Concepts of Thermodynamics

COURSE OUTLINE : Thermodynamics is the basic building block of all of modern day industries (power generation, iron and steel, food processing etc.) and human convenience (refrigeration, engines, air conditioning etc.). Understanding and applying various ideas of thermodynamics is therefore at the heart of progress in science and engineering. The course aims at building strong fundamentals of work and heat interactions for various systems. Through various examples, the ideas of several industrial components and power/refrigeration cycles are further elucidated by addressing the problems from first principles. The ideas are extended to real systems where exergy or equivalently, the availability of a state is analyzed to give a feel of real problems to the students. Uniqueness of this course is a delicate balance between fundamental concepts and applications, in a manner consistent with the recently proposed AICTE Model Curriculum guidelines.

Concepts of Thermodynamics.
Lecture 01 : Introductory Concepts.
Lecture 02 : Properties of Pure Substances.
Lecture 03 : Properties of Pure Substances (contd.).
Lecture 04 : Introduction to Property Tables.
Lecture 05 : Properties of Pure Substances: Example problems (contd.).
Lecture 06: Properties of Pure Substances: Example problems (contd.).
Lecture 07 : Use of Computer as Means of Learning Thermodynamics.
Lecture 08 : Properties of Pure Substances (Contd.).
Lecture 09 : Properties of Pure Substances Spring - Piston Problem.
Lecture 10 : Heat and Work.
Lecture 11 : Heat and Work : Representative Problems.
Lecture 12 : Heat and Work : Representative Problems (Contd.).
Lecture 13 : Heat and Work : Representative Problems (Contd.).
Lecture 14 : First Law of Thermodynamics for a Control Mass System.
Lecture 15 : Enthalpy and Specific Heats.
Lecture 16 : First Law for a Control Mass System : Representative Examples.
Lecture 17 : First Law for a Control Mass System : Representative Examples (Contd.).
Lecture 18 : First Law for a Control Mass System : Representative Examples (Contd.).
Lecture 19 : Control Volume Conservation Reynolds Transport Theorem.
Lecture 20 : Control Volume Mass and Energy Balance.
Lecture 21 : Supplementary Lecture: Problem solving with the aid of a computer.
Lecture 22 : First Law for Steady State Steady Flow (SSSF) Process.
Lecture 23 : First Law for SSSF Process : Example Problem.
Lecture 24 : First Law for SSSF Process : Example Problem (contd.).
Lecture 25 : First Law for SSSF Process : Example Problem (contd.).
Lecture 26 : First Law for SSSF Process : Example Problem (contd.).
Lecture 27 : Supplementary Lecture: Problem solving with the aid of a computer.
Lecture 28 : First Law of Thermodynamics for Unsteady Processes in a Control Volume.
Lecture 29 : First Law for Unsteady Problems - Examples.
Lecture 30 : First Law for Unsteady Problems - Examples (Contd.).
Lecture 31 : First Law for Unsteady Problems - Examples (Contd.).
Lecture 32 : Supplementary Lecture : Problem Solving with the Aid of a Computer.
Lecture 33: Introduction to Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Lecture 34: Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Lecture 35: Perpetual Motion Machines; Reversible and Irreversible Processes.
Lecture 36: Factors for Irreversibility and Introduction to Reversible Cycles.
Lecture 37: Carnot Theorem and Absolute Temperature Scale.
Lecture 38 : Second Law: Illustrative Problems.
Lecture 39 : Clausius Inequality and Introduction to Entropy.
Lecture 40 : Thermodynamic Property Relationships; Entropy change for Solids.
Lecture 41 : Entropy balance for Reversible and Irreversible Processes.
Lecture 42 : What is Entropy?.
Lecture 43 : Entropy Change in closed system: Examples.
Lecture 44 : Entropy Change in closed system: Examples.
Lecture 45 : Supplementary Lecture: Problem solving with the aid of a computer.
Lecture 46 : Supplementary Lecture: Problem solving with the aid of a computer.
Lecture 47 : Entropy Transport for a flow process.
Lecture 48 : Entropy Transport for flow process: Examples.
Lecture 49 : Entropy Transport for flow process: Examples.
Lecture 50 : Entropy Transport for flow process: Examples.
Lecture 51 : Entropy Transport for flow process: Examples.
Lecture 52 : Supplementary Lecture: Problem solving with the aid of a computer.
Lecture 53 : Exergy (Availability).
Lecture 54 : Exergy (Availability) (Contd.).
Lecture 55 : Exergy Analysis : Examples.
Lecture 56 : Exergy Analysis : Examples (Contd.).
Lecture 57 : Thermodynamic Relationships.
Lecture 58 : Thermodynamic Relationships (Contd.).
Lecture 59 : Otto Cycle.
Lecture 60 : Diesel Cycle.
Lecture 61 : Example Problems : Otto Cycle and Diesel Cycle.
Lecture 62 : Brayton Cycle.
Lecture 63 : Carnot Cycle and Rankine Cycle.
Lecture 64 : Carnot Cycle and Rankine Cycle (Contd.).
Lecture 65 : Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle.
Lecture 66 : Review of Learning Concepts.
Lecture 67 : Supplementary Lecture: Problem solving with the aid of a computer.
Lecture 68 : Supplementary Lecture: Problem solving with the aid of a computer.