NPTEL : NOC:Applied Thermodynamics for Engineers (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Dipankar N. Basu


Lecture 1 - Overview of thermodynamic system and state

Lecture 2 - First and second laws of thermodynamics

Lecture 3 - Concept of entropy and entropy generation

Lecture 4 - Concept of exergy and exergy destruction

Lecture 5 - Thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell relations

Lecture 6 - Generalized relations for entropy and specific heats

Lecture 7 - Joule-Thomson coefficient and Clapeyron equation

Lecture 8 - Liquid-vapor phase-change process

Lecture 9 - Use of property tables

Lecture 10 - Equations-of-state and Compressibility factor

Lecture 11 - Ideal cycles for reciprocating engines

Lecture 12 - Otto, Diesel and Dual combustion cycles

Lecture 13 - Stirling and Ericsson cycles

Lecture 14 - Fuel-air cycle

Lecture 15 - Numerical exercise on Fuel-air cycles

Lecture 16 - Losses in actual cycle and valve-timing diagram

Lecture 17 - Ideal Brayton cycle

Lecture 18 - Intercooling and reheating in Brayton cycle

Lecture 19 - Regeneration in Brayton cycle

Lecture 20 - Ideal Rankine cycle

Lecture 21 - Improvements and modifications in Rankine cycle

Lecture 22 - Regenerative Rankine cycle

Lecture 23 - Binary vapor power cycle

Lecture 24 - Combined gas-steam power plant

Lecture 25 - Different arrangments in combined cycles

Lecture 26 - Vapor compression refrigeration cycle

Lecture 27 - SSS cycles and refrigerants

Lecture 28 - Modifications in VCR systems

Lecture 29 - Vapor absorption refrigeration cycle

Lecture 30 - P-v-T behavior of gas mixtures

Lecture 31 - Numerical examples

Lecture 32 - Properties of moist air

Lecture 33 - Psychrometric chart and various psychrometric processes

Lecture 34 - Sensible heat factor and bypass factor

Lecture 35 - Theoretical and actual combustion process

Lecture 36 - Thermodynamic analyses of reacting systems