UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING; KANCHEEPURAM
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
LESSON PLAN
Name of the Staff : K. SENTHILKUMAR
Subject with Code : ME8391 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
Course : B.E
Semester/Branch : 03 / MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Refere Cumulative
No. of Teaching Aids
S.No Topic Name nce No. of
Periods (LCD/OHP/BB)
Book Periods
UNIT I BASIC CONCEPTS AND FIRST LAW
Basic concepts, concept of
continuum, comparison of
1 T1 1 1 BB
microscopic and macroscopic
approach
Path and point functions. Intensive
2 and extensive, total and specific T1 1 2 BB
quantities.
System and their types.
Thermodynamic Equilibrium State,
3 path and process. Quasi-static, T1 1 3 BB
reversible and irreversible
processes.
Heat and work transfer, definition
4 T1 1 4 BB
and comparison, sign convention.
Displacement work and other
5 modes of work. P-V diagram. T1 1 5 BB
Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Concept of temperature and thermal
equilibrium, relationship between
6 T1 2 7 BB
temperature scales, new
temperature scales.
First law of thermodynamics,
7 application to closed and open T1 1 8 BB
systems
Steady and unsteady flow
8 T1 1 9 BB
processes.
UNIT II SECOND LAW AND AVAILABILITY ANALYSIS
Heat Reservoir, source and sink.
Heat Engine, Refrigerator, Heat
9 T1 1 10 BB
pump
Statements of second law and its
10 corollaries. Carnot cycle Reversed T1 1 11 BB
Carnot cycle, Performance.
Clausius in equality. Concept of
entropy, T-s diagram, Tds
11 T1 2 13 BB
Equations, entropy change for -
pure substance, ideal gases
Different processes, principle of
12 increase in entropy. Applications T1 1 14 BB
of II Law.
High and low grade energy.
13 Available and non-available T1 2 16 BB
energy of a source and finite body
Energy and irreversibility.
14 Expressions for the energy of a T1 1 17 BB
closed system and open systems
Energy balance and entropy
15 generation. Irreversibility. I and II T1 1 18 BB
law Efficiency
UNIT – III PROPERTIES OF PURE SUBSTANCE AND STEAM POWER CYCLE
Formation of steam and its
16 T1 1 19 BB
thermodynamic properties,
P-v, p-T, T-v, T-s, h-s diagrams. P-
17 v-T surface. Use of Steam Table T1 2 21 BB
and Mollier Chart
Determination of dryness fraction.
18 Application of I and II law for pure T1 1 22 BB
substances.
Ideal and actual Rankine cycles,
19 T1 2 24 BB
Cycle Improvement Methods
20 Reheat and Regenerative cycles T1 1 25 BB
21 Economiser, preheater T1 1 26 BB
22 Binary and Combined cycles T1 2 28 BB
UNIT – IV IDEAL AND REAL GASES, THERMODYNAMIC RELATIONS
Properties of Ideal gas- Ideal and
23 T1 1 29 LCD
real gas comparison
Equations of state for ideal and real
24 gases-Reduced properties- T1 2 31 BB
Compressibility factor
25 Principle of Corresponding states T1 1 32 BB
Generalized Compressibility Chart
26 T1 1 33 BB
and its use
27 Maxwell relations, Tds Equations T1 1 34 BB
Difference and ratio of heat
28 T1 1 35 BB
capacities, Energy equation
29 Joule-Thomson Coefficient, T1 1 36 BB
30 Clausius Clapeyron equation T1 1 37 BB
Phase Change Processes. Simple
31 T1 2 39 BB
Calculations
UNIT – V GAS MIXTURES AND PSYCHROMETRY
Mole and Mass fraction, Dalton’s
32 T1 2 41 LCD
and Amagat’s Law
Properties of gas mixture – Molar
33 T1 1 42 BB
mass, gas constant,
density, change in internal energy,
34 enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs T1 1 43 BB
function
Psychrometric properties, 44
35 T1 1 BB
Psychrometric charts.
Property calculations of air vapour
36 mixtures by using chart and T1 1 45 BB
expressions
Psychrometric process – adiabatic
37 T1 1 46 BB
saturation
sensible heating and cooling,
38 T1 1 47 BB
humidification, dehumidification
Evaporative cooling and adiabatic
39 T1 1 48 BB
mixing. Simple Applications
Portions for monthly test I, II and III:
Test No Topic No
I 1 TO 11
II 12 TO 27
III 18 TO 39
Text Books:
1. Nag.P.K., “Engineering Thermodynamics”, 4thEdition, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2008.
2. Natarajan E., "Engineering Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications", Anuragam
Publications, 2012.
Reference Books:
1. Cengel. Y and M.Boles, "Thermodynamics - An Engineering Approach", 7th Edition, Tata
McGraw Hill, 2010.
2. Holman.J.P., "Thermodynamics", 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1995.
3. Rathakrishnan. E., "Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics", 2nd Edition, Prentice-
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, 2006
4. Chattopadhyay, P, "Engineering Thermodynamics", Oxford University Press, 2010.
5. Arora C.P, “Thermodynamics”, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2003.
6. Van Wylen and Sonntag, “Classical Thermodynamics”, Wiley Eastern, 1987
7. Venkatesh. A, “Basic Engineering Thermodynamics”, Universities Press (India) Limited,
2007.
8. Kau-Fui Vincent Wong, "Thermodynamics for Engineers", CRC Press, 2010 Indian Reprint.
9. Prasanna Kumar: Thermodynamics "Engineering Thermodynamics" Pearson Education,
2013
Web Resources:
http://nptel.ac.in
http://en.wikibooks.org
www.gkv.com
www.laksh.com
Related Books & Magazine:
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Thermodynamics Problems
Tutorial
1. Thermodynamic process problems
2. Second law of thermodynamics problems
3. Psychrometric process problems.
Seminar Topics:
1. Unsteady state process
2. Energy equation
3. Psychrometric process
Assignments:
Assignment: I UNIT 1&2 (PART A & B QUESTIONS)
Assignment: II UNIT 3&4 (PART A & B QUESTIONS)
Assignment: III UNIT 5 (PART A & B QUESTIONS)
Prepared By Verified By Approved By
Mr.K.SENTHILKUMAR Dr.K.MATHI Dr.P.SAKTHIVEL
AP/MECH(HBS) HOD/MECH DEAN
