Thermodynamics in Mechanical Engineering (Coordinators Workshop)

National Mission on Education through ICT


February 21st, 2011 to February 25th, 2011

Course Content Teaching Faculty Who Should Attend
Duration and Venue Criteria for Certification Course Fee
How to Apply Accommodation Note
Address For Communication

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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

  • Imparting knowledge of Thermodynamics on a larger scale and at a faster rate.
  • Matter/Video/Presentations are available to all at no cost.
  • Helping maximum number of students, teachers and working professionals learn Thermodynamics concepts and 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 the contents in open source on the portal.
  • The topics covered in the workshop: -
  • Introduction to thermodynamics, System, surroundings, classification of systems.
  • Units and dimensions. Conversion factors.
  • Properties of systems. Equilibrium, processes, interactions.
  • The work interaction. Thermodynamic definition of work. Evaluation of work. Adiabatic boundary, systems, 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. Steam tables.
  • Other equations of state. Van-der-Waals gas. 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.
  • Principle of increase of entropy. Formulation of second law for closed systems.
  • Auxiliary functions. Property relations. Maxwell`s equations.
  • Applications to equations of state. 1st law for open systems. Derivation of the general form. Special cases. Steady-flow energy equation. 2nd law for open systems.
  • 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,
    Email: gaitonde@iitb.ac.in.
    Prof. U. V. Bhandarkar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay,
    Email: bhandarkar@iitb.ac.in.

    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 five days. It will start at 9 am on Monday 21st February 2011 and end at 5.30 pm on Friday 25th February 2011. Venue: Seminar Hall, Van Vihar Guest House, IIT Bombay.

    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*.

    * Travel fare reimbursement will be made for up to A/C 2-tier or lowest return airfare, as per GOI entitlement.

    How to Apply

    Those wishing to attend this course should register online at http://ekalavya.it.iitb.ac.in/
    Due to limited seats, registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Confirmation of registration will be sent by email. Enrollment will be strictly online.

    LAST DATE FOR ONLINE ENROLLMENT: 10th February, 2011.

    Enroll online at http://ekalavya.it.iitb.ac.in/

    Accommodation

    Shared Guest House accommodation with standard boarding will be provided free to the participants depending on availability, from the evening of Sunday 20th February 2011 (arrival) to the morning of Saturday 26th February 2011 (departure).

    Note

    Please note that this workshop is conducted under the eOutreach project of IIT Bombay. 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 would be available for distribution at cost, to any individual/ institution. All participants are required to sign a 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

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