AKTU Thermodynamics (BME301) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 2nd Year

Objectives: L-T-P : 3-1-0 CO1: To understand the basic terms of thermodynamics: K2 CO2: To apply I law to various energy conversion devices: K3 CO3: To evaluate the changes in properties of substances in various processes: K3 CO4: To understand the difference between high grade and low-grade energies: K2

UNIT I (08 Lecture)

Review of Fundamental Concepts and Definitions:

Introduction- Basic Concepts: System, Control Volume, Surrounding, Boundaries, Universe, Types of Systems, Macroscopic and Microscopic viewpoints, Concept of Continuum, Thermodynamic Equilibrium, State, Property, Process, Exact & Inexact Differentials, Cycle Reversibility Quasi – static Process, Irreversible Process, Causes of Irreversibility Energy and its forms, Work and heat (sign convention), Gas laws, Ideal gas, Real gas, Law of corresponding states, Property of mixture of gases, electrical, magnetic, gravitational, spring and shaft work.

Zeroth law of thermodynamics: Concept of Temperature and its’ measurement, Different Temperature scales.

UNIT II (08 Lecture)

First law of thermodynamics:

First Law for closed system, Work and Heat Transfer in various processes, Internal Energy, Enthalpy, Derivation of General energy equation for a control volume; Steady Flow Energy Equation, Examples of steady flow devices: Boilers, Nozzles, Condensers, Turbine, Throttling Device, Pumps etc.; Unsteady processes and its examples, Limitations of first law of thermodynamics, PMM-I.

UNIT III (08 Lecture)

Second law of thermodynamics:

Thermal reservoirs, Energy conversion, Heat engines, Efficiency, Reversed heat engine, Heat pump, Refrigerator, Coefficient of Performance, Kelvin Planck and Clausius statement of second law of thermodynamics, Equivalence of the two statements.

Reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot cycle and Carnot engine, Carnot theorem and it’s corollaries, Thermodynamic Temperature Scale, PMM-II. Entropy: Clausius inequality, Concept of Entropy, Entropy change of pure substance in different thermodynamic processes, TdS equation, Principle of entropy increase, T-S diagram, Statement of the third law of thermodynamics.

UNIT IV (08 Lecture)

Availability and Irreversibility:

Available and unavailable energy, Availability and Irreversibility, Second law efficiency Thermodynamic Relations:

Conditions for exact differential, Helmholtz & Gibb’s function, Maxwell relations, Clapeyron equation, Joule-Thompson coefficient and Inversion curve. Coefficient of volume expansion, Adiabatic and Isothermal compressibility.

UNIT V (08 Lecture)

Properties of steam and Rankine cycle:

Pure substance, Property of Pure Substance (steam), Triple point, Critical point, Saturation states, Sub- cooled liquid state, Superheated vapour state, Phase transformation process of water, Graphical representation of pressure, volume and temperature, P-T, P-V and P-h diagrams, T-S and H-S diagrams, use of property diagram, Steam-Tables &Moller chart, Dryness factor and it’s measurement, processes involving steam in closed and open systems. Simple Rankine cycle.

Course Outcomes

1. After completing this course, the students will be able to apply energy balance to systems and control volumes, in situations involving heat and work interactions.
2. Students can evaluate changes in thermodynamic properties of substances.
3. The students will be able to evaluate the performance of energy conversion devices.
4. The students will be able to differentiate between high grade and low-grade energies.

Reference Books

1. Basic and Applied Thermodynamics by P.K Nag, MCGRAW HILL INDIA.
2. Thermodynamics for Engineers by Kroos & Potter, Cengage Learning.
3. Thermodynamics by Shavit and Gutfinger, CRC Press.
4. Thermodynamics- An Engineering Approach by Cengel, MCGRAW HILL INDIA.
5. Basic Engineering Thermodynamics, Joel, Pearson.
6. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics by Rathakrishnan, PHI.
7. Engineering Thermodynamics by Dhar, Elsevier.
8. Engineering Thermodynamics by Onkar Singh, New Age International.
9. Engineering Thermodynamics by CP Arora.
10. Engineering Thermodynamics by Rogers, Pearson.
11. Thermodynamics by Prasanna Kumar, Pearson Education
12. Engineering Thermodynamics by Mishra, Cengage Learning.