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1. Introduction
Energy and thermodynamics: Energy in our live; place of thermodynamics in a program
2. Basic concepts
Systems; State, state properties and processes; Concepts and laws; Dimensions and units; Density; Pressure; Temperature; Conservation of mass
3. Energy concepts and First Law
General definitions for energy and mechanical power; Work of point forces; Work of distributed force; Internal energy (qualitative); heat; First Law of thermodynamics
4. Pure substance and ideal gas mixtures
Definitions; Change of phase; Evaporation at constant pressure; General phase changes; Observed relations between thermodynamic properties; Models for thermodynamic relations; Ideal gas thermal equation of state; Ideal and semi-ideal calorific equations of state; Real equations of state; Ideal gas mixtures
5. Applications of Fist Law
Closed system processes; Open system processes (Steady flow, Flow without work or heat exchanged, Heat and/or Work exchange equipment, Unsteady open system processes; Methodology for addressing thermodynamic problems
6. Second Law of thermodynamics
Sources of irreversibility; Basics of heat engines; Second law statements; Carnot cycle and principles; Thermodynamic temperature scale
7. Entropy
Entropy from Clausius inequality; Gibbs equation; Entropy as a function of other state properties: Entropy for ideal, semi-ideal gases and ideal gas mixtures - Entropy for real gases and other phases; Entropy for a control volume; Isentropic efficiencies; Entropy from the statement of Caratheodory; Entropy from statistical thermodynamics;Principle of entropy increase
8. Exergy (Availability)
Maximum work; Availability; Second Law efficiency
9. Power cycles
Sterling and Ericson cycles; Rankin cycle: Basic Rankin cycle - Reheat Rankin cycle - Regeneration Rankin Cycle; Air standard cycles: Modeling of internal combustion engines - Joule (Brayton) cycle - Otto cycle - Diesel cycle - Dual (combined) cycle
10. Refrigeration cycles
Vapor compression cycle; Gas refrigeration cycle; Absorption cooling; Peltier cooling
11. Equilibrium of a single component system
Thermodynamic potentials; Maxwell’s relations and applications to real gases; Equilibrium of a single component two phase system
12. Non-reactive mixtures and solutions
Psychrometry; Chemical potentials; Non-ideal solutions
13. Thermochemistry
Mass and energy balances; Third Law; Chemical equilibrium
14. Statistical thermodynamics
Kinetic theory of gases; Statistical thermodynamics and the quantum theory; Specific heats of gases and crystals

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