Name: Notes Engineering Thermodynamics ET
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Author: ALOK KUMAR NANDA

First law analysis of unsteady flow control volumes, Entropy generation, Reversible work, Availability, and
Irreversibility

Review Of First And Second Laws

The Maxwell relations, The Clapeyron equation, The TdS relations, Isothermal compressibility and volume
expansivity, The Joule-Thomson coefficient

General Thermodynamic Property Relations

Introduction (Uses of compressed air), The reciprocating cycle neglecting and considering clearance
volume, Volumetric efficiency and its effect on compressor performance, Limitations of single stage
compression, Multistage compression and intercooling, Optimum intercooler pressure, Performance and
design calculations of reciprocating compressors, Air motors.

Reciprocating Air Compressors

The Carnot vapor cycle and its limitations, The Rankine cycle, Means of increasing the Rankine cycle
efficiency, The reheat cycle, The regenerative feed heating cycle, The binary vapor cycle, The gas-vapor
coupled cycles, Cogeneration (Back pressure and Pass-out turbines)

Vapor Power Cycles

Air standard cycles- Otto, Diesel, Dual Combustion and Brayton cycles, The Brayton cycle with nonisentropic
flow in compressors and turbines, The Brayton cycle with regeneration,

Gas Power Cycles

Reversed Carnot cycle, Reversed Brayton cycle (Gas refrigeration system), The vapor compression cycle,
The vapor absorption cycle

Notes for Engineering Thermodynamics - ET by ALOK KUMAR NANDA

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