Syllabus of AKU
Syllabus of AKU
Syllabus of AKU
Course Contents
• Introduction
Role of Thermodynamics in Engineering and Science -- Applications of Thermodynamics :
Power Generation, Thermal Environment Control, Cooling of Electrical Systems and Electronic
Devices, Analysis of Manufacturing Processes, Study of Biological Systems, Pollution Control -
-Founders of Thermodynamics.
• Basic Definitions and Units
The Thermodynamic System and The Control Volume -- Surroundings -- Concept of Universe -
- Macroscopic and Microscopic Analysis -- Definition of Substance -- Properties of Substance :
Intensive and Extensive -- Mathematical Representation of Property -- State of substance --
Thermodynamic Equilibrium -- Concept of Quasi-- Equilibrium -- Process and Cycle --
Fundamental Units -- Units of Force, Energy, Specific Volume, Pressure etc. -- Equality of
Temperature -- The Zeroeth Law of Thermodynamics -- Temperature Scales -- The International
Scale of 1990.
• The Pure Substance
Definition of Pure Substance -- Facts about Pure Substances -- Vapor -- liquid -- solid Phase
Equilibrium -- Equation of State for the Vapor Phase : Simple substance, Ideal Gase
Characterization, Ideal Gas Equation,Compressibility Effects and Resulting Equations of State --
Real Gases.
• Heat and Work
Definition of Thermodynamic Work -- Units for Work -- Forms of Work – Definition of Heat --
Inter Convertibility of Heat/work into Work/heat -- Governing Principles -- Sign Convention.
• First Law of Thermodynamics
Statement of First Law of Thermodynamics : First Law for Cyclic Process, First Law for Change
of State of A System : Internal Energy, A New Thermodynamic Property -- Enthalpy -- The
Constant Volume and Constant Pressure Specific Heats -- The internal Energy, Enthalpy and
Specific Heats of An Ideal Gas – First Law as a Rate Equation -- First Law Applied to a Control
Volume -- The SSSF and USUF Processes.