Objectives: Introduction and Basic Concepts
Objectives: Introduction and Basic Concepts
Objectives: Introduction and Basic Concepts
Objectives
1. Identify the unique vocabulary associated with thermodynamics through the precise
definition of basic concepts to form a sound foundation for the development of the principles
of thermodynamics.
2. Explain the basic concepts of thermodynamics such as system, state, state postulate,
equilibrium, process, and cycle.
3. Review concepts of temperature, temperature scales, pressure, and absolute and gage
pressure.
4. Introduce an intuitive systematic problem-solving technique.
WORK AND HEAT
Objectives
1. Introduce the concept of energy and define its various forms.
2. Define the concept of heat and the terminology associated with energy transfer by heat.
3. Discuss the three mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
4. Define the concept of work, including electrical work and several forms of mechanical
work.
5. Examine the moving boundary work or P dV work commonly encountered in reciprocating
devices such as automotive engines and compressors.
6. Solve energy balance problems for closed (fixed mass) systems that involve heat and work
interactions for general pure substances, ideal gases, and incompressible substances