Topic outline

  • Topic 1

      • Thermodynamic systems: closed, open, and isolated systems, with typical examples.

      • Entropy of an open system: statement of the second law of thermodynamics, entropy balance for closed and open systems, discuss irreversibility and its relation to entropy generation.

      • Physical and chemical exergy: definition of physical and chemical exergy, exergy variation in open systems, and their role in thermodynamic analysis.


  • Topic 2

  • Topic 3

  • Topic 4