INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

ESO 201A: Thermodynamics (2023-24 I Semester)

Instructor: Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal

Lecture: M, W, F: 10:00-11:00 AM (L20)

Tutorial: Th: 10:00- 11:00 AM (16 classrooms, as indicated below)

Course Faculty:
Name Dept. Email Tel Office Section Classroom
Instructor
Avinash K Agarwal ME akag@iitk.ac.in 7982 FB-339 - L20
Tutor
1. P K Panigrahi ME panig@iitk.ac.in 7686 NL-301 S1 L-05
2. Aditya Saurabh ME asaurabh@iitk.ac.in 2070 FB-438 S2 TB-105
3. Sachin Shinde ME sachin@iitk.ac.in 6939 FB-439 S3 TB-108
4. Santanu De ME sde@iitk.ac.in 6478 NL-304A S4 DJAB-205H
5. Umesh Madanan ME umadanan@iitk.ac.in 2162 FB-302 S5 DJAB-206H
6. Manish Bhendura ME mann@iitk.ac.in 8476051582 S6 L-02
7. Dhananjay Kumar ME dhanu@iitk.ac.in 7005624658 S7 TB-106
8. Rabiul H Biswas ES rabiul@iitk.ac.in 2194 B202 (old SAC) S8 TB-102
9. Ishwar K Cukkemane ES ishwar@iitk.ac.in 6952 A-111 (old SAC) S9 TB-101
10. Raghvendra Singh CHE raghvend@iitk.ac.in 7605 FB-458 S10 L-11
11. Goutam Deo CHE goutam@iitk.ac.in 7363 FB-455 S11 DJAB-203H
12. Animangsu Ghatak CHE aghatak@iitk.ac.in 6045 CESE-216 S12 TB-104
13. Rupesh K Singh CHE rupeshks20@iitk.ac.in 8351966502 S13 TB-103
14. Nikil Surya R. CHE surya@iitk.ac.in 9444710627 S14 TB-111
15. Bhavesh R. Sarode CHE bhaveshrs21@iitk.ac.in 9049087845 S15 L-03
16. Alok Jaiswal CHE alokj21@iitk.ac.in 8175051109 S16 L-01

TA Contact Information:
For any queries, contact the respective TAs via email, keeping the instructor incharge in cc.
Mobile calls in emergencies only.
Query: Contact Information
Attendance, Leaves, Course Documents, 1. Sam Joe (jcsam@) 9573580044
Marks Records 2. Rahul K Singh (singhrk20@)
7088343489
Issues related to Tutorial Logistics Shanti Mehra (smehra20@)
9759435227
Class Organizer in L20 Saurabh Singh Chauhan (saurabhch22@)
7905020037

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Grading Policy:
Item Points Duration Remarks
Attendance in lectures 5 points Compulsory Biometric Attendance
Tutorial Marks 5 Points Compulsory Biometric Attendance
Announced Quizzes 20 points 50 minutes Closed book/ notes.
(2) (10 points for each quiz) Scientific calculators
Mid-semester exam 30 points 120 minutes Allowed.
End-semester exam 40 points 180 minutes Tables will be provided.
Total 100 points

Re-grading: For re-grading, please return the mid/end semester examination/quiz copies during
the timeslot in which the answer scripts are distributed after writing your comments on the top of
the answer scripts. If you are absent from that class, you lose the right to appeal. Afterwards, re-
grading requests will not be considered.

Note that re-grading may also reduce the marks. Unreasonable requests will certainly fetch
a penalty.

Makeup exam policy: For missed mid/ end-semester exams/quizzes, a single makeup exam after
the end-semester exam will be conducted per the standard practice requiring approval from DOAA.
If a student misses an examination, they must immediately contact the Instructor to be considered
for such an exception. This consideration will be applied for ONLY one missed exam/quiz. The
makeup examination level will be higher than the regular ones; therefore, do take the regular ones.

Attendance Policy: Students failing to maintain less than 75% attendance will be de-registered
from the course.

I-cards: Carrying I-cards is mandatory in all classes/ examinations/quizzes.

Mobile phones: Mobile phones should be kept in switched-off mode during lectures and tutorials
and should not be in possession during the exams (Mid Sem/ End Sem/ Quizzes). Strict adherence
is essential.

Tutorials: You must carry your scientific calculator and your textbook (including property tables
given in the text book's appendix) during the tutorial sessions.

Misconduct of any kind (such as adopting unfair means during examinations) will be
reported to institute authorities in addition to deregistration from the course. Using unfair
means or unethical behaviour in the course will lead to harsh punishment.

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Textbook: Y. A. Cengel and M. A. Boles, Thermodynamics: An Engineering
Approach, 9th Edition, SI Units, Tata McGraw Hill.
▪ Chapter 1 (Introduction and Basic Concepts) (3 Lectures)
Thermodynamics and Energy; Systems and Control Volumes; Properties of a System; State and
Equilibrium; Temperature and Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
▪ Chapter 2 (Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis) (3 Lectures)
Forms of Energy; Energy Transfer by Heat and Work; The First Law of Thermodynamics
▪ Chapter 3 (Properties of Pure Substances) (3 Lectures)
Phase-Change Processes of Pure Substances; Property Diagrams for Phase-Change Processes;
Property Tables; The Ideal-Gas Equation of State; Other Equations of State.
▪ Chapter 4 (Energy Analysis of Closed Systems) (3 Lectures)
Moving Boundary Work; Energy Balance for Closed Systems; Specific Heats, Internal Energy,
Enthalpy; Specific Heats of Ideal Gases, Solids and Liquids
▪ Chapter 5 (Mass and Energy Analysis of Control Volumes) (3 Lectures)
Conservation of Mass; Flow Work and the Energy of a Flowing Fluid; Energy Analysis of
Steady-Flow Systems
▪ Chapter 6 (The Second Law of Thermodynamics) (4 Lectures)
Thermal Energy Reservoirs; Heat Engines; Refrigerators and Heat Pumps; Reversible and
Irreversible Processes; The Carnot Cycle
▪ Chapter 7 (Entropy) (5 Lectures)
Entropy, The Increase in Entropy Principle; Entropy Change of Pure Substances; The Tds
Relations; Entropy Change of Ideal Gases; Liquids and Solids; Reversible Steady Flow Work;
Isentropic Efficiencies of Steady-Flow Devices; Entropy Balance
▪ Chapter 8 (Exergy: A Measure of Work Potential) (3 Lectures)
Exergy: Work Potential of Energy; Reversible Work and Irreversibility; Exergy Change of a
System; Exergy Transfer by Heat, Work, and Mass; Exergy Destruction, Exergy Balance:
Closed Systems and Control Volumes
▪ Chapter 9 (Gas Power Cycles) (3 lectures)
Air-Standard Assumptions; The Carnot, Otto, Diesel, Stirling, Ericsson, Brayton Cycles; The
Brayton Cycle with Regeneration, Intercooling and Reheating
▪ Chapter 10 (Vapor and Combined Power Cycles) (2 Lectures)
The Carnot Vapor Cycle, Rankine Cycle; The Ideal Reheat and Regenerative Rankine Cycle
▪ Chapter 11 (Refrigeration Cycles) (2 Lectures)
The Reverse Carnot Cycle, The Ideal Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle, Gas
Refrigeration Cycles
▪ Chapter 12 (Thermodynamic Property Relations) (3 Lectures)
The Maxwell Relations; The Clapeyron Equation; General Relations for du, dh, ds, cv and cp;
The Joule-Thomson Coefficient
▪ Chapter 15 (Chemical Reactions) (2 Lectures)
Theoretical and Actual Combustion Processes; Enthalpy of Formation and Enthalpy of
Combustion; First-Law Analysis of Reacting Systems; Adiabatic Flame Temperature.

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Tentative Lecture wise tutorials (50-minute duration)

Tutorial 1 L1, 2 August 3

Tutorial 2 L3, 4, 5 August 10
Tutorial 3 L6, 7, 8 August 17
Tutorial 4 L9, 10, 11 August 24
Tutorial 5 L12, 13, 14 August 31
Quiz-1 (Course: L1-14) September 9 (6.30-7.30 PM)
L18, L19, L20
Tutorial 6 L15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 September 14
Mid-Sem (Course: L1-20) September 18-23
Tutorial 7 L21, 22, 23, 24 October 5
Tutorial 8 L25, 26 October 7
Tutorial 9 L27, 28 October 12
Tutorial 10 L29, 30, 31 October 19
Tutorial 11 L32, 33, 34 November 2
Quiz-2 (Course L21-34) November 4 (6-7 PM)
L18, L19, L20
Tutorial 12 L35, 36, 37 November 9
End Sem (Course L1-39) November 17-26
Makeup Exam (Course L1-39) November 29- December 1
Total Tutorials 12