Thermodynamics-I: A Beginners' Guide

What is thermodynamics. Thermodynamics is a branch of science that deals with heat and work, and the interaction between these two. How is thermodynamics important.

Thermodynamics plays a vital role in everything from making hot coffee and baking pizzas to launching rockets and satellites. What will you gain from this course. This course covers the following:Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics: Definition and Terminologies, System, Boundary, Surroundings, macroscopic and microscopic properties, state, process, cycle, and so on.

Work and Heat: Energy and its types, properties, and significance of work and heat, and energy conversion work and heat during various processes. First Law of Thermodynamics - Non-flow process: Definition, internal energy, and so on. First Law of Thermodynamics - Flow process: Unsteady and steady flow energy equation and its application to real-time devices like pumps, compressors, boilers, turbines, and so on.

Second Law of Thermodynamics: Definition, Kelvin-Planck, and Classius statements and their equivalence, Carnot Principles, heat engine, heat pump, refrigerator, efficiency and coefficient of performance. Entropy: Concept of entropy, Clausius inequality, change in entropy of the system, change in entropy of surroundings, the total change in entropy, and entropy generation. Properties of Pure Substances: Formation of steam, types of steam, dryness fraction, calculation of specific enthalpy.