Lecture notes are provided as powerpoint files ahead of lecture times. The notes are not complete, and are meant to serve as a template only. The numbering of these powerpoint files does not refer to a specific lecture but rather the sequence in which the material will be presented.
Notes |
Topics |
SVA Reference |
Week 1 |
9 - 13 Jan
Course Intro; Dimensions, Units; Work, Energy, Heat, Systems, Processes, Cycles, Zeroth and First Law, Enthalpy, Heat Capacity
Elliptical Trainer Problem Solution |
Chapters 1&2 (Mostly for Review) |
Week 2
(Visuals part 1)
(Visuals part 2) |
16 - 20 Jan
Mass and Energy Balances for Open Systems
Heating of Closed Tank with Steam Problem
PVT behaviour of pure substances, Critical Behaviour, Single phase region, Volume Expansivity,
Example from Thursday Lecture Thermal Expansion of Puddle
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Chapter 2 pgs. 41 - 52
Chapter 3: Sections 3.1, ,3.2 and 3.3 (Review for most with added concepts) |
Week 3
(Visuals) |
23 - 27 Jan
1. Example Z calculation
2. van der Waals EOS isotherms
Isothermal Compressibility, The Ideal Gas, Ideal Gas Processes
Ideal Gas Processes , |
Chapter 3: Sections 3.4, 3.5 |
Week 4
(Visuals)
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30 Jan - 3 Feb
1. Matlab script for calculation/integration of Cp
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Chapters 3 : Sections
3.6, 3.7
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Week 5
(Visuals Pt 1)
(Visuals Pt 2)
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6 - 10 Feb
PVT correlations for liquids, temperature dependency of heat capacities, latent heats of pure fluids
2nd law of thermodynamics, Heat engines, Carnot cycle, Carnot efficiency
Entropy, Clausius inequality, Combination of 1st and 2nd laws
Entropy calculations,
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Chapter 4, 5: Sections
4.1, 4.2, 5.1-5.6
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Week 6
(Visuals) |
13 - 17 Feb
Midterm Tuesday Feb 14
6:30-7:30 Kingston 101, 200
Closed Book
Equation Sheet (for study)
Entropy balances for open systems, ideal and lost work |
Chapter 5: Sections 5.7-5.9 |
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READING WEEK |
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Week 7
(Visuals)
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Additional thermodynamic properties, Helmholtz energy, Gibbs energy, Maxwell equations, derivation of property equations as functions of T,P and T,V
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Chapter 6: Sections 6.1-6.3, 6.7 |
Week 8
(last week's visuals cont'd))
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Derivations for enthalpy and entropy
Solutions for Problem from lecture notes
Residual properties, calculation of thermodynamic properties of real fluids
Residual property calculations using Virial Eqaution of State and Cubic Equations of State
Residual property calculations using generalized correlations |
Chapter 6 Section 6.4-6.5
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Week 9
(Visuals Pt 1)
(Visuals Pt 2) |
Thermodynamic properties from tables and graphical methods, quality.
Midterm 2 Solution
Equation Sheet
Applications to Flow Processes
Turbines, compressors, pumps
Compressor Prob 7-37 Sol'n |
Chap 7 Section 7.2
Chap 7 Section 7.3
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Week 10
(Visuals Pt 1)
(Visuals Pt 2) |
Production of Power from Heat
Steam Power Plant (Rankine Cycle)
Factors effecting steam power plant efficiency |
Chap 8 Sections
8.1 and 8.2
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Week 11
(Visuals Pt 1)
(Visuals Pt 2) |
Summary of steam power plant efficiency and brief overview of gas turbines and combined cycle plants
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Same as Week 10
Chap 8 Gas Turbines (Brayton Cycle) |
Week 12
Visuals |
Refrigeration and Liquefaction |
Chap 9
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