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MEL7401: ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS

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• Details of Assignment-1
• Evaluation policy
• Course Contents and Books

Lecture Notes

• Introduction to Advanced Thermodynamics
• Thermodynamics of Life & Human Evolution
• Thermodynamics of Material to Life
• Thermodynamic Practices for Extrasomatic Needs-1
• Ancestors of Thermodynamics
• Mathematical Description of Material in A Thermodynamic Systems
• Need for Mathematical Description of Thermodynamic Equilibrium
• Mathematical Description of Thermodynamic Equilibrium
• Mathematical Description of Thermodynamic Change of State
• Axiomatic Thermodynamic: Work & Internal Energy
• Axiomatic Analysis of First Law
• Pfaffian Differential Equations
• Pfaffian Differential Equations with Multiple Variables
• Application of Caratheodory’s Axioms for Second Law
• Basic Analysis to Extend Caratheodory’s Axioms for A Control Volume
• Formulation of Caratheodory’s Axioms for A Control Volume
• Thermodynamic Cycles & Second Law Statements
• Reconciliation Between Statements of Second Law
• Reconciliation Between Axioms of Caratheodory’s & Kelvin Principle
• Caratheodory’s & Kelvin Analyses of Irreversible Cycles
• Irreversible Process & Entropy Generation
• Entropy Generation in Industrial Processes
• Ecology Aware Thermodynamics
• AVAILABILITY Analysis of Open Systems
• Modern Thermodynamic Analysis of CVs
• Basics of Modern Thermodynamic Analysis
• Modern Thermodynamic Analysis of Simple Systems
• Property Representation using Fundamental Equation
• Development of Special Representation Functions
• Creation of Energy Representatives thru Transformation
• Maxwell Relations to Design Special Processes
• Universal Energy Representative

Sample Problems and solutions

Analysis of Equilibrium Axioms

Axiomatic Analysis of First Law

Pfaffian Equations

Reading Material