UY1: Thermodynamics

This topic (Thermodynamics) is treated at the level of first year undergraduate (college student).

Temperature & Heat

• Basic Concepts
• The Zeroth Law Of Thermodynamics
• Measurement Of Temperature
• Temperature Scales
• Thermal Expansion
• Heat Capacity

Heat Transfer mechanisms:

Conduction:

• Conduction
• Build Up Of Temperature Gradient
• Thermal Conduction Through A Compound Slab

Convection:

• Convection
• Heat Transfer

Radiation

• Radiation
• Planck radiation law and Wien displacement law

 

Kinetic Theory Of Gases

• Equation-of-state – Ideal Gas Law
• Concept Of Kinetic Temperature
• Root-mean-square speed of the gas particles
• Mean Free Path
• The Boltzmann Distribution
• The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
• Theorem Of Equipartition Of Energy
• Counting the number of modes
• Heat Capacity Of Gases
• Crisis for equipartition theorem
• Heat Capacity Of Solids

 

First Law Of Thermodynamics

• Definition and concepts of thermodynamics
• Work output by gas pistons
• Work is a path variable
• Heat is a path variable
• Reversible & Irreversible Thermodynamic Processes
• Cyclic processes
• Definition of first law of thermodynamics
• More about internal energy

 

Heat Engine

• Concept of heat engines and heat pumps
• Isothermal Process
• Adiabatic Process
• Isochoric Process & Isobaric Process
• Heat pumps

 

Second Law Of Thermodynamics

• Heat Engines – Thermal Efficiency
• Definition of second law of thermodynamics
• The Carnot Engine
• Thermal Bottleneck
• Otto cycle and diesel engine
• Entropy
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