Syllabus for Thermodynamics (PET-223)

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Aims: This course enables students to understand the concepts about petroleum engineering and related thermodynamic concepts. This subject includes knowledge different energies and their sources also helps students to learn about basic laws of thermodynamics.

     1.     Introduction to Thermodynamics
                  1.1        Fundamental quantities, time distance
                  1.2        Inter-conversion of heat or temperature
                  1.3        Secondary quantities, pressure, work

    2.     Energy Concept
                  2.1        Kinetic energy
                  2.2        Potential energy
                  2.3        Internal energy
                  2.4        Other energies

    3.     Laws of Thermodynamics
                  3.1        First law of thermodynamics
                  3.2        Heat Calorie
                  3.3        British Thermal Unit
                  3.4        Thermodynamic function

    4.     Flow Processes
                  4.1        Steady state flow process
                  4.2        Unsteady state of flow process
                  4.3        Enthalpy
                  4.4        Equilibrium
                  4.5        Phase rule
                  4.6        Reversible process
                  4.7        Adiabatic process
                  4.8        Isobaric process

    5.     Transfer of heat
                  5.1        Introduction to heat transfer
                  5.2        Thermal conductivity
                  5.3        Heat effects
                  5.4        Standard heat of reaction
                  5.5        Standard heat of formation
                  5.6        Standard heat of combustion

    6.     Heat Losses
                  6.1        Heat loss from a pipe insulation
                  6.2        Temperature pattern in heat exchangers
                  6.3        Factors affect in heat losses
                  6.4        Heat transfer with change of phase

    7.     Heat Exchange Equipments
                  7.1        Reboilers
                  7.2        Coolers
                  7.3        Condensers
                  7.4        Operation and maintenance of heat exchangers
                  7.5        Baffles in heat exchangers

    8.     Furnace
                  8.1        Types of furnaces
                  8.2        Operation of furnaces
                  8.3        Proper combustion in furnace
                  8.4        Starting procedure of furnace

    9.     Burners
                  9.1        Types of burners
                  9.2        Operation of burners
                  9.3        Combustion of liquid fuels in burners
                  9.4        Combustion of gaseous fuels in burners

   10.  Heat Exchange Processes
                10.1        Radiation
                10.2        Condensation
                10.3        Thermal Conductivity
                10.4        Conviction

   11.  Insulation
11.1        Cryogenic insulation
11.2        Multilayer insulation
11.3        Materials used for insulations

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