THERMODYNAMICS

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Learning Outcomes

describe basic concepts of Thermodynamics
restate defination of system, surrounding, closed and open system, extensive and intensive properties.
calculate absolute and gage pressure, and absolute temperature.
calculate changes in kinetic, potential, enthalpy and internal energy.
judge the properties of pure substances
judge the state of the pure sabstances such as compressed liquid, saturated liquid-vapor mixture and superheated vapor using property diagrams and tables
arrange the ideal and real gas equations of state.
formulate the first law of thermodynamics for a closed systems and arrange the change in energy in the closed systems via heat and work transfer
distinguish heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation and calculated the amount of heat energy transfered.
calculate the changes in moving boundary work, spring work, electrical work and shaft work in closed systems.
apply first law of thermodynamics for closed systems and construct conservation of mass and energy equations.
apply the first law of thermodynamics to the open systems.
describe steady-flow open system.
apply the first law of thermodynamics to the nozzles, diffusers, turbines, compressors, throttling valves, mixing chambers, heat exchangers, pipe and duct flow
construct energy and mass balance for unsteady-flow processes.
assess thermodynamic applications using second law of thermodynamics.
calculate thermal efficiency and coefficient of performance for heat engine, refrigerators and heat pumps.
restate perpetual-motion machines, reversible and irreversible processes.
generate mass and energy balance equations for gas-vapor mixtures.
calculate dry air, atmospheric air, specific and relative humidity of air and dew-point temperature.
design wet cooling tower using psychrometric chart.
analyse energy changes in chemical reaction using first law of thermodynamic
formulate theoretical and real combustion equations and calculate the amount of excess and theoretical air .
arrange first law of thermodynamic for chemical reaction using enthalpy of formation and combustion and calculate adiabatic flame temperature.