Curriculum Map
Course: Thermodynamics
Authors
Don W. Green, Editor-in-Chief, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 8th Edition, and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas
Marylee Southard, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas
Ali Sadegh, Editor, Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, 11th Edition
Course Topics
- Variables, Definitions, Relationships
- Property Calculation; Gases & Vapors
- Thermodynamics of Flow Processes
- Systems of Variable Composition
- Equilibrium
- Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes
- Ideal Cycles
- Psychrometric Charts
- Combustion
- Thermodynamic Properties of Substances
- First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
Variables, Definitions, Relationships
| Relevant Material | Type | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables, Definitions, Relationships | Text | Five basic postulates, constant composition systems | Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook |
| Nomenclature | Table | Nomenclature and units | Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook |
| Thermodynamic property relations | Table | Table 4-1, basic mathematical relationships | Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook |
Property Calculation; Gases & Vapors
Thermodynamics of Flow Processes
Systems of Variable Composition
Equilibrium
Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes
| Relevant Material | Type | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes | Text | Ideal work, steady-state, steady-flow processes | Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook |
| Calculation of Ideal Work | Text | Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook | |
| Steady-State, Steady-Flow Processes | Text | Thermodynamic analysis of processes | Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook |
| Lost-work analysis | Example | Example 7, Linde system for separation of air into O2 & N2 | Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook |
Ideal Cycles
Psychrometric Charts
| Relevant Material | Type | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychrometric Charts | Text | Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers | |
| Skeleton humidity chart | Table | Fig. 4.1.18 | Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers |
Combustion
Thermodynamic Properties of Substances
First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
| Relevant Material | Type | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First Law of Thermodynamics | Text | Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics for Engineers, Second Edition | |
| Examples of The First Law of Thermodynamics | Example | Solved problems | Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics for Engineers, Second Edition |
| The Second Law of Thermodynamics | Text | Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics for Engineers, Second Edition | |
| Examples of The Second Law of Thermodynamics | Example | Solved problems | Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics for Engineers, Second Edition |
