Launching into Thermodynamics: A Journey Through Energy Transfer

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: Paris

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Dec-30-2024

    Paris

  • Feb-10-2025

    Paris

  • May-12-2025

    Paris

  • Aug-11-2025

    Paris

  • Nov-10-2025

    Paris

Dates in Other Venues

  • Dec-23-2024

    Singapore

  • Dec-23-2024

    Barcelona

  • Dec-30-2024

    Dubai

  • Jan-13-2025

    London

  • Jan-13-2025

    Dubai

  • Feb-10-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Feb-10-2025

    Istanbul

  • Feb-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Feb-10-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Feb-10-2025

    Singapore

  • Mar-10-2025

    London

  • Mar-10-2025

    Dubai

  • May-05-2025

    Dubai

  • May-05-2025

    London

  • May-12-2025

    Barcelona

  • May-12-2025

    Singapore

  • May-12-2025

    Amsterdam

  • May-12-2025

    Istanbul

  • May-12-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • July-14-2025

    London

  • July-14-2025

    Dubai

  • Aug-11-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Aug-11-2025

    Barcelona

  • Aug-11-2025

    Istanbul

  • Aug-11-2025

    Singapore

  • Aug-11-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-20-2025

    London

  • Oct-20-2025

    Dubai

  • Nov-10-2025

    Istanbul

  • Nov-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Nov-10-2025

    Singapore

  • Nov-10-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Nov-10-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-15-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-15-2025

    London

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Exploring Thermodynamics: Systems, Properties, and the First Law in Energy Transfer

  • Defining Open and Closed Systems
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Conservation of Energy for Closed Systems
  • Work Transfer Mechanisms
  • Work Required to Compress Air
  • The First Law of Thermodynamics for a Closed System

Heat Transfer, Phases, and Properties: Unveiling Thermodynamics from Saturation to Ideal Gas Models

  • Heat Transfer
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Thermodynamic Properties and the Saturation Region
  • Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and the Specific Heats
  • The Incompressible Substance and the Ideal Gas Models for Equations of State
  • More Outcomes of the Ideal Gas Model

Mass Conservation, Power Cycles, and the Second Law: Navigating Thermodynamics in Practical Systems

  • Conservation of Mass for Open Systems
  • Steam Turbines
  • Steam Tables Discussion
  • Cycle Analysis - Power Cycles
  • Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles
  • A Conceptual Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Efficiency and Power: Investigating the Carnot Cycle, Rankine Power Plants, and Advanced Performance Methods

  • The Carnot Cycle
  • The Rankine Power Plant
  • An Introduction to Ideal Performance and Entropy
  • More Advanced Methods to Increase the Efficiency of Rankine Power Plants
  • Examples and Problems on the Analysis of a Rankine Power Plant

Exploring Brayton Cycles, Combined Power, Energy Carriers, Performance Benchmarks, and Internal Combustion Engine Mechanics

  • Air Standard Power Cycles - The Brayton Cycle
  • More Waste Heat Recovery - Combined Cycles
  • Energy Carriers
  • Setting the Bar for Performance
  • The Hardware of Our Internal Combustion Engines