Thermal Engineering

Developer's DescriptionBy Engineering HubThermal engineering notes for mechanical engineering students.Thermal engineering...Thermal engineering notes for mechanical engineering students.Thermal engineeringalmost covers important topics chapter wise :-Chapter 1 Steam generators 1. Steam generators classification2. conventional boilers3. high-pressure boilers-lamont4. loeffler and velox steam generators5. performance and rating of boilers6. equivalent evaporation7. heat balance sheet8. combustion in boilers9. super critical boilers10. fuel and ash handling11. boiler draughtChapter 2 Phase Change Cycles 1. Vapor Carnot cycle and its limitation2. Rankin cycle3. efficiency of ranking cycle4. modified Rankin cycle5. Reheat Rankine cycle6. perfect regenerative cycle7. Ideal and actual regenerative cycle8. open and closed type of feed water heaters9. regenerative-reheat cycleChapter 3 Gas dynamics 1. speed of sound2. mach cone3. stagnation properties4. one-dimensional isentropic flow of ideal gases5. area ratio as a function of mach number6. mass flow rate and critical pressure ratio7. effect of friction8. velocity coefficient9. isentropic flow of vapors10. flow of steam through nozzlesChapter 4 Air compressors1. working of reciprocating compressor2. compression processes3. effect of clearance4. volumetric efficiency real indicator diagram5. isentropic & isothermal and mechanical efficiency6. multi stage compression7. inter - cooling8. classification and working of rotary compressorsChapter 5 Steam condensers, cooling towers and heat exchangers1. Steam condensers2. cooling towers and heat exchangers3. types of condensers4. back pressure and its effect on plant performance air leakage5. various types of cooling towers6. design of cooling towers7. classification of heat exchangers8. recuperates and regenerators9. counter flow and cross flow exchangers10. introduction to LMTD approach to design a heat exchange