THERMODYNAMICS AND FLUID MECHANICS

ME 241                                                                                   No. of hrs/week=03+03

                                                                                                No. of credits = 04

THERMODYNAMICS

Basic Concepts : System, Surroundings, Universe, Properties and state of a system. Process and cycle, thermodynamic equilibrium, Zeroth law of thermodynamics, Heat  and work transfer.                                                                                                                                                         5hrs

First Law of Thermodynamics : First law for a closed system undergoing a cycle,  First law for a process, steady flow energy equation.                                                                          5hrs

Second Law of Thermodynamics : Heat engine and Heat pump; Kelvin Plancks and Clausius statement of  second law, reversible and irreversible process, Carnot Cycle.                    6hrs

Entropy: Clausius inequality (only statement). The property entropy, principles of increase of entropy.                                                                                                                             4hrs

FLUID MECHANICS

Fundamentals: Definition and properties of fluids, pressure variation in a static  fluid, Pressure measurement (simple and differential manometer).                                                              6hrs

Kinematics of Fluid Flow: Types of flow, one – dimensional continuity equation, Bernoullis equation of motion, Venturimeter, Orificemeter and pitot tube V-notch and Rectangular notch.                                                                                                                                                  8hrs

Flow through Pipes : Friction loss in pipe flow, Major and Minor losses.                            6hrs

Dimensional Analysis: Fundamental and derived units, dimensional homogeneity, Rayleighs method and Buckingham’s p Theorem, Similitude, Significance of dimensionless numbers.

Reference Books:

1. Engg. Thermodynamics by P.K. Nag, Tata McGraw Hill.

2. Engineering thermodynamics by S Polding and Cole

3. Thermodynamics by J P Holman, Tata McGrawHill

4. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines by Dr. Jagdishlal

5. A text book of Fluid Mechanics by R.K. Rajput S Chand and Company Ltd., New Delhi

6. Engineering Fluid Mechanics by K L Kumar Eurasia Publishing House, New Delhi

THERMODYNAMICS AND FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY

1. Heat Engine Performance

2. Refrigeration Cycle

3. Impacts of Jets

4. Venturimeter

5. Orifice meter

6. Friction loss in pipes

7. V- notch

8. Rectangular Notch

9. Flow meter

10. Reynolds Experiment