JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisites

Thermodynamics

Course Objectives

The course is intended to

• Provide analytical methods for the determination of the direction of processes from the first and second laws of thermodynamics and to Introduce methods in using equations of potentials, availability, and excergy for thermodynamic analysis
• Gain the knowledge on non-reactive mixture properties, Psychometric Mixture properties and psychometric chart and Air conditioning processes
• Develop the ability of analyzing vapor and Gas power cycles
• Provide in depth knowledge of Direct Energy Conversion of Fuel Cells, Thermo electric energy, Thermionic power generation, Thermodynamic devices Magneto Hydrodynamic Generations and Photo voltaic cells
• Develop communication and teamwork skills in the collaborative course project

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain basic thermodynamic concepts and laws
• Describe the concepts entropy and excergy and their use in analyses of thermal energy systems
• Analyze power plants, refrigeration plants and thermal/chemical installations
• Evaluate means for minimizing excergy losses in selected processes
• Use advanced thermodynamics on a research case

UNIT - I

REVIEW OF THERMODYNAMIC LAWS AND COROLLARIES: Transient flow analysis, Second law of thermodynamics, Entropy, Availability and unavailability, Thermodynamic potential. Maxwell relations, Specific heat relations, Mayer's relation. Evaluation of thermodynamic properties of working substance

UNIT - II

P.V.T SURFACE: Equation of state. Real gas behavior, Vander Waal's equation, Generalization compressibility factor. Energy properties of real gases. Vapour pressure, Clausius-Clapeyro equation. Throttling, Joule Thompson coefficient. Non-reactive mixtures of perfect gases. Governing laws, Evaluation of properties, Psychometric mixture properties and psychometric chart, Air conditioning processes, cooling towers. Real gas mixture.

UNIT - III

COMBUSTION: Combustion Reactions, Enthalpy of formation. Entropy of formation, Reference levels of tables. Energy of formation, Heat reaction, Adiabatic flame temperature generated product, Enthalpies, Equilibrium. Chemical equilibrium of ideal gases, Effect of non-reacting gases equilibrium in multiple reactions, The Vent Hoff’s equation. The chemical potential and phase equilibrium. The Gibbs phase rule.

UNIT - IV

POWER CYCLES: Review binary vapour cycle, co generation and combined cycles, Second law analysts of cycles. Refrigeration cycles, Thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Introduction, Phenomenological laws, Onsager Reciprocity relation, Applicability of the Phenomenological relations, Heat flux and entropy production, Thermodynamic phenomena, Thermo electric circuits.

R19 M.Tech. Thermal Engineering

UNIT - V

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION INTRODUCTION: Fuel cells, Thermo electric energy, Thermo ionic power generation, Thermodynamic devices magneto hydrodynamic generations, Photovoltaic cells.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Basic and Applied Thermodynamics by P. K. Nag, TMH
• 2. Engineering Thermodynamics by Rogers & Mayhew, Pearson
• 3. Thermodynamics by Holman, Mc Graw Hill.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Thermal Engineering by Rathore, TMH
• 2. Applied Thermodynamics by R.K. Rajput, Laxmi Publications
• 3. Thermal Engineering by Soman, PHI
• 4. Engineering Thermodynamics by P. L. Dhar, Elsevier
• 5. Thermodynamics by Sonnatag & Van Wylen, John Wiley & Sons
• 6. Thermodynamics for Engineers by Doolittle-Messe, John Wiley & Sons
• 7. Irreversible Thermodynamics by HR De Groff.
• 8. Thermodynamics & Heat Power by Granet & Bluestein, CRC Press
• 9. Engineering Thermodynamics by Chatopadyaya R19 M.Tech. Thermal Engineering M. TECH. I Year I Sem. (THERMAL ENGINEERING)