4051: Applied Thermodynamics KL Diploma Syllabus for AE 4th Sem 2015 Revision SITTTR

Applied Thermodynamics detailed syllabus for Automobile Engineering (AE) for 2015 revision curriculum has been taken from the SITTTRs official website and presented for the AE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Automobile Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit AE 4th Sem 2015 revision scheme. The detailed syllabus of applied thermodynamics is as follows.

GENERAL COURSE OUTCOME

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SPECIFIC COURSE OUTCOME

MODULE I

1. Understand the terms associated with Thermodynamics and different processes
   1. Distinguish between specific heat at constant volume and at constant pressure
   2. Derive the relation between specific heats and gas constant
   3. Explain pressure- volume diagram
   4. Derive formulae for work, change in internal energy, heat transfer, relation between P, V and T etc, during Isochoric, Isobaric, Isothermal, Isentropic and Polytropic processes.

MODULE II

1. Comprehend the cycles of operation of I.C Engines
   1. Distinguish between reversible and irreversible cycles
   2. Describe available work of a cycle
   3. Express air standard efficiency of a cycle
   4. Explain Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Dual combustion cycle and Joule Cycle with the help of P-V diagrams.
   5. Derive formulae for air standard efficiency of Carnot cycle, Otto cycle and Diesel cycle.
   6. Compute the air standard efficiencies of Carnot cycle, Otto cycle and diesel cycle from the given data.

MODULE III

1. Analyse power developed in I.C Engines
   1. Explain indicator diagrams
   2. Find brake power, indicated power, friction power, mean effective pressure, specific fuel consumption, mechanical efficiency, thermal efficiencies and volumetric efficiency
   3. Describe the Morse test
   4. Prepare heat balance sheet
2. Understand working of various types of air compressors and its safety devices
   1. Outline the function of air compressor
   2. List the uses of compressed air
   3. Classify compressors
   4. Explain the working of single stage and multi stage air compressors
   5. List the advantages of multistage compression
   6. Describe roots blower, vane type, centrifugal and axial flow compressors
   7. Indicate the necessity of safety devices in a compressor
   8. Explain the pressure relief valve and automatic cut off

MODULE IV

1. Comprehend the principles of Heat Transfer
   1. Explain the three modes of heat transfer
   2. Name the fields of application of heat transfer
   3. State and explain Fourier’s law of thermal conduction
   4. Define thermal conductivity
   5. Analyse conduction through plain wall and composite plain wall
   6. Estimate heat loss/square meter/hour
   7. Explain thermal radiation, reflection, absorption and transmission of radiation
   8. Define absorptivity, reflectivity and transmitivity
   9. Explain the concept of a black body
   10. State and explain Stefan – Boltzman law of total radiation
   11. Explain the concept of a Grey body
   12. Explain Newton’s Law of cooling.
   13. Explain free convection and forced convection
2. Understand the principles of heat exchangers
   1. Classify heat exchangers – Recuperative type and Regenerative type,
   2. Parallel flow and counter flow type
   3. Define overall heat transfer coefficient
   4. Define LMTD
   5. Write equations for LMTD for various flow types
   6. Solve problems to calculate surface area of heat exchanger tubes
   7. Distinguish between evaporators and condensers

MODULE I

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MODULE II

Air standard cycles – Reversible and irreversible cycle. Available work and energy of a cycle. Theoretical thermal efficiency and air standard efficiency. Pressure- volume diagram and temperature – entropy diagram. Derivation of formulae for air standard efficiency of Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycleproblems to find air standard efficiency.

MODULE III

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MODULE IV

Principles of heat transfer – introduction to heat transfer. Modes of heat transfer and fields of application of heat transfer. Thermal conduction, Fourier’s law of thermal conduction, thermal conductivity. Conduction through plain wall and composite plain wall – simple problems. Thermal radiation, reflection, absorption and transmission of radiation. Absorptivity, reflectivity and transmitivity. Concept of a black body, Stefan – Boltzman law of total radiation. Concept of gray body. Newton’s law of cooling. Free convection and forced convection. Basic principles of heat exchangers. Classifications of heat exchangers. Evaporator and condenser.

Text Books:

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Reference Books:

1. R.C.Patel and Karmchandani.C.J. – Elements of Heat engines – Acharya book
2. Lakshminarayana – Thermal engineering Vol.-I
3. N.K.Giri – Automobile mechanics – Khanna publishers
4. R. Rudra Moorthy and K.Mayil Swamy – Heat and Mass transfer- pearson education india
5. J G Giles-Vehicle operations and testing – life
6. V.Ganesan – Internal combustion engines – Tata McGraw-Hill
7. S.P.Sen – Internal combustion engines theory and practice – Khanna publishers
8. Mathur and Sharma – Internal combustion engines – Dhanpat Rai
9. V.L. Malaev – IC Engines – McGraw-Hill
10. P.M.Heldt – IC Engines
11. Ramalingam – Thermal engineering – New age international
12. B B Ghosh – A Text book of Engineering Thermodynamics – Vikas publishing

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