Md. Zahurul Haq, Ph.D., CEA, FBSME, FIEB
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Syllabus
3.00 Credit Hours
Introduction
to
classical
and
statistical
viewpoints
in
thermodynamics;
Concepts
of
equilibrium,
stability,
reversibility,
irreversibility
and
availability;
Concepts
of
entropy;
Principle
of
increase
of
entropy;
Calculation
of
entropy
changes;
Statistical
interpretation;
Entropy
of
mixing;
Absolute
entropy;
Entropy
flow
and
entropy
production;
Properties
of
pure
substances;
Ideal
gases;
Ideal
gas
mixtures
of
constant
composition;
Ideal
gas
mixtures
of
variable
compositions;
Thermodynamic
potentials:
Helmholtz
free
energy
functions,
Gibbs
free
energy
function;
Application
of
free
energy
functions;
Transformations
and
thermodynamic
potentials;
Maxwell
relations;
Phase
transitions;
The
Clausius-Clapeyron
equation;
Statistical
mechanics:
fundamental
principles,
energy
states
and
levels;
Thermodynamic
probability:
Bose-
Einstein
statistics,
Fermi-Dirac
statistics;
Thermodynamic
properties
of
a
system;
Special
Topics:
elastic
systems, fuel cells, magnetic systems, thermo-electricity.
Course Notes [2022-23]:
Course Outline
A. Classical Thermodynamics
1.5 cr. hr.
1. EOS & Thermodynamic property relationships
[1]
2. Thermodynamics of Mixtures
[1]
3. Reversibility and Exergy
[1] [2]
4. Equilibrium
[1]
5. Thermodynamic Relationships
[1]
B. Statistical thermodynamics
1.5 cr. hr.
‘Statistical Thermodynamics‘ will be covered by Dr. Kazi Arafat Rahman
Reference/Text Books:
•
K. Wark and D.E. Rechards (1999), Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill.
•
DE Winterbone (1997), Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers, Arnold.
•
Moran, M.J. (2015), Principles of Engineering Thermodynamics, Wiley.