R. M.

K COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

RSM Nagar, Puduvoyal, Kavaraipettai 601 206
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME6301 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
(III Semester / II Year)
COURSE OBJECTIVES & COURSE OUTCOMES

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students completing this course are expected to:
Understand the nature and role of the following thermodynamic properties of matter:
internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, temperature, pressure and specific volume;
Be able to access thermodynamic property data from appropriate sources;
Be able to chart thermodynamic processes on appropriate thermodynamic diagrams, such
as a temperature-entropy or pressure-volume diagram;
Be able to represent a thermodynamic system by a control mass or control volume,
distinguish the system from its surroundings, and identify work and/or heat interactions
between the system and surroundings;
Recognize and understand the different forms of energy and restrictions imposed by the
first law of thermodynamics on conversion from one form to another;
Be able to apply the first law to a control mass or control volume at an instant of time or
over a time interval;
Understand implications of the second law of thermodynamics and limitations placed by
the second law on the performance of thermodynamic systems;
Be able to use isentropic processes to represent the ideal behavior of a system;
Be able to quantify the behavior of power plants based on the Rankine cycle, including
the effect of enhancements such as superheat, reheat and regeneration;
Be able to quantify the performance of power plants based on the Brayton cycle,
including the effects of enhancements such as reheat, regeneration and intercooling;
Be able to quantify the performance of refrigeration and heat pump systems;
Be able to understand non-ideal state equations.

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COURSE OUTCOMES:
A fundamental understanding of the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their
application to a wide range of systems.
Understanding of the first law of thermodynamics and various forms of work that can
occur.
An ability to analyze the work and heat interactions associated with a prescribed process
path, and to perform a first law analysis of a flow system.
An ability to evaluate entropy changes in a wide range of processes and determine the
reversibility or irreversibility of a process from such calculations.
Familiarity with calculations of the efficiencies of heat engines and other engineering
devices.
An understanding of the use of the Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies as equilibrium
criteria, and the statement of the equilibrium condition for closed and open systems.
An understanding of the interrelationship between thermodynamic functions and an
ability to use such relationships to solve practical problems.
Familiarity with the construction and principles governing the form of simple and
complex one-component pressure-temperature diagrams and the use of volumetemperature and pressure-volume phase diagrams and the steam tables in the analysis of
engineering devices and systems.
Ability to determine the equilibrium states of a wide range of systems, ranging from
mixtures of gases, mixtures of gases and pure condensed phases, and mixtures of gases,
liquids, and solids that can each include multiple components.
Familiarity with basic concepts in solution thermodynamics, and an ability to relate the
characteristics and relative energies of different liquid and solid solutions to the phase
diagram of the system.
Familiarity with basic concepts in electrochemistry.

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