Explore the fundamental principles of thermodynamics through a comprehensive 10-hour course covering key concepts and practical applications. Delve into steady-state compressor operations, adiabatic and isothermal compression, and the intricacies of draining tanks. Examine the nature of work as a path function and master the First Law of Thermodynamics. Investigate entropy as an additional balance equation and its role in power cycles and steam engines. Study various constraints and energies, Maxwell relations, and the Carnot cycle. Analyze departures from ideal functions, refrigeration cycles, equations of state, and the process of liquefaction. Gain a solid foundation in thermodynamic principles essential for engineering and scientific applications.
Overview
Syllabus
EXAMPLE: A COMPRESSOR OPERATING AT STEADY STATE.
EXAMPLE: ADIABATIC COMPRESSION.
EXAMPLE: ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION.
EXAMPLE: THE DRAINING TANK.
EXAMPLE: WORK IS A PATH FUNCTION.
THERMODYNAMICS THE FIRST LAW.
THERMODYNAMICS.
ENTROPY - AN ADDITIONAL BALANCE EQUATION POWER CYCLES.
ENTROPY - AN ADDITIONAL BALANCE EQUATION.
THE STEAM ENGINE.
FOUR DIFFERENT CONSTRAINTS & ENERGIES.
MAXWELL RELATIONS.
THE CARNOT CYCLE.
THE DEPARTURE FROM IDEAL FUNCTIONS.
THE REFRIGERATION CYCLE.
EQUATIONS OF STATE.
LIQUEFACTION.
Taught by
METUopencouseware
