Fundamentals of Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer (GSE254/GSE234/ISE133)

This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts of thermodynamics and its applications to real thermal processes. The first law of thermodynamics. Working fluids. Reversible and irreversible processes. Second law of thermodynamics. Heat engines and refrigerators, carnot cycle. Modes of heat transfer, steady heat conduction, Newton’s law of cooling. Composite wall and electrical analog, heat flow through cylinders, and a spheres, Forced and natural convection. Heat exchangers