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Why Thermal
Engineering/Thermodynamics ??
What is the importance of learning this subject ???
1. Body Metabolism
2. Daily life transports / All types of vehicles
3. AC, Refrigerator, Heat pump, Compressor, Steam generators
4. Electricity production: Thermal power plants, Nuclear power plants
5. Heat transfer
6. Sources of Energy
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Syllabus Outline
1. Fundamental Concepts of Thermodynamics
2. Thermodynamics Laws and Their Corollaries
3. Non Flow Process and flow Process, Entropy of Perfect Gases
4. Properties of Pure Substance: Formation and Properties of Steam and Entropy
of Steam
5. Thermodynamic Air cycles and Vapor Cycles
6. Steam Boiler
7. Steam Turbine
8. ICE Basics
9. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning System
10.Psychrometry
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Fundamental Concepts of Thermodynamics
Definition of Thermodynamics, Thermal Engineering, Application fields/areas;
Concept about System/ Boundary/ Surrounding;
Classification of system;
Properties of a system and classification of properties of a system;
State and Equilibrium of State;
Types of Thermodynamics Process;
Path Function and Point Function;
Energy, Work, Heat- Basic concept; Energy balance equation;
Specific Heat, Enthalpy and Entropy-Basic concept;
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Thermodynamics laws and their corollaries
Statement of Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics;
Statement of First Law of Thermodynamics and it’s corollaries;
Energy analysis of a closed system using first law;
First law analysis of a control volume;
Limitation of first law;
Statement of Second Law of Thermodynamics and it’s corollaries;
Performance parameter, PPM-II, Carnot Heat Engine, Heat Pump,
Refrigerator, Equivalency of ‘Kelvin-Planck’ and ‘Clausius’ statement;
Statement of Third Law of Thermodynamics;
Mathematical Problems based on First and Second Law;
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Non Flow Process and Flow Process
Definition of Non flow and flow processes;
Work done during a Non-flow process;
Reversible non-flow processes: Constant volume process (Isochoric),
Constant pressure process (Isobaric), Constant temperature process
(Isothermal), Adiabatic process (Isentropic), Polytrophic Process;
Work done for steady flow process;
Application of first law of thermodynamics to a steady flow process;
Mathematical problems.
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Entropy of Perfect Gas
Concept on Enthalpy and Entropy
Relation between Heat and Entropy;
Importance of Entropy;
Principal of Increase of Entropy;
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Steam Boiler
Classification of boilers by mentioning the bases;
Different types of boiler with their schematic and salient features;
Four accessories of Boiler: function and uses;
Use of air-preheater, super-heater, fusible plug and safety valve for a boiler.
Performance of steam boiler;
Steam Turbine
Steam turbine basics;
Schematic and T-S diagram;
Turbine Staging; Pressure and velocity profile of turbine
Mathematical Problem
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ICE Basics
Concept on Heat Engine
Types of ICE: Diesel and Petrol Engine
Working Principle of a two stroke/ four stroke Engine
Valve Timing Diagram for Two stroke and Four stoke SI/CI engine
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Good Luck
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