Thermodynamics

Basic concepts of thermodynamics course with all fundamentals including introduction to laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic system and properties of system and thermodynamic cycles. Below is complete outline of the subject as taught in mechanical engineering undergraduate course. It is compulsory for all mechanical engineers to revise basics of thermodynamics and other courses to stay updated with knowledge of the subjects and for a better performance during interviews. It has been learnt that many interviewers like to ask basic questions from thermodynamics during interview. Once you have gone through all the short topics given below, you will be in a position to answer all interview questions related to thermodynamics. 

• Thermodynamics - Introduction
• Thermodynamic System
• Properties of a System
• Thermal Equilibrium
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• Laws of Perfect Gases
• General Gas Equation
• Characteristic Equation of a Gas
• Joule's Law
• Avogadro's Law
• Universal Gas Constant
• Specific Heats of a Gas
• Relation Between Specific Heats
• Thermodynamic Processes of Perfect Gases
• Constant volume (isochoric) process
• Constant Pressure (Isobaric) Process
• Hyperbolic process
• Constant temperature/ isothermal process
• Adiabatic process or isentropic process
• Polytropic process
• Free expansion process
• Throttling process
• General Laws for Expansion and Compression
• Entropy
• Thermodynamic Cycle
• Classification of Thermodynamic Cycles
• Efficiency of a Cycle
• Carnot Cycle
• Stirling Cycle
• Ericsson Cycle
• Joule Cycle
• Otto Cycle
• Diesel Cycle
• Dual Combustion Cycle
• Gas Turbines
• Closed Cycle Gas Turbine
• Open Cycle Gas Turbine
• Thermal Efficiency of Ideal Gas Turbine
• Efficiency of Gas Turbine
• Fuels and Combustion
• Solid Fuels
• Liquid Fuels
• Gaseous Fuels
• Calorific Value of Fuels
• Combustion of Fuels
• Theoretical or Minimum Air Required for Complete Combustion
• Mass of Carbon in Flue Gases
• Mass of Excess Air Supplied