RAJALAKSHMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Kuthambakkam, Chennai - 602107

LESSON PLAN
Faculty Name Subject Name Year Degree & Branch : : : : N.Venkataesan, A.B.K.Rajan and Shanmugasundaram.A ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS Code III Semester B.E. Mechanical Engineering

: :

11301 III

Objective:
To achieve an understanding of principles of thermodynamics and to be able to use it in accounting for the bulk behaviour of the simple physical systems. To provide in-depth study of thermodynamic principles, thermodynamics of state, basic thermodynamic relations, Principle of Psychrometry & Properties of pure substances To enlighten the basic concepts of vapour power cycles.

Text Book(s): 1. Nag.P.K., Engineering Thermodynamics, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 1998. 2. Cengel, Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach, Third Edition 2003, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi. Reference Book(s): 1. Holman.J.P., Thermodynamics, 3rd Ed. McGraw-Hill, 1995. 2. Van Wylen and Sonntag, Classical Thermodynamics, Wiley Eastern, 1987 3. Arora C.P, Thermodynamics, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2003. 4. Merala C, Pother, Craig W, Somerton, Thermodynamics for Engineers, Schaum Outline Series, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2004.

Propos S. No. Hours reqd Unit Topic(s) Book ed date

Actual date

Book No.

2-4

6-10

UNIT I BASIC CONCEPTS AND FIRST LAW Introduction to subject. Microscopic T and Macroscopic approaches. T Concept of Continuum. Thermodynamic systems, properties & state. Point & Path functions. Processesreversible & irreversible. Quasi-static process. Cycle. Modes of work, Zeroth law. T Concept of temperature and heat. Concept of ideal and real gases. T First law for process and cycle. internal energy, specific heat capacities, enthalpy Application of I-law to closed systemIsometric, Isobaric, Isothermal Isentropic processes, Polytropic, Free expansion process workdone & heat transfer. Tutorial Tutorials
T

1&2 1&2

1&2 1&2

5 6 7

10 -14 15 16

I II II

1&2 1 1 1 1 1

UNIT-II SECOND LAW Limitations of I-law, Heat engines, Heat R pumps R Efficiency of Heat engines & COP of Heat pumps. II-law-Kelvin-Planck Clausius statement. statement
R

8 9 10

17 18 19

II II II

Reversibility and irreversibility. Carnot cycle, reversed Carnot cycle, efficiency, COP Thermodynamic temperature scale. Clausius inequality, concept of entropy, entropy of ideal gas, Principle of entropy increase Carnot theorem, absolute entropy, Availability in non-flow system. Availability in flow system Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials

R R

11

20 -23

II

1 1 1 1 1

12 13 14 15

24 25 26 27

II II II II

R R R

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UNIT IV IDEAL AND REAL GASES AND THERMODYNAMIC RELATIONS

16 28 IV

Gas mixtures, properties of real and ideal gases. Avagadros law. Equation of state. Vander Waals, equation Virial expansions, Law of corresponding states, compressibility chart Daltons law of partial pressure, exact differentials Properties of mixtures of gases. Internal energy, enthalpy, specific heats Maxwells equations. Tds equations, Heat capacity equation, internal energy & enthalpy equations. Clausius Clapeyron equations JouleThomson effect and coefficient Tutorials

1or 2

17

29-32

IV

1or 2

18

33

IV

1or 2 1or 2 1or 2

19 20

34-37 38 - 40

IV IV

T T

UNIT III PROPERTIES OF PURE SUBSTANCE AND STEAM POWER CYCLE Properties of pure substances in solid, liquid and vapour phases, phase rule Formation of steam, T-H diagram Enthalpy, entropy, specific volume & Latent heat of steam. p-V, p-T, T-V, Ts, H-s & pVT diagram. Workdone and heat transfer in non-flow process.

21 22

41 42

III III

T T

1 1

23

43-45

Iii

24

46

III

Workdone and heat transfer in flow process Simple steam power plant, operation. Rankine cycle, Rankine cycle efficiency Reheat and regenerative cycles Tutorials UNIT V PSYCHROMETRY Psychrometry and psychrometric properties.

25 26

47-50 51-53

III III

T T

1 1

27

54

Propos S. No. Hours reqd Unit Topic(s) Book ed date

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Book No.

28

55-58

Use of psychrometric chart. Air vapour mixture Psychrometric processes Sensible heating and cooling. Evaporative cooling Latent heat, SHF Adiabatic mixing of air streams Evaporative cooling Application of psychrometry in air conditioning Tutorials

29 30 31 32 33

59 60 61 62-63 64-67

V V V V V

T T R R R

1 1 2 2 2

T Text Book / R Reference Book Total Hrs: 67

HOD/MECH PRINCIPAL