Scheme & Syllabus Copy of Applied Thermodynamics 2022 Scheme VTU Notes
Applied Thermodynamics 2022 Scheme VTU Notes BME401 Syllabus Copy
Applied Thermodynamics 2022 Scheme VTU Notes BME401 notes
Module 1- Air Standard Cycles:
- Carnot cycle, Otto, Diesel, Dual cycles.
- P-v and T-s diagrams: Description, efficiencies, and mean effective pressures.
- Comparison of Otto and Diesel cycles.
I.C. Engines:
- Classification of IC engines.
- Combustion of SI (Spark Ignition) and CI (Compression Ignition) engines.
- Detonation and factors affecting detonation.
- Performance analysis of IC engines, heat balance, Morse test.
Module 2- Gas Power Cycles:
- Gas turbine (Brayton) cycle: Description and analysis.
- Regenerative, intercooling, and reheating in gas turbine cycles.
Jet Propulsion Cycles:
- Turbojet, Turboprop, Turbofan, Ram Jet, Rocket, Pulse Jet, Ram Rocket.
Module 3- Vapour Power Cycles:
- Carnot vapour power cycle: Drawbacks as a reference cycle.
- Simple Rankine cycle: Description, T-S diagram, analysis for performance.
- Comparison of Carnot and Rankine cycles.
- Effects of pressure and temperature on Rankine cycle performance.
Actual Vapour Power Cycles:
- Regenerative vapour power cycle with open and closed feed water heaters.
- Reheat Rankine cycle.
Module 4 - Refrigeration Cycles:
- Vapour compression refrigeration system: Description, analysis, refrigerating effect.
- Capacity, power required, units of refrigeration, COP, Refrigerants and their desirable properties, alternative refrigerants.
- Vapour absorption refrigeration system.
Psychrometrics and Air-conditioning Systems:
- Psychrometric properties of air (review).
- Psychrometric chart.
- Analyzing air-conditioning processes: Heating, cooling, dehumidification, humidification, evaporative cooling.
- Adiabatic mixing of two moist air streams.
Module 5- Reciprocating Compressors:
- Operation of a single-stage reciprocating compressor.
- Work input through p-v diagram and steady-state steady-flow analysis.
- Effect of clearance and volumetric efficiency.
- Adiabatic, isothermal, and mechanical efficiencies.
- Multi-stage compressor, saving in work, optimum intermediate pressure, inter-cooling, minimum work for compression.
