Fundamental laws of nature system definitions and applications

Thermodynamic property, state, equilibrium and process

Temperature scale and pressure

Macroscopic and microscopic forms of energy

Different forms of work, energy transfer and sign convention

First law of thermodynamics and energy balance

Efficiency of mechanical and electrical devices

Examples on basic concept and energy balance

Phase change of a pure substance

Property diagrams of pure substances

Thermodynamic properties of a pure substance from a property table

Thermodynamic properties of a pure substance

Equations of state and compressibility chart

Examples on properties of pure substances

Quasi equilibrium, moving boundary work

Polytropic process

Energy analysis of closed system and unrestrained expansion

Internal energy, enthalpy, and specific heats of ideal gas

Internal energy, enthalpy, and specific heats of solids and liquids

Examples on energy balance for closed systems and moving boundary work

Conservation of mass and steady flow processes

Flow work and energy of flowing fluid

Energy balance for steady flow devices

Throttling valve, mixing chamber and heat exchanger

Energy analysis of steady and unsteady flow devices

Examples on mass and energy analysis of open systems

Second law of thermodynamics, heat engine and cyclic devices?

COP of refrigerator and heat pump, second law statements

Perpetual motion machines, reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot cycle

Carnot principles, thermodynamic temperature scale, Carnot HE and HP

Examples on second law of thermodynamics

Clausius inequality, application of second law

Entropy, increase in entropy principle, isentropic process

Change in entropy of solids, liquids and ideal gases

Reversible flow work, multistage compressor, efficiency of pump and compressors

Entropy balance in closed system and control volume

Examples on entropy change in a system

Exergy and second law efficiency

Exergy of a fixed mass and flowing stream

Exergy transfer due to heat, mass and work, exergy destruction

Exergy balance and second law efficiency for closed systems and steady flow devices

Examples related to exergy change and exergy destruction

Gas power cycles and air-standard assumptions

An overview of reciprocating engines and otto cycle

Analysis of Diesel cycle

Analysis of Brayton cycle

Examples on gas power cycles such as Otto, Diesel and Brayton

Rankin and Carnot vapour power cycles

Ideal regenerative Rankin cycle and combined gas-vapour cycle

Refrigeration cycles

Examples on vapour power cycles

Thermodynamic property relations: Gibbs equation, Mnemonic diagrams and reciprocity relations

Thermodynamic property relations: Clapeyron equation and Maxwell relations

Thermodynamic property relations: Joule-Thomson coefficient and cyclic relations

Combustion and conservation of mass in a chemical reaction

Energy balance for reacting systems

Enthalpy of formation and combustion, adiabatic flame temperature

Examples on property relations and reaction thermodynamics