BITS PILANI, DUBAI CAMPUS

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
FIRST SEMESTER 2014 2015
Course Handout (Part II)
Date: 02.09.2014
In addition to Part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Time Table) this portion further
specific details regarding the course.
Course No.
Course Title
Course Instructors
Instructor-in-charge

: ME F214
(303)
: Applied Thermodynamics
: Dr.N.K.Millerjothi
: Dr.N.K.Millerjothi, Dr.A.M.Surendra kumar

Scope and objective of the course:

This course is designed to acquaint the students with the thermodynamics of power developing and power
absorbing machines. The course discusses about gas and vapour cycles, combined power generation
cycles, psychometrics, gas turbine cycles, thermodynamic relations, compressors, etc. The course aims at
understanding an In-depth treatment in refrigeration and air-conditioning is expected including vapor
absorption system and heat load calculations. Boilers and their types, accessories like condenser, super
heater, preheaters etc are to be covered and to study about the methods to improve the performance of
these accessories.
Course Pre/Co- requisite (if any)& Catalogue / Bulletin Description: Given in the Bulletin 2014 2015

Study Material:
Text Books:
1. Nag P.K. Engineering Thermodynamics, TMH, 4th ed., 2008
2. Arora C.P., Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning,Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.,2000,2nd ed
Reference books:
P.K.Nag, Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill Co Ltd, TMH, 3rd ed , 2008
Course plan:
Lec.#

1-2
3-5

Learning objectives

General introduction
to the subject
Availability and
irreversibility

6-12

Gas Power cycles

13-18

Vapour power cycles

19-21

Combined
power generation
cycles,

22-26

Refrigeration Cycles

27-30

Gas Mixtures and

Psychometrics

31-32

Contents

References
@ (Chapters)

Introduction
Open system, closed system, steady flow process

8.4-8.9{TB)

Understanding the various gas power cycles such as

Carnot, Stirling, Ericsson, Otto, Diesel and dual cycles
The theoretical and actual cycles under which a steam
power plant works and methods to improve the efficiency of
such plants.

13.1 to
13.8(TB)

Types of GT and ST combined cycle power generation

12.1 to
12.6 (TB)
3.5-3.6.5,
3.7, 3.8.1
(iv RB)

Understanding the various refrigeration cycles, the

performance parameters and the methods to improve. Heat
load calculations
Daltons law,Internal energy,Enthalpy and
Sp.heats,properties of atm air, Psychrometric chart and
process

14.2 to
14.5(TB
1),12 (TB2)
10.8 to
10.10,15.1
-15.3(TB)

Thermodynamic
Relations

Maxwells relations, Clausius and Clapeyron equations.

11-11.5(TB)

33-36

Gas turbine Cycles

The basic gas turbine cycle

37-39

Compressor

Basic working of the compressor and evaluating the

performance parameters.

13.9(TB)
24.1
24.3.14(RB
4)

40-44

Boilers and their

types
Boiler accessories

Different types of boiler, accessories like

Condenser, super heater, preheaters.
Heat Load and performance of boilers

45-47

Heat load calculations

Introduction to heat load calculations

6.16.8(RB3)
6.1(RB)

* The lectures may be slightly diverge from aforesaid plan based on students background & interest in the topic, which
Evaluation Scheme:
EC
Evaluation Components
No
1
Test-I (Closed book)
2
Quiz-1 (Closed book)
3
Test - 2 (Open Book)
4
Quiz - 2 / Assignment (Closed book)
5
Compre Exam (Closed book)

Duration

Weightage

Date & Time

Venue

50 minutes
20 minutes
50 minutes
20 minutes
3 hours.

25%
8%
20%
7%
40%

02-10-14 Th2
21-09-14 Su5
18-11-14 T2
30-11-14 Su5
28-12-14 AN

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may perhaps include special lectures and discussions that would be planned and schedule notified accordingly.

Mid-Sem Grading:
Mid-sem grading will be displayed after two evaluation components. (Refer Academic calendar for
schedule).
Note: A student will be likely to get NC, if he / she doesnt appear / appear for the sake of appearing for
the evaluation components / scoring zero in pre-compre total.
Makeup and Attendance policies:
Make-ups: are not given as a routine. It is solely dependent upon the genuineness of the circumstances
under which a student fails to appear in a scheduled evaluation component. In such circumstances, prior
permission should be obtained from the Instructor-in-Charge (I/C).Students with less than 50% of
attendance will not be allowed to avail the make-ups. The decision of the I/C in the above matter will be
final.
Attendance: Every student is expected to be responsible for regularity of his/her attendance in class
rooms and laboratories, to appear in scheduled tests and examinations and fulfill all other tasks assigned
to him/her in every course. A student should have a minimum of 50% of attendance in a course to be
eligible to appear for the Comprehensive Examination in that course. For the students under the purview of
Academic Counseling Board (ACB), the Board shall prescribe the minimum attendance requirement on a
case-to-case basis. Attendance in the course will be a deciding factor in judging the seriousness of a
student which may be directly / indirectly related to grading.
General timings for consultation:
Each instructor will specify his / her chamber consultation hours during which the student can contact him /
her in his / her chamber for consultation.
General instructions:
Students should come prepared for classes and carry the prescribed text book(s) or material(s) as advised
by the Course Faculty to the class.
Notices:
All notices concerning the course will be displayed on the respective Notice Boards.

Contact details
Dr. DJ N.K.Millerjothi. Assistant. Professor - Chamber No: 230 Contacts Tel. No: 4200700 ext. 313
Mobile No: +97155 2980461 Email: millerjothi@dubai.bits-pilani.ac.in
Dr. A.M. Surendra Kumar, Associate professor - Chamber No: 163 Contacts Tel. No: 4200700 ext. 251
Mobile No: +97150 4746385 Email: amskumar@dubai.bits-pilani.ac.in

Instructor-in-Charge
ME F214