Thermal Engineering

Thermal Engineering:  

Laws of thermodynamics, conversion of heat into work vice versa , laws of perfect gases, thermodynamic  processes – isochoric, isobaric, isothermal hyperbolic, isentropic, polytrophic and throttling, modes of heat  transfer, thermal conductivity, convective heat transfer coefficient, Stefan Boltzman law by radiation and overall  heat transfer coefficient.  

Air standards cycles – Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, construction and working of internal combustion  engines, comparison of diesel engine and petrol engine. Systems of internal combustion engine, performance  of internal combustion engines. 

Air compressors their refrigeration cycles, principle of a refrigeration plant.