Syllabus

Course Outline [2016]

Fundamentals of classical thermodynamics, first and second laws;
Concept of properties. Reversible and irreversible processes, entropy
and other characteristic functions. Maxwells relations. Equation of
state and generalized coordinates; Equilibrium and stability.

Dr. Md. Zahurul Haq

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
zahurul@me.buet.ac.bd
http://teacher.buet.ac.bd/zahurul/

Course Page : http://teacher.buet.ac.bd/zahurul/ME6101/

ME 6101: Classical Thermodynamics

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Tentative Lecture Schedule

Topic
Introductory Concepts & Terminology
First Law of Thermodynamics
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic Properties & Equations of State
Thermodynamic Relations
Analyses of Engineering Systems (Energy & Exergy)
Lecture Room
Class Time

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Reference Books

No. of Lectures
3
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10

: Room No. ME 207

: Saturday (5.00 - 6.30 PM) & Wednesday (5.00 - 6.30 PM).

(BUET)

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Wark, K. & Richards, D.E., Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill,

Inc.
Moran, M.J. & Shapiro, H.N., Fundamentals of Engineering
Thermodynamics, J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Wark, K., Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers, McGraw-Hill,
Inc.
Van Wylen, G. & Sonntag, R.E., Fundamentals of Classical
Thermodynamics, J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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