Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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The official GTU curriculum for Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (subject code DI04005041) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 53 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI04005041)Unit 1 Introduction and Basic Concept of Thermodynamics
- 1.1. Scope and limitations of thermodynamics
- 1.2. System, surrounding, functions, properties and Process
- 1.2.1. System-Homogeneous and heterogeneous, Closed and Open, Isolated System, State of System
- 1.3. Properties -Extensive and intensive
- 1.4. Function -State and Path function
- 1.5. Process -Reversible and irreversible
- 1.6. Steady and Equilibrium State
- 1.7. Thermal, Chemical, Mechanical and thermodynamic equilibrium
- 1.8. Force, Pressure, Work, power and Energy
- 1.9. Gibb’s Phase rule, degree of freedom
- 1.10. Zeroth Law of thermodynamics
- 1.12. Ideal Gas Temperature Scale
- 1.13. Simple examples (numerical) on Force, Pressure, Work and Energy phase rule
Unit 2 First Law of Thermodynamics
- 2.1. First law of thermodynamics
- 2.2. Internal Energy, Enthalpy and Heat capacity
- 2.3. First law for non-flow processes and flow process
- 2.4. Numerical based on first law and energy - Internal Energy, Enthalpy and Heat capacity
Unit 3 PVT Behavior
- 3.1. PVT behavior of pure fluids with PV and PT diagram.
- 3.2. Ideal gas and equation of state
- 3.3. Ideal gas Process:
- 3.3.1. Constant Volume process
- 3.3.2. Constant Pressure process
- 3.3.3. Constant Temperature process
- 3.3.4. Adiabatic Process
- 3.3.5. Polytropic Process
- 3.4. Equation of state for real gases
- 3.4.1. Vander Waals Equation (brief discussion)
- 3.4.2. Virial Equation
- 3.4.3. Compressibility charts
- 3.5. Numerical based on Idea gas and real gas equations
- 10. 22 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering Subject Code: DI04005041 Subject Name: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics w.e.f. 2025-26 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 4
Unit 4 Second Law Of Thermo- dynamics
- 4.1. Limitations of first law of thermodynamics
- 4.2. Heat reservoir, Heat engine and Heat pump
- 4.3. General Statement of Second Law of Thermodynamics.
- 4.4. Concept of Entropy
- 4.5. The Carnot Principle
- 4.5.1. Thermodynamic temperature scale
- 4.5.2. Ideal Gas as the Carnot Engine Working Substance
- 4.6. Calculation of entropy changes during:
- 4.6.1. Phase change,
- 4.6.2. Ideal gas process
- 4.6.3. Adiabatic mixing process,
- 4.6.4. Isothermal mixing of ideal gases,
- 4.6.5. Chemical reaction
- 4.7. Clausius Inequality
- 4.8. Mathematical Statement of Second law of Thermodynamics
- 4.9. Numerical based on entropy change and heat engine efficiency
- 4.10. Explain the Statement of Third Law of thermodynamics
Unit 5 Refrigeration Cycles and Systems
- 5.1. Explain refrigeration, COP, Refrigerator capacity
- 5.2. Carnot Cycle, Vapor-compression cycle and Air- refrigeration cycle (only theory)
- 5.3. Types of refrigerants and codes
- 5.4. Choice of refrigerant
- 5.5. Numerical based on COP, Refrigerator Capacity
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