THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

Abstract : Thermodynamics: Parameters of a working medium; Heat capacities of gases; First law of thermodynamics; Basic thermodynamic processes; Second law of thermodynamics; Variation of entropy in processes--entropy diagrams; Real (natural) gases; Cycles of piston engines; Compressor; Cycles of gas-turbine installations; Flow of gases; Basic laws of thermodynamics in application to chemical processes; Equilibrium of thermodynamic systems and dissociation; Combustion processes; Kinetics of chemical reactions. Theory of heat exchange: Heat conductivity under stationary conditions; Heat transfer and methods of its investigation; Heat emission (transfer) during free and forced motion of a liquid (fluid); Heat transfer at high velocity of gas motion; Heat transfer in rarefied gases; Heat transfer during variation in aggregate state and with introduction of extraneous matter into the boundary layer; Radiant heat transfer; Heat transfer; Heat conductivity under unsteady conditions; Heat exchange equipment; Heat shielding (thermal protection).