Thermodynamics in Mechanical Engineering (Main Workshop)

Introduction

Thermodynamics is taught to mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering students. Thermodynamics is a physical science that studies the effects on material bodies, and on radiation in regions of space, transfer of heat, and of work done on or by the bodies or radiation.

It inter-relates macroscopic variables, such as temperature, volume and pressure, which describe physical properties of material bodies and radiation, which in this science are called thermodynamic systems. Its applications include the design of air conditioners, refrigerators, internal combustion engines in automobiles and other equipments, turbo chargers and superchargers in automobile engines, steam turbines in power generation plants, jet engines used in aircraft, and so on. The different applied fields of thermodynamics are Atmospheric, Biological, Black hole, Chemical, Classical, Equilibrium, Industrial ecology (re: Exergy), Maximum entropy, Non-equilibrium, Philosophy of thermal and statistical physics, Psychrometrics, Quantum thermodynamics, Statistical thermodynamics & Thermo economics.

IIT Bombay, had conducted workshops, and trained teachers all over India through remote centres. The lectures were transmitted live, and were received at various remote centres across the country, through synchronous distance mode, along with the interaction of participants. The video, presentations, and downloads offered here will help students; teachers and working professionals learn and master the subject.

Course content

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• Helping maximum number of students, teachers and working professionals learn the techniques & implement them in real life.
• Empower students and teachers in engineering colleges on a large scale.
• Impart new teaching methods.
• Teach centres as per the common syllabus.
• Encourage teachers to contribute learning material.
• Publish contents in open source on portal.

Topics covered :-
• Introduction to thermodynamics.
• System, surroundings, boundaries, classification of systems.
• Units and dimensions. Conversion factors.
• Properties of systems. Equilibrium, processes, interactions.
• The work interaction. Thermodynamic definition of work. Characteristics of the work interaction. Evaluation of work.
• Adiabatic boundary. Adiabatic systems and processes. Adiabatic work.
• The First Law. Basic form. Energy of a system. The heat interaction. Sign convention.
• Diathermic boundary. Zeroth law. Isothermal states. Empirical temperature.
• Principles of thermometry. Scales of temperature.
• Gas thermometer. The ideal gas. Ideal gas temperature scale.
• The state principle. Equations of state. Properties of gases.
• Properties of steam. Introduction to steam tables.
• Other equations of state. Van-der-Waals gas. Critical state.
• Reduced equation of state.
• The Second Law. Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements. Equivalence of statements. Carnot theorem. Thermodynamic temperature. Kelvin scale. Carnot engine. Equivalence of thermodynamic Kelvin scale and ideal gas Kelvin scale.
• Clausius inequality. Definition of entropy. Evaluation of entropy.
• Principle of increase of entropy. Formulation of second law for closed systems.
• Auxiliary functions. Property relations. Maxwell`s equations.
• Applications to equations of state.
• First law for open systems. Derivation of the general form. Special cases. Steady-flow energy equation. Second law for open systems.
• Combined first and second laws. Availability and exergy. Lost work.
• Introduction to cycles. Classifications of cycles. Implementation of cycles. Gas power cycles - Otto, Diesel, Brayton. Vapour power cycles -Rankine cycle and its modifications. Refrigeration (reversed) cycles -Joule, vapour-compression.

Teaching Faculty

Prof. U.N. Gaitonde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay
http://www.me.iitb.ac.in/wiki/doku.php?id=gaitonde

Workshops Prof. U. V. Bhandarkar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay
http://www.me.iitb.ac.in/wiki/doku.php?id=bhandarkar

Who Should Attend

Will benefit all students, teachers, and working professionals who are keen on learning thermodynamics, and performing research in this field.

Duration and Venue

The duration of the workshop is 2 weeks (10 working days). It will begin at 09:00 am on Tuesday, 14th June, 2011, and end at 17:30 pm on Friday, 24th June, 2011. Additional contributions from participants are required to be made within the following two weeks.

The venues for the workshop will be 34 Remote centers.

Criteria for Certification

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Course Fee

Since the workshop is funded by the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Government of India), there is no course fee for participation.

How to Apply

Those wishing to attend this workshop should enroll online here.

Enrollment will be strictly online, and no other applications will be entertained.

The online form contains a list of remote centers. From this list, please select a center close to your institute, where you would wish to attend the workshop. Last date for enrollment is 5th June, 2011. A list of selected participants will be put up on this website on 7th June, 2011. The selected participants will also be informed by email.

Accommodation

Remote centers are being funded to provide tea/lunch on each day o/logoutmsg.jspf the workshop, and for accommodation, wherever available*, for limited number of outstation participants. Travel expenses up to Rs.1000 will be reimbursed against proof of actual expenditure.

Accommodation is not guaranteed

Note

It is mandatory that while registering for the workshop, the participant should submit a scanned copy of a letter from the principal/HOD of his/her institute mentioning that he/she is an employee of the institute and has been permitted to attend the workshop. Registration without this letter will not be entertained.

Please note that this workshop is conducted by the eOutreach project of IIT Bombay, under the National Mission on Education through ICT. Live recording of the course and other created contents would be released under Open Source through a portal. The recorded CD/DVD of the course lectures will be available for distribution at cost, to any individual or institution. All participants are required to sign an undertaking certificate for such release of contents contributed by them during and after the workshop. The recognition and citation will naturally be made for all contributors.

Address For Communication

Dr. Mukta Atrey,
Project Manager,
Department of CSE,
Kanwal Rekhi Building,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Mumbai - 400 076.
Tel.: +91-22-2576 4982/ 4983

Fax: +91-22-2572 0022
Email: eoutreach@it.iitb.ac.in