AERO ENGINEERING
THERMODYNAMICS LT P C
3104
OBJECTIVE
To give a brief
background of application of various laws of thermodynamics and its
application in
heat transfer, refrigeration and air-conditioning, jet propulsion system.
UNIT I
BASIC THERMODYNAMICS 15+3
Systems, Zeroth Law, First Law - Heat
and work transfer in flow, Second law, Clausius
statement -
concept of entropy entropy change in non-flow processes.
UNIT II AIR CYCLES 5 +3
Otto, Diesel, Dual combustion and
Brayton combustion cycles - Air standard efficiency - Mean effective pressure - Actual and theoretical PV diagrams of two stroke
and four stroke IC Engines.
UNIT III
THERMODYNAMICS OF ONE DIMENSIONAL FLUID FLOW 12+3
Application of continuity, momentum
and energy equations- Rankine cycle - Isentropic
flow of ideal
gases through nozzles - Simple jet propulsion system - Thrust rocket motor -
Specific
impulse.
UNIT IV
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING 6 +3
Principles of refrigeration, Air
conditioning - Heat pumps - Vapour compression - Vapour absorption types - Coefficient of performance, Properties of
refrigerants.
UNIT V AIR COMPRESSORS 7+3
Classification and working principle
of compressors (Descriptive Treatment). Isothermal and Isentropic efficiency of air compressors.
TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1. Rathakrishnan, E,
"Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics", Prentice - Hall,
India, 2000
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