Basic Thermodynamics

SYLLABUS
Introduction
Definitions and Concepts: System, Energy, Work; Thermodynamic equilibrium;
Properties; Heat & Work
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics, Perfect gas scale.
First Law of Thermodynamics and its consequences, Analysis of closed systems.
Thermodynamic property of fluids, Equation of state, Compressibility chart,
Thermodynamic diagrams and tables.
Application of First Law of Thermodynamics, Control Volume analysis: Steady flow and
transient flow.
Limitations of First law of thermodynamics, Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Reversibility, Carnot cycle, Carnot theorems, Thermodynamic-temperature scale,
Clausius inequality; Entropy.
Calculation of entropy change; Control Volume Analysis.
Criterion of equilibrium; Thermodynamic definition of temperature, pressure and
chemical potential; Thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell relations.
Availability and reversibility.
Thermodynamic relations, Clapeyron and Kirchhoffs equations
Power cycles: Rankine cycle and its modifications.
Otto cycle, Diesel cycle and Brayton cycle. Refrigeration cycles:
Vapor compression refrigeration; Absorption refrigeration, Gas refrigeration.
Thermodynamics of mixtures, mixture of perfect gases,
Air-water vapor mixtures; Adiabatic saturation; Psychrometric chart,
Application in Air-conditioning.
TEXT BOOKS:
The following books may be followed. For solving the problems:
1. An Introduction to Thermodynamics, Y.V.C. Rao, University Press (India) Private
Limited, Revised Edition, 2004).
2. Thermodynamics: an Engineering Approach, Y.A.Cengal and M.A.Boles, McGraw
Hill (Fifth edition).
3. Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics, G.VanWylen, R.Sonntag and
C.Borgnakke, John Willey & Sons (Fourth edition).