Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering Thermodynamics is a free engineering handbook covering important topics, notes, diagrams, equations, formulas and course materials. Download this digital book and reference guide for Diploma, BE, BTech and engineering degree courses.

Study thermodynamic laws, heat, work, ideal gases, entropy, exergy, Carnot cycles and heat engines. Ideal for quick learning, exams, revision, interviews, assignments and project work.

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ALL 74 TOPICS COVERED

THERMODYNAMIC FUNDAMENTALS & PROCESSES
1. THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROL VOLUMES
2. PROPERTIES OF A SYSTEM
3. DENSITY AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY
4. Kelvin Planck’s statement
5. Temperature Scales
6. Shaft Work
7. Flow Work
8. The Constant-Temperature and Constant-Volume Process
9. The Adiabatic Process
10. The Polytropic Process
11. The Continuity Equation
12. The Energy Equation
13. Throttling Devices
14. Nozzles and Diffusers
15. Ideal Gas
16. Continuum
17. MECHANICAL FORMS OF WORK
18. Qualitative Difference between Heat and Work
19. Conservation of mass and energy

SECOND LAW, EFFICIENCY & CARNOT CYCLES
20. Second law of thermodynamics: Introduction
21. Limitations of First Law of Thermodynamics
22. Thermal Efficiency
23. Coefficient of Performance
24. Heat Pumps
25. Non-Quasi-Equilibrium Expansion and Compression
26. The Reversed Carnot Cycle
27. Difference between Free Expansion of a Gas and Reversible Isothermal Expansion
28. Features of reversible processes
29. Equality of ideal Gas Temperature and Kelvin Temperature
30. Entropy-introduction

ENTROPY, EXERGY & AVAILABLE ENERGY
31. EXERGY: WORK POTENTIAL OF ENERGY
32. Available energy conversion to work
33. Loss of Available Energy due to Heat Transfer through a Finite Temperature Difference
34. Entropy generation associated with a heat transfer
35. Mixture of ideal gases
36. Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure
37. Available Energy Referred to a Cycle
38. Decrease in Available Energy when Heat is Transferred through a Finite Temperature Difference
39. Available Energy from a Finite Energy Source
40. Quality of Energy
41. Temperature Entropy Diagram
42. Second law analysis of a control volume
43. Entropy change of an incompressible substance
44. Available Energy
45. Reversible Work

PURE SUBSTANCES & IRREVERSIBILITY
46. Phases of a Pure Substance
47. Phase-Change Processes of Pure Substances
48. P-v diagram of a pure substance
49. The P-T or Phase Change Diagram
50. Entropy and the degradation of energy
51. THE DECREASE OF EXERGY PRINCIPLE
52. Irreversibility and Causes of Irreversibility

FIRST LAW, ENERGY & HEAT ENGINES
53. FORMS OF ENERGY
54. THE FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS APPLIED TO A CYCLE
55. THE FIRST LAW APPLIED TO A PROCESS
56. ENTHALPY
57. REVERSIBILITY
58. THE CARNOT ENGINE
59. PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINES
60. ENERGY TRANSFER BY HEAT
61. ENERGY TRANSFER BY WORK
62. PROCESSES AND CYCLES
63. NONEQUILIBRIUM WORK
64. CARNOT EFFICIENCY
65. Heat Engines

EXERGY BALANCES & SECOND-LAW EFFICIENCY
66. EXERGY BALANCE: CLOSED SYSTEMS
67. EXERGY BALANCE: CONTROL VOLUMES
68. Exergy Balance for Steady-Flow Systems
69. REVERSIBLE WORK AND IRREVERSIBILITY
70. SECOND-LAW EFFICIENCY
71. EXERGY CHANGE OF A SYSTEM
72. Exergy by Heat Transfer
73. Exergy Transfer by Work
74. Exergy Transfer by Mass

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