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Engineering - ENGR 207

Elementary Thermodynamics

• Introduce the Nature of Thermodynamics   
• Discuss the Dimensions and Units         
• Define the System, Property and State of Pure Substances
• Define the Properties such as Density, Specific Volume, Pressure, Temperature and Specific Gravity
• Solve the Problems based on the Physical Properties
• Introduce the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
• Introduce the Concepts of Work & Energy
• Introduce the First Law of Thermodynamics
• Derive the Conservation of Energy Principle for Closed Systems
• Discuss the Nature of Total Energy
• Analyze the Involvement of Heat Transfer
• Solve the Problems related to Expansion and Compression Work
• Introduce the State Postulate and Simple Systems
• Explain the Pressure-Temperature Diagram and the Pressure-Specific Volume Diagram
• Interpret the Properties using Property Tables
• Analyze the Tabular Data and Closed-System Energy
• Introduce the Specific Heats
• Introduce the Ideal-Gas Equation of State and Properties such as the Internal Energy and Enthalpy
• Determine the Specific-Heat Relations
• Discuss the Compressibility Factor
• Analyze the Energy for Closed Systems
• Analyze the Conservation of Mass and Energy Principles 
• Derive the Steady State Energy Equations
• Apply the Energy Analysis to Industrial Equipments
• Introduce Thermodynamic Cycles
• Analyze Transient Flow                                                                       
• Introduce the Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Define the Statements of  Second Law
• Apply Second Law  to Heat Engines, Refrigerators, and Heat Pumps
• Define the Reversible and Irreversible processes
• Determine the Entropy Balance for a Closed System
• Determine the Entropy Balance for a Control Volume
• Discuss Second-Law Limitations on the Performance of Machines
• Explain the T-s Diagram
• Present Entropy Data in Graphical and Tabular form
• Derive the T-ds Equations
• Calculate Entropy Change of an Ideal Gas
• Apply Steady -State Entropy Balance for a Control-Volume
• Derive Steady-Flow Work Relationships
• Introduce Isentropic Processes
• Calculate the Adiabatic Efficiencies of Steady Flow Devices
• Analyze the Composition of Gas Mixtures
• Derive the Pv- T Relationships for Ideal – Gas Mixtures
• Determine the Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Entropy for Ideal-Gas Mixtures
• Determine the Properties of Ideal-Gas Vapor Mixtures
• Discuss the Adiabatic-Saturation and Wet-Bulb Temperatures
• Introduce the Psychometric Chart
• Analyze the Air-Conditioning Processes

Prepared by Dr. Pankaj Chandra