Intro To Thermodynamics: Syllabus

MODULE 1

Topic: Introduction, concepts, definitions, and UNITS!! Thermodynamic

properties, the conservation of energy
Reading: Devoe: 19 - 30

MODULE 2

Topic: Work transfer and heat transfer, phase diagrams, the conservation of
energy for closed systems
Reading: Devoe: 30 – 45 DOE: 1-13, 31-52

MODULE 3

Topic: Thermodynamic properties, state relations, the ideal gas model, the
incompressible substance model, conservation of mass for open
systems
Reading: Devoe: 45-52

MODULE 4

Topic: Conservation of energy for open systems, flow work, flow devices,
examples
Reading: Devoe: 52-54 DOE: 14-25

MODULE 5

Topic: Transient analysis and the conservation of mass and energy; power,
refrigeration and heat pump cycles
Reading: Devoe: 56-66 DOE: 53-68 (Also DOE: 14-25)

MODULE 6

Topic: The 2nd law of Thermodynamics, Carnot and Rankine power cycles
Reading: Devoe: 67-97 (Also DOE: 14-25)

MODULE 7

Topic: Carnot and Rankine cycles continued, co-generation and waste heat
recovery
Reading: DOE: 26-30 (Also DOE: 14-25, 53-68)

MODULE 8

Topic: Comparing energy carriers

Reading: (DOE: 14-25, 26-30, 53-68)

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