BITS PILANI, DUBAI CAMPUS

ACADEMIC - UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES DIVISION

SECOND SEMESTER 2024 – 2025
Course Handout (Part – II)
Date: 31.01.2025
In addition to Part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Time Table), this portion gives further
specific details regarding the course.

Course No. : BITS F111 (3 0 3)

Course Title : Thermodynamics
Instructor : Dr. Shashank Khurana, Dr. Majid Hassan Khan, Dr. Ravindra Giriraj
Bhardwaj and Dr. Snehaunshu Chowdhury
Instructor-in-charge : Dr. Snehaunshu Chowdhury

Scope and Objective of the Course:

Thermodynamics deals with energy, matter, and the laws governing their interactions. It is essential to learn
its usefulness in the design of processes, devices, and systems involving effective utilization of energy and
matter. This course is designed to emphasize the concepts of laws of conservation of energy and useful
utilization of Heat and Work, the two forms of energy in transition. The course also emphasizes on the
fundamentals and concepts of the laws of thermodynamics as applied to control mass and control volume
systems. Irreversibility and availability are powerful tools in the design of thermodynamic systems. Use of
standard charts and tables of properties for numerical problem solving is also included.

Course Pre/Co- requisite (if any) & Catalogue / Bulletin Description: Given in the Bulletin 2024 – 25 (CD)
Text books:
[TB1] Sonntag R.E., Claus B. and Van Wylen G., Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons,
7th edition, 2009.
[TB2] Cengel Y.A., Boles M.A., Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, McGraw Hill, 4 th ed., 2002.
Reference books:
[RB1] Moran M.J., Shapiro H.N., Boettner D.D. and Baitey M. B., Fundamentals of Engineering
Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons, 7th edition, 2011.
[RB2] Nag P.K., Engineering Thermodynamics, Tata McGraw Hill, 4th edition 2008.
[RB3] Sonntag R.E. and Borgnakke C., Thermodynamics Databook, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., 3rd ed., 2022.

Course Plan:
Sl. Learning Contents References No. of
No. objectives @ Classes
(Chapters)
Introduction,
Thermodynamic system, properties and state, process & cycle,
units, TB1: 2.1–2.11
1 state postulate, pressure, temperature, zeroth law, energy,
concepts & TB2: 1.1 -1.10 5
numerical problems
definitions
Pure substance, vapor-liquid phase equilibrium (P-ν & T-ν
Properties of TB1: 3.1– 3.8
2 diagrams), tables of thermodynamic properties and their use, 12
pure substances TB2: 2.1-2.8
ideal gas, equations of state, numerical problems
Modes of energy transfer: heat, work and mass exchange,
Work and heat modes of heat transfer, moving boundary work, other forms of TB1: 4.1– 4.8
3 8
work, comparison of heat and work, point and path TB2: 3.1-3.4
functions/properties, numerical problems.
First law for First law of thermodynamics for control mass, internal energy,
TB1: 5.1– 5.8
4 control mass enthalpy, specific heats; change in internal energy and enthalpy 8
TB2: 4.1-4.2,
of ideal gases, liquids and solids; numerical problems
2.9-2.11
Mass and volume flow rates, conservation of mass in control
volume, flow work and energy of a flowing fluid, first law of TB1: 6.1– 6.5
First law for TB2: 3.5-3.6,
5 thermodynamics for control volume, steady-state processes, 12
control volume 4.3-4.5
steady-flow engineering devices, transient (unsteady)
processes, numerical problems.
 Limitations of first law & need for the second law, heat engines,
refrigerators and heat pumps, 2nd law of Thermodynamics: TB1: 7.1– 7.9
Second law & Kelvin-Planck statement and Clausius statement, reversible and TB2: 5.1-5.12
6
Carnot cycle irreversible processes, Carnot cycle, Carnot principles, 5
thermodynamic temperature scale, Carnot heat engine, Carnot
refrigerator and Carnot heat pump, numerical problems.

Clausius inequality, Entropy- definition, entropy of a pure

substance, entropy change in reversible process, TdS relations,
Entropy change of solid, liquid and ideal gas, reversible
7 Entropy for a polytropic process for an ideal gas, Entropy change of a control TB1: 8.1– 8.12
2
control mass mass during an irreversible Process entropy generation, TB2: 6.1-6.9,
increase of entropy principle, entropy transfer, entropy balance 6.13
for closed system, numerical problems.

Second law for control volumes (entropy balance for control

Entropy TB1: 9.1- 9.5
volume), steady state process and transient process, reversible
8 equation for TB2: 6.10-6.13 2
steady-flow work, isentropic efficiencies of steady-flow devices,
control volume
numerical problems
TB1: 10.1 –
Available energy, reversible work and irreversibility, availability,
9 Availability 10.4 2
second law efficiency, exergy balance equation
TB2: 7.1-7.8

Total lectorials 56
The lectures may slightly diverge from above mentioned plan, which include special lectures and discussions based on student’s
interests that would be scheduled and notified accordingly.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

On completion of this course, students should be able to
1. Identify and explain real-world phenomena using thermodynamics
2. Define and classify different thermodynamic systems and variables.
3. Identify energy interactions and calculate the change in properties during processes by using
appropriate charts/tables.
4. Apply the laws of thermodynamics to simplified systems of engineering interest.

Course Evaluation Components (CECs)

No Evaluation Nature of
Duration Weightage Date & Time Venue
. Component Component
1 Quiz-1 Closed book 30 minutes 10% 26.02.2025 (W7)

2 Mid-Sem Exam Open book* 90 minutes 30% 03.04.2025 FN To be

announce
In-class d later
3 Assignment - Take home 15%
announcement
Comprehensive
4 Closed book 3 hours 45% 28.05.2025 FN
Exam
* Only self-written notes are permitted. Books, photocopies and/or prints of slides, friends’ notes are not
permitted.

Mapping of CLOs, PLOs, and CECs

Course Evaluation Components (CECs)
CLOs PLOs
EC1 EC2 EC3 EC4
CLO1 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CLO2 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CLO3 1, 8 ✓ ✓ ✓
CLO4 1, 8 ✓ ✓
* Please refer to the link for the PLOs.

Mid-Semester Grading:
Mid-Semester grading will be displayed as per the schedule given in the academic calendar.
Note: A student will be likely to get an “NC” grade, if he / she doesn’t appear / appear for the sake of
appearing for the evaluation components / scoring zero in pre-compre total.
A student should obtain 40% of the median marks of the class to clear the course. If the total marks obtained
by any student is lower than what is mentioned above, he/she will be awarded an “NC” grade.
Make-ups: Makeups are not given as a routine. It is solely dependent upon the genuineness of the
circumstances under which a student fails to appear in a scheduled evaluation component. In such
circumstances, prior permission should be obtained from the Instructor/Instructor-in-Charge (I/C). The
decision of the I/C in the above matter will be final.
Attendance: Every student is expected to be responsible for regularity of his/her attendance in lectorials, to
appear in scheduled tests and examinations and fulfill all other tasks assigned to him/her in the course. A
student should have a minimum of 60% of attendance to be eligible to appear for the Comprehensive
Examination. For students under the purview of Academic Counseling Board (ACB), the Board shall
prescribe the minimum attendance requirement on a case-to-case basis. Attendance in the course will be a
deciding factor in judging the seriousness of a student which may be directly/indirectly related to grading.
Attendance will be counted from the first day of classes. A student is expected to maintain his/her attendance
record. The instructors will not entertain any questions on attendance.
General timings for consultation:
Each instructor has specified his Chamber Consultation Hours (CCH) during which the student can contact
him in his chamber for consultation. Dr. Shashank Khurana – (Th3), Dr. Majid H. Khan – (Th9), Dr.
Ravindra Bhardwaj (W4) and Dr. Snehaunshu Chowdhury – (W9).
General instructions:
Students should carry the prescribed text book(s) or material(s) as advised by the Course Faculty to the
class. It is strongly advised that the students should bring the data book or photocopy of the same to the
class. For calculations, students are advised to use their calculators.
Use of mobile phones in the class is unacceptable during classes other than when announced by the
instructors. If anybody is seen using a mobile device inside the class, he/she may lose attendance for that
class or could be penalized appropriately by the instructor.
Notices:
All notices concerning the course will be displayed on the General Sciences Notice Board. Same notices will
also be posted on moodle. Students are expected to look out on the moodle noticeboard for postings, notices,
etc.

Instructor-in-Charge
(BITS F111)

Instructor’s Contact Details

Chamber
Name Role Phone Ext. email
No
Dr. Shashank Khurana Instructor 248 042753700 207 [email protected]

Dr. Majid H. Khan Instructor 278 042753700 345 [email protected]

Dr. Ravindra Bharadwaj Instructor 274 042753700 331 [email protected]

Instructor
Dr. Snehaunshu Chowdhury 247 042753700 327 [email protected]
in-Charge