Basic Mechanical Engineering

Textbook/ Reference Materials: A Text Book of Thermal Engineering, By R.S. Khurmi & J.K.Gupta. S Chand & Co. Two colour edition 1978( Reprint 2003). ISBN 81-219-1337-3

Topics with Red Lettered Fonts are the syllabus up to Midterm

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.48. Laws of Thermodynamics1.49. Zeroth law of Thermodynamics1.50. First law of Thermodynamics1.52. Second law of Thermodynamics

Chapter 6: Thermodynamic Air Cycles

6.16.2. Assumptions in Thermodynamic cycles6.4. Reversible cycle6.5. Irreversible cycle6.96.16. Otto cycle6.17. Diesel cycle

Example 6.10-6.20Exercise# 9-18

Chapter 7: Formation and Properties of Steam

7.17.27.3. Temperature vs. Total Heat Graph during steam formation7.4. Important Terms for Steam7.5. Steam Tables and their Uses7.6 Superheated steam7.7Example 7.1 - 7.7Exercise#1-4

Chapter 8: Entropy of Steam

8.1. Introduction8.3. Entropy Increase during Evaporation 8.4. Entropy of Wet and Dry Steam8.6. Temperature-Entropy (T-s) Diagram for Water and Steam8.7. Isothermal Lines on T-s Diagram

8.8. Isentropic Lines on T-s Diagram8.9. Enthalpy-Entropy (h-s) Diagram for Water and Steam or Mollier Chart8.10. Dryness Fraction Lines on h-s Diagram8.11. Constant Volume Lines on h-s Diagram 8.12. Constant Pressure Lines on h-s Diagram8.13. Isothermal Lines on h-s Diagram8.14. Isentropic Lines on h-s Diagram 8.15. Throttling Lines on h-s DiagramExample: 8.4-8.5Exercise # 6

Chapter 10: Thermodynamic Vapour Cycles

10.110.2. Carnot cycle with steam as working substance10.3.10.4. Rankine CycleExample 10.3 - 10.510.6. Rankine Cycle with superheated steam Exercise# 2,3,4,6, 9-12

Chapter 13:

13.1. Introduction13.2. Important Terms for Steam Boilers13.5. Classifications of Steam Boilers13.16. Comparison between Water Tube and Fire Tube Boilers

Chapter 14: Boiler Mountings and Accessories

14.2. Boiler Mountings14.3. Water Level Indicator14.4. Pressure Gauge14.5. Safety Valves14.10. Steam Stop Valve14.11. Blow off Cock14.12. Feed Check Valve14.13. Fusible Plug14.14. Boiler Accessories14.15. Feed Pump 14.16. Superheater14.17. Economiser14.18. Air Preheater

Chapter 15: Performance of Steam Boilers

15.115.2. Equivalent Evaporation15.3. Boiler EfficiencyExample 15.1-15.5Exercise# 1- 6

Chapter 25: Modern Steam Turbines

25.2. Reheating of steam25.3. Advantages of Reheating of Steam25.4. Reheat CycleExample 25.225.8. Regenerative cycle25.9. Bleeding25.10. Regenerative cycle with single feed water heaterExample 25.525.11. Regenerative cycle with two feed water heaterExercise#6

Chapter 26: Internal Combustion Engines

26.1. Introduction26.3. Classification of I.C. Engines26.4. Main Components of I.C. Engines26.5. Sequence of Operations in a cycle26.9. Four-stroke cycle petrol engine26.1026.12. Four-stroke cycle diesel engine26.1326.16

Chapter 28: Reciprocating Air Compressors

28.1. Introduction28.3. Technical Terms28.4. Working of Single Stage Reciprocating Air Compressor28.6. Workdone by a of Single Stage Reciprocating Air Compressor without clearance volume28.7. Power required to drive a of Single Stage Reciprocating Air CompressorExample 28.1, 3Exercise#1, 2

Chapter 32: Gas Turbine

32.132.232.332.432.532.832.9Example 1, 2, 6

Chapter 34: Introduction to Heat Transfer

34.1. Introduction34.2. Methods of Heat Transfer34.3. Newton’s law of Cooling34.4. Fourier’s Law of Heat Conduction34.5. Heat Conduction by Conduction through a slab34.6 Thermal Conductivity34.7 Temperature Gradient34.11 Overall Coefficient of heat transfer

Chapter 35: Air Refrigeration Cycles

35.1. Introduction35.3. Units of Refrigeration35.4. Coefficient of Performance of a Refrigerator35.5. Difference between a Heat engine, refrigerator and heat pumpExample 35.2, 35.7

Chapter 36: Vapour Compression Refrigeration Systems

36.6. Theoretical Vapour Compression Cycle with Dry Saturated Vapour after CompressionExample 36.1, 36.236.12. Vapour Absorption Refrigeration SystemExercise#3, 4

Chapter 37: Psychrometry

37.1. Introduction37.2. Psychrometric Terms37.7. Psychrometric ChartExample 37.6-37.7

37.8. Psychrometric Processes

37.9. Sensible cooling37.10. Sensible heating37.11. Humidification and Dehumidification37.13. Cooling and Dehumidification37.14. Heating and HumidificationExercise#

Chapter 38: Air Conditioning Systems

38.1. Introduction38.2. Factors affecting comfort air conditioning38.4. Equipments used in air conditioning system38.8. Winter air conditioning system38.9. Summer air conditioning systemExample 38.1-38.6Exercise# 1-6

Introduction to Fluid MechanicsResource : provided by Course Instructors

Textbook/ Reference Materials: Heat Engineering. By V.P.Vasandani, D.S. Kumar. Metropolitan Book Co.(Pvt.) Ltd. Reprint 2001

Chapter 19: Gas-Vapour Mixtures, Psychrometry and Air-conditioning

19.12. Cooling TowersProblem# 19.07

Textbook/ Reference Materials: A Text Book of Hydraulic Machine. By R.S./Khurmi. S.Chand & Co. Reprint 2001

Chapter 13: Flow through Simple Pipes

Example 13.5

Reference Books : Engineering Thermodynamics by M.J. Moran & H.N. Shapiro. John Wiley and Sons.2000.