MEE1003 Engineering Thermodynamics LT PJC

21003
Pre-Requisite: None
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Module Topics SLO
Hrs
1 Basic Concepts in Thermodynamics: Basic concepts of Thermodynamics
- Thermodynamics and Energy - Closed and open systems - Properties of a 1, 2, 9,
4
system - State and equilibrium - Processes and cycles - Forms of energy - 11
Work and heat transfer - Temperature and Zeroth law of thermodynamics -
2 First law of thermodynamics - Energy balance for closed systems - First
3 1,2,5,9
law applied to steady flow engineering devices.
3 Second Law of Thermodynamics: Limitations of the first law of
Thermodynamics - Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements and its
equivalence- Refrigerators, Heat PumpCOP - Perpetual Motion Machines - 4 1,2,5 9
Reversible and Irreversible process Carnots Theorem - Entropy - The
Clausius inequality -
4 Concept of Exergy- Availability and irreversibility - Second law efficiency-
2 1,2.5,9
Quality of Energy
5 Properties of pure substance- Property diagram for water-phase change
3 1,2
processes-refrigerants-real gases-Compressibility factor
6 Thermodynamic relations-Gibbs and Helmholtz function-Maxwells
4 1,2
relations-Clapeyron equations-general relations of properties
7 Gas power cycles- Air standard assumptions - Otto cycle - Diesel and Dual 1, 2, 5,
3
cycles - Brayton cycle 11
8 Vapor and Refrigeration Cycles- Rankine cycle-reheat-regeneration- Vapor 1, 2, 5,
4
compression refrigeration cycle 11
9 Ideal Gas Mixtures: Composition of gas mixtures - Mass and mole
1, 2,5,
fractions - Daltons law of additive pressures - Amagats law of additive 3
9
volumes - Evaluating properties of gas mixtures
Total Lecture Hours 30
# Mode: Flipped Class Room, [Lecture to be videotaped], Use of physical and
computer models to lecture, Visit to Industry and study the thermal equipments, Min
of 2 lectures by industry experts
Tutorial
# A minimum of 5 problems to be worked out by students in every Tutorial Class. 15 1, 2, 9,
Another 5 problems per Tutorial Class to be given as home work.
At least one open ended design problem to be given.
# Mode: Individual Exercises, Team Exercises, Online Quizzes, Online Discussion
Forums
1 Basic Concepts in Thermodynamics 0 -
2 First law of thermodynamics 2 1, 2, 9
3 Second Law of Thermodynamics: 2 1, 2, 9
4 Concept of Exergy 2 1, 2, 9
5 Properties of pure substance 2 1, 2, 9
6 Thermodynamic relations 2 1, 2, 9
7 Gas power cycles 2 1, 2, 9
8 Vapor and Refrigeration Cycles 2 1, 2, 9
9 Ideal Gas Mixtures 1 1, 2, 9
TextBooks:
1. Yunus A. Cengel (2011), Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, Tata McGraw- Hill
Publishing Company Ltd.
Reference Books:
1. P. K. Nag, (2009), Basic and Applied Thermodynamics, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
2. Michael Moran and Howard Shapiro (2010), Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, John
Wiley and Sons