Rangasamy College of Technology - Autonomous Regulation R 2008
Mechatronics Department Programme Code & Name 15 : B.E. Mechatronics Engineering Engineering Semester IV Hours / Week Credit Maximum Marks Course Code Course Name L T P C CA ES Total APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS 08150403C 3 1 0 4 50 50 100 AND HEAT TRANSFER This course provides a clear and detailed exposition of basic principles of thermodynamics Objective(s) and heat transfer. Applications of these concepts to various systems like cycles, processes. 1 LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS Total Hrs. 12 Systems-closed and open systems –properties, processes and cycles- equilibrium- work and heat transfers-first law for a closed system and flow processes (Problems in closed system & steady flow processes only)- enthalpy - second law –entropy- entropy change- reversibility ( Qualitative treatment only). 2 AIR COMPRESSORS AND AIR-STANDARD CYCLES Total Hrs. 12 Reciprocating air compressors: calculation of volumetric, isothermal and isentropic efficiencies- Introduction to multi-stage compression and its advantages (descriptive treatment only). Air standard cycles: Carnot cycle - Otto cycle - Diesel cycle - Brayton cycle - air standard efficiency - two stroke and four stroke engines - SI, and CI engines (Working principle only). 3 VAPOUR POWER AND VAPOUR COMPRESSION CYCLES Total Hrs. 12 Properties of Steam - use of steam tables and charts – Basic Rankine cycle- Layout of thermal power plants- Fire and water tube boilers, Schematic diagram of locomotive, Babcock Wilcox and Benson boilers. Refrigerant properties - use of refrigerant tables and charts -Standard vapour compression refrigeration cycle and COP calculation, effect of vapour super heating and liquid sub cooling on COP (descriptive treatment only) – Layout of Domestic Refrigerators and air conditioner. 4 CONDUCTION HEAT TRANSFER Total Hrs. 12 Modes of heat transfer, Conduction – Fourier law, resistance concept, heat transfer across plane wall, hollow cylinder, and hollow sphere, convection resistance, problems in simple and composite walls, 1-D steady state heat conduction with heat generation, simple problems, Different type of fins, simple problems. 5 CONVECTION AND RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER Total Hrs. 12 Convection - free convection and forced convection- empirical relations- problems in flow over vertical plates, flow across cylinder, flow through circular pipes, Natural convective heat transfer over vertical plates and horizontal cylinder. Radiation - Black body and grey body concept, problems using radiation exchanges between two grey bodies – methods of cooling of machines/devices. Total hours to be taught 60 Text book(s) : Dr. C.P. Kothandaraman, S.Domkundwar & A.V.Domkundwar, “A course in Thermal Engineering” 1. Dhanpatrai & Co (P) Ltd, Fifth edition, 2000. 2. Dr.C.P.Kothandaraman, “Heat and Mass Transfer”, New Age International(P), Publishers, 2002. Reference(s): 1. Nag P. K, ‘Engineering Thermodynamics’ Tata McGraw-Hill, 2005. 2. Holman J.P; Heat and Mass Transfer, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2000. 3 Ballaney P. L, ‘Applied Thermodynamics,’ Khanna Publishers, 2006. 4 R.S.Khurmi, & J.K Gupta‘ A Text Book of Thermal Engineering ‘, S.Chand & Co. Ltd, 2008.