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Mech Sylabus 4

This document outlines a Thermodynamics course with 4 credits. The course objectives are to understand energy concepts like heat and work, quantify energy, and apply thermodynamics to energy systems. The outcomes are for learners to demonstrate understanding of thermodynamics concepts, differentiate energy qualities and quantities, analyze power cycles, and apply thermodynamic laws. The course is divided into modules that cover topics like the basic concepts, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, availability, property relations, steam properties, vapour power cycles, gas power cycles, and reactive systems.

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Mech Sylabus 4

This document outlines a Thermodynamics course with 4 credits. The course objectives are to understand energy concepts like heat and work, quantify energy, and apply thermodynamics to energy systems. The outcomes are for learners to demonstrate understanding of thermodynamics concepts, differentiate energy qualities and quantities, analyze power cycles, and apply thermodynamic laws. The course is divided into modules that cover topics like the basic concepts, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, availability, property relations, steam properties, vapour power cycles, gas power cycles, and reactive systems.

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Course Code

Course/Subject Name

Credits

MEC302

Thermodynamics

Objectives: 1. To understand the concepts of Energy in general and Heat and Work in particular. 2. To understand the fundamentals of quantification and grade of energy. 3. To apply the concepts of thermodynamics to basic energy systems. Outcomes: Learner should be able to . 1. Demonstrate understanding of basic concepts of thermodynamics. 2. Differentiate between quality and quantity of energy, heat and work, enthalpy and entropy, etc. 3. Analyze basic power cycles. 4. Apply the laws of thermodynamics to various real life systems. Module Details Hrs Introduction and Basic Concepts: Application areas of thermodynamics, Systems and Control volumes, Properties of system, Continuum, State and equilibrium, Processes and cycles, Temperature and Zeroth law of thermodynamics, Heat and thermodynamic concept of work. 8 First Law of Thermodynamics: Statement, Heat and work calculations, Application of first law to non-flow and flow systems, steady flow energy equation as applied to boiler, condenser, nozzle and turbine. Second Law of Thermodynamics: Statements and their equivalence, thermal energy reservoirs, concept of heat engine, refrigerator, heat pump and perpetual motion machines, Carnot cycle and principles. 8 Entropy: Concept of entropy, Temperature- entropy plot, Clausius inequality theorem, Principle of Increase of entropy, entropy balance, entropy generation in daily life, first and second law combined,entropy changes of an ideal gas during reversible processes. Availability: Available and unavailable energy, Available energy (AE) referred to cycle and energy source, Availability in steady flow process, availability in non-flow process, Irreversibility, Definition of second law efficiency. 8 Property Relations: Introduction to Maxwell relations, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, volume expansivity and isothermal compressibility, Mayer relation, Joule-Thomson coefficient. Properties of Steam: Dryness fraction, enthalpy, internal energy and entropy, steam table, polynomial form of steam equations and Mollier chart, First law applied to 8 steam processes. Vapour Power Cycles: Carnot vapour cycle, Rankine cycle, Ideal reheatRankine cycle, Introduction to cogeneration. Gas Power Cycles: Air standard assumptions, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, dual cycle, Stirling cycle, 8 Ericsson cycle, Atkinson cycle, Brayton cycle. Reactive Systems: 8

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