamics. Work interaction, various kinds of work. Equation of Ideal Gas: Ideal and real gasses, equations of state, evolution of properties of ideal gasses. Van-der-Waals equation of state for real gasses, compressibility factor; Properties of pure substances. First Law of Thermodynamics: Statement for a cycle, derivation of the first law for closed systems, energy, internal energy, enthalpy, extension of the first law to control volume; state-steady flow energy equation, transient system analysis. Second Law of Thermodynamics: Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements, Clausius inequality, entropy, evaluation of entropy, principle of increase of entropy, entropy generation, formulation of 2nd law for closed and open systems; Availability, irreversibility, and exergy. Thermodynamic Property Relations: Maxwell relations, Clapeyron relation, Joule-Thomson coefficient, generalized relationship for change in u, h, s and cp |
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Topics and Resources
| Topic | Tutorial Sheet | Homework Sheet | Additional Resources |
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| Introduction to Thermodynamics | -- | -- | Video 1: Intro and Fundamental Concepts Video 2: Zeroth Law of TD Video 3: Different Kinds of Energy |
| Equation of Ideal Gas | -- | -- | -- |
| First Law of Thermodynamics | -- | -- | Video 4: First Law of Thermodynamics Video 5: First Law of Thermodynamics |
| Second Law of Thermodynamics | -- | -- | -- |
| Thermodynamic Property Relations | -- | -- | -- |