Review of basic thermodynamics: Laws of thermodynamics, entropy, entropy balance for closed and open systems. Exergy: Concept of reversible work & irreversibility; Second law efficiency; Exergy change of a system: closed & open systems, exergy transfer by heat, work and mass, exergy destruction, exergy balance in closed & open systems; Exergy analysis of industrial systems – power systems and refrigeration systems. Cycle analysis and optimization: Regenerative reheat Rankine cycle and Brayton cycle, combined cycle power plants, multi-stage refrigeration systems. Thermodynamic optimization of irreversible systems: Finite time thermodynamics principles, optimization studies of various thermal systems, Minimization of entropy generation principle. Properties of Gas Mixtures: Equation of state and properties of ideal gas mixtures; Change in entropy on mixing; Partial molal properties for non-ideal gas mixtures. Thermodynamics of Reactive System: Conditions of equilibrium of a multiphase - multicomponent system; Second law applied to a reactive system; Condition for reaction equilibrium. Statistical-mechanical evaluation of thermodynamic properties of gases, liquids, and solids, Elementary kinetic theory of gases and evaluation of transport properties. Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics of small scale systems.
Recommended Books:
- A. Bejan, Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, 3rd edition, John Wiley and sons, 2006.
- F.W.Sears and G. L. Salinger, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 3rd edition, 1998.
- M.J.Moran and H.N.Shapiro, Fundamentals Of Engineering Thermodynamics, John Wiley and Sons.
- M. W. Zemansky and R. H. Dittman, Heat and Thermodynamics, McGraw Hill International Editions, 7th edition, 2007.
- I. K. Puri and K. Annamalai, Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, CRC Press, 2001.
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