NUST College of Electrical and

Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Date of Issue:19-12-2014

Lesson Plan
SUBJECT:

ME-102 Thermodynamics

CREDIT HOURS:

2-0

CONTACT HOURS:

2 Hours per Week

TEXT BOOKS:

Applied Thermodynamics for Engineers & Technologists by T.D.

Eastop & McConkey.
Lecture Notes

REFERENCE BOOKS:

Engineering Thermodynamics by JB Jones

Thermodynamics, An Engineering Approach by Y.A Cengel&
M.A. Boles

PREREQUISITE:

None

MODE OF TEACHING: Lectures and semester project

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to develop the understanding basic laws of thermodynamics and apply
these to analyse the engineering problems. It is followed by an introduction about open and
close systems and heat and work interactions. Based on these concepts, First and Second laws
of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes are taught to the students. The students
are made familiar with the derived thermodynamic properties such as enthalpy, entropy their
relations with other thermodynamic properties.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The course starts with introduction basic laws of thermodynamics and their applications in
engineering problems. Students learn the basic concepts of entropy, enthalpy, reversible and
irreversible processes and their properties and properties of pure substances. They will learn to
analyse a thermodynamic problem. By studying this course, the students will acquire the basic
knowledge and understanding of key principles in the areas of thermodynamics. These concepts
will help students in better understanding of reversible and irreversible processes. They will
learn about the inter conversion of heat and work energies. Using this knowledge, students can
understand the working principles of power cycles, heat pumps and refrigeration cycle

NUST College of Electrical and

Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Date of Issue:19-12-2014

Lesson Plan
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will demonstrate competency by being
able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Understanding the basic concepts of heat and work and their

different forms.
Understanding the properties of pure substance including the
property diagrams/tables for phase change.
Calculation of different properties using property tables.
Understanding the first and second law of thermodynamics and
their practical applications.
Understanding of basic concept of entropy, entropy generation and
its thermodynamic relations.

TOPICS COVERED:
Topics
1. Introduction to the basic concepts of thermodynamics.
2. Properties of Pure Substances: property tables, property diagrams, phase change,
equations of state (ideal gas).
3. Energy: Energy transfer by heat, work and mass
4. The First Law of Thermodynamics: Closed system, open system, steady-flow
engineering devices.
5. The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Statements of the 2nd Law, heat engines, devices,
reversible versus irreversible processes,
6. Introduction to basic concepts of entropy, entropy generation and its thermodynamic
relations.

NUST College of Electrical and

Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Date of Issue:19-12-2014

Lesson Plan
COURSE TARGETS:
S.No Outcomes
Understanding the basic concepts
1
of heat and work and their
different forms.
Understanding the properties of
2
pure substance including the
property diagrams/tables for phase
change.
Compute different properties using
3
property tables.
4
Understanding the first and second
law of thermodynamics and their
practical applications.
5
Understand the basic concepts of entropy,
entropy generation and its thermodynamic
relations.
1.
2.
3.

GRADING SYSTEM:
Sessional
Quizzes
Final

35%
15%
50%

Level of Learning
C2

PLO
1

C2

C3

C2

C2