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Module 1 : Thermodynamics Relations (Total 4 hours)
Topics
to be covered |
Hours |
Enthalpy,
entropy, internal energy, and specific heat relations;
Tds equations for entropy change ; Difference in heat
capacities, Ratio of specific heats, Evaluation of thermodynamic
properties from an equation of state. |
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Helmoltz’s
and Gibb’s functions ; Some mathematical theorems;
Maxwell's relations. |
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Applications
of Maxwell’s relations to ideal and real gases;
Joule-Thomson effect and coefficient ; Clausius-Clapeyron
equation. |
1 |
Real
gas equation of state (Van-der Walls, Verial, Peng-Robinson,
Redlich Kwong, etc) ; Compressibility factor ; General
compressibility charts and applications. |
1 |
Module
2 : Property Relationships for pure substance and Mixtures (Total
5 hours)
Topics
to be covered |
Hours |
| a.
Mixture of gases : Dalton's law of partial pressures
and Amagot’s law of partial volumes for ideal gas
mixtures ; Volumetric and gravimetric analysis ; Principle
of corresponding states ; Evaluation of ideal gas mixture
properties and applications to various processes. |
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| Properties
of real gas mixtures ; Use of compressibility charts for
real gas mixtures. |
1 |
| b.
Pscychrometry : Atmospheric air and Psychometric
properties; Dry bulb temperature, wet bulb temperature,
dew point temperature, partial pressures, specific and relative
humidity and the relation between the two. |
1 |
| Enthalpy
and adiabatic saturation temperature. Construction and use
of psychrometric chart ; Analysis of various processes-
heating, cooling, dehumidifying and humidifying. |
1 |
| Adiabatic
mixing of stream ; Summer and winter air-conditioning; Cooling
load calculations. |
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Module
3 : Combustion Thermodynamics (Total 7 hours)
Topics
to be covered |
Hours |
Stoichiometric
air for combustion of fuels ; Excess air ; Mass balance,
A/F ratio and equivalence ratio ; Exhaust gas analysis
(Orsat apparatus). |
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Composition
of various solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. ; Properties
of fuels. |
1 |
Energy
balance for a chemical reactions (First law analysis)
; Enthalpy and internal energy of combustion ; Enthalpy
of formation and bond energy ; Sensible energy. |
1 |
Calculation
of heat release for various combustion processes; Use
of enthalpy tables ; Calculation of adiabatic flame temperature. |
1 |
Rate
of chemical reactions ; Law of mass action ; Collision
theory for reaction kinetics ; Arehnius factor and activation
energy ; Multi-step reactions. |
1 |
Dissociation
and chemical equilibrium ; Reversible reactions ; Gibb’s
and Helmotz’s free energy ; Relation between equilibrium
constants and free energy. |
1 |
Calculation
of equilibrium composition of reacting mixtures ; Effect
of pressure and temperature on equilibrium composition
; Combustion efficiency and emissions. |
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Module
4 : Gas Power Cycles (Total 4 hours)
Topics
to be covered |
Hours |
Air
standard cycle approximations ; Carnot, Otto, Diesel Cycles
– p-v and T-s diagrams ; Numerical Problems. |
1 |
Description-efficiency,
mep, etc. ; Comparison of Otto, Diesel cycles for same
compression ratio and heat input ; Dual cycles- p-v and
T-s diagrams. |
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Stirling
cycles, Ericsson cycle, Atkinson cycle ; Basic Gas turbine
(Brayton) cycle (for open and closed systems). |
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Efficiency
of gas turbine cycle ; Regenerative gas turbine cycle;
Inter-cooling and reheating in gas turbine cycles ; Numerical
problems. |
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