Fundamental Concepts & Definitions: Thermodynamics definition and scope, Microscopic and Macroscopic approaches. Some practical applications of engineering thermodynamic Systems, Characteristics of system boundary and control surface, examples. Thermodynamic properties; definition and units, intensive and extensive properties. Thermodynamic state, state point, state diagram, path and process, quasi-static process, cyclic and non-cyclic ;Processes; Thermodynamic equilibrium; definition, mechanical equilibrium; diathermic wall, thermal equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, Zeroth law of thermodynamics, Temperature; concepts, scales, fixed points and measurements. Work and Heat: Definition of work and its limitations.Thermodynamic definition of work; examples, sign convention.
Displacementwork; as a part of a system boundary, as a whole of a system boundary,expressions for displacement work in various processes through p-v diagrams. First Law of Thermodynamics: Joules experiments, equivalence of heat andwork. Statement of the First law of thermodynamics, extension of the First law tonon - cyclic processes, energy, energy as a property, modes of energy, puresubstance; definition, two-property rule, Specific heat at constant volume,enthalpy, specific heat at constant pressure.
APPLICATION OF FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS:Extension of the First law to controlvolume; steady state-steady flow energy equation, important applications,analysis of unsteady processes such as film and evacuation of vessels with andwithout heat transfer.
SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS –Qualitative difference between heat & work; Cyclic heat engine; Energy Reservoirs; Kelvin-Planck statement of the Second law of Thermodynamics; Clausius's statement of Second law of Thermodynamics; (Equivalence of two statements not included)
Gas power cycle: Air Standard cycles: Carnot, Otto, Diesel, Dual and Stirling cycles, P-V and T-S diagrams, description, efficiencies and mean effective pressures, Comparison of Otto, Diesel and dual cycles. Introduction To Gas Turbine And Its Classification.
I.C. Engine: Testing of two stroke and four stroke SI and CI engines for performance Related numerical problems, heat balance, Motoring Method, Willian’s line method, swinging field dynamometer, Morse test. Real Gases: Introduction. Van-der Waal's Equation of state, VanderWaal's constants in terms of critical properties, Law of corresponding states,compressiblity factor; compressibility chart.