In the course the following topics are treated:
- different energy forms, fundamental concepts and theorems of thermodynamics
- the properties of gases and gaseous mixtures, with an introduction to combustion and stoichiometry
- state variables and the concepts of work, heat, exergy and anergy
- applications of the first law of thermodynamics to closed and open systems, and the energy equation
- different expressions of the second law of thermodynamics, with applications in reversible cycles for energy conversions
- state diagrams for real media and equations of state
- technical processes in compressors and turbines, as well as important cycles such as those in combustion engines, gas turbines, steam power plants, refrigeration plants and heat pumps
- fundamental relations for the flow of liquids and gases in ducts and nozzles, both for reversible cases and for flow with losses
- basic concepts and general laws for heat transfer and for heat exchangers
- properties of moist air and its psychrometric charts, with applications.