Syllabus
Syllabus
SYLLABUS
Module-I [4 hours]
Module-2 [6 hours]
Work and Heat: Mechanics, definition of work and its limitations. Thermodynamic definition
of work; examples, sign convention. Displacement work; as a part of a system boundary, as a
whole of a system boundary, expressions for displacement work in various processes through
p-v diagrams. Shaft work; Electrical work. Other types of work. Heat; definition, units and sign
convention. Problems.
First Law of Thermodynamics: Joules experiments, equivalence of heat and work. Statement
of the First law of thermodynamics, extension of the First law to non - cyclic processes, energy,
energy as a property, modes of energy, Extension of the First law to control volume; steady
flow energy equation (SFEE), important applications
Module-III [6 hours]
Module-IV [6 hours]
Module-V [4 hours]
Gas Power Cycles: Carnot Cycle, Stirling Cycle, Ericsson Cycle, Air Standard Cycles, Otto
Cycle, Diesel Cycle, Limited Pressure Cycle, Mixed Cycle, Dual Cycle, Comparison of Otto,
Diesel, and Dual Cycles, Brayton Cycle, Aircraft Propulsion, Brayton-Rankine Combined
Cycle.
Books