| Chapter | Title | Key Topics Covered | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | | Pressure, volume, temperature, mass, work, and energy. | | 2 | Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids, Ideal Gases | Ideal gas processes, real fluid processes, steam tables, critical point, Tds equations. | | 3 | First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems | First law, boundary and paddle-wheel work, entropy principle, second law. | | 4 | Real Fluids | Compressibility factor, Maxwell relations, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, Joule-Thompson coefficient. | | 5 | Steady and Transient Flows | Continuity, energy equation, subsonic nozzles and diffusers, turbines, compressors. | | 6 | The Carnot Cycle | Carnot heat engines, heat pumps, and refrigerators; Clausius Inequality. | | 7 | Gas Cycles | Otto, Diesel, Dual (Sabatier), Brayton, and Stirling cycles. | | 8 | Vapor Cycles | Detailed analysis of various vapor power cycles. | | 9 | Psychrometry | Heating, cooling, humidifying, and air conditioning processes; cooling towers. | | 10 | Refrigeration | Vapor-compression, Brayton, and Carnot refrigeration cycles; air liquefaction. | | 11 | Combustion: First Law and Equation Balancing | Combustion equations, Orsat analysis, enthalpy of formation, heating values. | | 12 | The Second Law Applied to Combustion | Dissociation, equilibrium constant, and second-law analysis of combustion. | | 13 | Miscellaneous Topics | Statistical thermodynamics, transport properties, exergy (availability). | | 14 | Supplementary Problems | Additional problems from all previous chapters for extra practice. |
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