Notes for Engineering Thermodynamics - ET by ALOK KUMAR NANDA

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

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

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.

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)

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,

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