Thermal Physics

Teacher

Dr. Tapan Dash

Category

Core Courses

Course Attendees

Still no participant

Course Reviews

Still no reviews

Course Name : Thermal Physics

Code(Credit) : CUTM1485(3-2-1)

Course Objectives

  • To acquire working knowledge of the zeroth, first and second law of thermodynamics.
  • To apply the laws of thermodynamics and its application to understand thermo dynamical behavior.
  • To link thermodynamics to the micro description used in Classical Statistical Mechanics.

Learning Outcomes

COs Course outcomes Mapping COs with POs (High-3, Medium-2, Low-1)
CO1 Understand usage of work, energy, heat capacity, specific heat, latent heat, and enthalpy PO1-3, PO2-3
CO2 Student can compute entropy for simple systems such as the ideal gas PO3-2, PO7-1
CO3 Student can compute the value of selected thermodynamical variables at thermal, mechanical, and/or diffusive equilibrium  PO7-2, PO9-1
CO4 Compute the efficiency of idealized engines such as the Carnot cycle, the Otto cycle, and the Diessel cycle PO7-3, PO9-1

Course Syllabus

Module-I

Introduction to Thermodynamics:

Zeroth and first law of thermodynamics, Extensive and intensive thermodynamic variables, Thermodynamic equilibrium, Zeroth law of thermodynamics & concept of temperature, Concept of work & heat, Conduction, Convection and Radiation, Concept of black body, State functions, First law of thermodynamics and its differential form, Applications of first law, Work and internal energy in different processes.

Practice-1: Heat transfer by conduction

Practice-2: Heat transfer by radiation

Practice-3: Heat transfer by natural convection/To determine the coefficient of thermal conductivity of a bad conductor by Lee’s method

Practice-4: To determine the coefficient of thermal conductivity of Cu by Searle’s

Practice-5: Black body radiation

Module-II

Second Law of Thermodynamics:

Reversible and irreversible process with examples, Conversion of work into heat and heat into work, Heat engines, Carnot’s cycle, Carnot engine & efficiency, Carnot’s theorem, Refrigerator & coefficient of performance, 2nd Law of thermodynamics and applications of second law of thermodynamics, Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements and their equivalence, Absolute scale of temperature.

Practice-6: To determine mechanical equivalent of heat, J, by Joule’s calorimeter.

Module-III

Entropy:

Concept of entropy, Phase change, Second law of thermodynamics in terms of entropy, Entropy of a perfect gas, Principle of increase of entropy, Entropy changes in reversible and irreversible processes with examples, Entropy of the universe, Temperature–entropy diagrams for Carnot’s cycle, Third law of thermodynamics. Unattainability of absolute zero.

Practice-7: The study of phase change

Module-IV

Thermodynamic Potentials:

Thermodynamic potentials: internal energy, enthalpy, Helmholtz free energy, Gibb’s free energy, Their definitions, properties and applications, Cooling due to adiabatic demagnetization, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, Maxwell’s thermodynamic relations and applications.

Module-V

Kinetic Theory of Gases

Distribution of velocities: Maxwell-Boltzmann law of distribution of velocities in an Ideal gas, Mean, RMS and most probable speeds; degrees of freedom, Law of equipartition of energy (No proof required), Specific heats of gases.

Module-VI

Molecular Collisions:

Mean free path, Collision probability, Estimates of mean free path, Transport phenomenon in ideal gases: (1) Viscosity, (2) Thermal Conductivity and (3) Diffusion, Brownian motion and its Significance.

Module-VII

Thermo-electricity and Newton’s Law of Cooling

Introduction to Thermoelectricity, Seebeck Effect, Peltier Effect, Thermoelectric Devices, Thermistor, Newton's Law of Cooling

Practice-8: To determine the temperature coefficient of resistance by platinum resistance thermometer(PRT)

Practice-9: Thermo couple Seebeck effect

Practice-10: To study the variation of thermo-emf of a thermocouple with difference of temperature of its two junctions

Practice-11: Characteristics of thermistor

Practice-12: Newton's law of cooling

Text Book:

  1. Heat and Thermodynamics, M.W. Zemansky, Richard Dittman, 1981,McGraw-Hill.                                                                                                                      

Reference Books: 

  1. A Treatise on Heat, MeghnadSaha, and B.N.Srivastava, 1958, Indian Press
  2. Thermal Physics, S. Garg, R. Bansal and Ghosh, 2nd Edition, 1993, Tata McGraw-Hill
  3. Modern Thermodynamics with Statistical Mechanics, Carl S. Helrich, 2009, Springer.
  4. Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory & Statistical Thermodynamics, Sears & Salinger 1988, Narosa.
  5. Concepts in Thermal Physics, S.J. Blundell and K.M. Blundell, 2nd Ed., 2012, Oxford University Press.
  6. Thermal Physics, A. Kumar and S.P. Taneja, 2014, R. Chand Publications

Online Resources:

  1. https://www.slideshare.net/engineeringmasters/thermodynamic-system-43962313
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQvMt-ow4w
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdHo7wiuCOs
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4skt_FJVgpQ&t=140s

Session 3

Session 5

Practice-1 (2 hours)

Heat transfer by conduction

http://htv-au.vlabs.ac.in/heat-thermodynamics/Heat_Transfer_by_Conduction/

Session 6

Practice-2 (2 hours)

Heat transfer by radiation

http://htv-au.vlabs.ac.in/heat-thermodynamics/Heat_Transfer_by_Radiation/

Session 7

Practice-3 (2 hours)

Heat transfer by natural convection/To determine the coefficient of thermal conductivity of a bad conductor by Lee’s method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iENG9VnBeP0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEUJz5gJ9F4&t=1s

http://htv-au.vlabs.ac.in/heat-thermodynamics/Heat_Transfer_by_Natural_Convection/

Session 8

Practice-4 (2 hours)

To determine the coefficient of thermal conductivity of Cu by Searle’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pam7SUKzyMQ

Session 9

Session 11

Assignment-2/Flipped Class-2

Applications of first law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N1BxHgsoOw

Session 14

Assignment-3/Flipped Class-3 (1 hour)

Conversion of work into heat and heat into work, Heat engines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHUwFuHuCdw

https://www.slideshare.net/JBCatipon/heat-and-work

Session 15

Practice-6 (2 hours)

To determine mechanical equivalent of heat, J, by Joule’s calorimeter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTNRKeEeDQ8

Session 17

Session 18

2nd law of thermodynamics and applications of second law of thermodynamics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTtxlaeC9PY&t=27s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwmb1p25ws4

Session 19

Session 22

Entropy of a perfect gas, Principle of increase of entropy, Entropy changes in reversible and irreversible processes with examples

https://nptel.ac.in/content/storage2/courses/101101001/downloads/Intro-Propulsion-Lect-11.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gM1PwfD7Hs&t=8s

Session 23

Practice-7 (2 hours)

The study of phase change

http://htv-au.vlabs.ac.in/heat-thermodynamics/Study_of_Phase_Change/

Session 24

Assignment-4/Flipped Class-4

Entropy of the universe, Temperature–entropy diagrams for Carnot’s cycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNlQajU1Ty4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_a9Xx7eb5U

Session 25

Session 27

Helmholtz free energy, and Gibb’s free energy, Their definitions, Properties and applications

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99RIS2QQoP4

Session 28

Assignment-5/Flipped Class-5

Cooling due to adiabatic demagnetization

https://www.slideshare.net/Akrammjcet/adiabatic-demagnetization-172071011

Session 30

Maxwell’s thermodynamic relations and applications

https://slideplayer.com/slide/9846272/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDetOBm9RUs

Session 31

Assignment-6/Flipped Class-6

Kinetic theory of gases, distribution of velocities

https://www.slideshare.net/AshwaniKumar43/the-kinetic-theory-of-gases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSTRa27a3BQ

Session 33

Mean, RMS and Most probable speeds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr66L76XHB0&t=142s

Session 36

Assignment-8/Flipped Class-8

Specific heats of gases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ryLoLKBKYU

Session 37

Mean free path, Collision probability

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtJsVbSmEw4

Session 38

Estimates of mean free path

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUtO3BS-zM

.

Session 39

Transport phenomenon in ideal gases: (1) Viscosity

https://www.slideserve.com/curran-horn/transport-phenomena

Session 40

Assignment-9/Flipped Class-9 (2 hours)

(2)Thermal conductivity and (3) diffusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqCqK-5Ot-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHhb9JFo01k

Session 41

Brownian motion and its significance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOifsFqy9gE

Session 42

Assignment-10/Flipped Class-10 (2 hours)

Introduction to thermoelectricity

https://slideplayer.com/slide/6826483/

Session 43

Practice-8 (2 hours)

To determine the temperature coefficient of resistance by Platinum resistance thermometer(PRT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIO4xi8uIi0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY_Kpl9QUCc

Session 45

Practice-9 (2 hours)

Thermo couple Seebeck effect

http://htv-au.vlabs.ac.in/heat-thermodynamics/Thermo_Couple_Seebeck_Effect/

Session 47

Session 48

Practice-10 (2 hours)

To study the variation of thermo-EMF of a thermocouple with difference of temperature of its two junctions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFhuNWT0ZhE&t=370s

Session 50

Practice-11 (2 hours)

Characteristics of thermistor

http://htv-au.vlabs.ac.in/heat-thermodynamics/Characteristics_of_Thermistor/

Session 52

Practice-12 (2 hours)

Newton's law of cooling

http://htv-au.vlabs.ac.in/heat-thermodynamics/Newtons_Law_of_Cooling/

Case Studies

Our Main Teachers

Dr. Tapan Dash currently works as Assistant Professor & HoD, Department of Applied Physics, SoAS (BBSR Campus), School of Applied Sciences, CUTM, Odisha. He has completed his PhD. in the field of experimental condensed matter physics. He has more than 10 years of research experience (including three years of industrial experience at Tata Steel, India […]

Dr. Sahu is working as Associate Professor of Physics in the School of Applied Science, Paralakhemundi Campus of Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha. He started teaching Physics from the year 1995 just after completion of his Post Graduate Degree from Berhampur University. He has more than six years of teaching experience at +2 […]