| Course Description |
This module aims to provide students with an understanding on the concepts and principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and its application in resolving real-life problems.
On successful completion of the ‘Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics’ components of this course, the students would be able to:
• Explain the basic laws of Thermodynamics and their applications in analyzing the changes in heat and work in practical systems.
• Understand the concepts of entropy and enthalpy.
• Differentiate between adiabatic and isothermal thermal processes.
• Recognize the significance of Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle, Otto cycle and Diesel cycle in power conversion process.
• Derive the kinetic models for pressure, temperature and energy.
• Differentiate the distribution of fermions and bosons at different energy levels.
The ‘Fluids’ component equip the students to:
• Explain the behaviour of fluids under pressure variations.
• Estimate the Hydrostatic Forces on partially and fully submerged bodies.
• Apply the principles of buoyancy on the stability of floating bodies.
• Differentiate between steady-unsteady, uniform-non-uniform, compressible-uncompressible, rotational-irrigational and laminar-turbulent flows.
• Derive Bernoulli’s theorem and momentum equation and apply them in real life problems.
• Understand how techniques of dimension analysis and similitude are being used in model studies.
• Explain the Fluid Mechanics principles, governing the working of fluid machines.
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