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Exergy & Dead State

02

Exergy Change Calculations

03

Exergy Destruction & Irreversibility

04

Heat Exchangers & Mixing Chambers

05

Nozzles & Diffusers

06

Pumps & Work Devices

07

Throttling & Joule-Thomson Effect

08

Turbines & Compressors

09

Flow Work & Enthalpy

10

Kinetic & Potential Energy Terms

11

Mass Conservation: Control Volumes

12

Steady-Flow Energy Equation (SFEE)

13

Boundary Work & P-v Diagrams

14

Energy Balance: Closed Systems

15

First Law: Closed Systems

16

Internal Energy, Enthalpy & Total Energy

17

Adiabatic Processes: Ideal Gases

18

Constant-Pressure, Volume & Polytropic Processes

19

Heat vs. Work & Sign Conventions

20

Isothermal Processes: Ideal Gases

21

Compressibility Factor (Z)

22

cp, cv & k Relationships

23

Ideal Gas Assumptions

24

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Phase Diagrams & Property Charts

26

Phases & Phase Changes

27

Quality & Saturated Mixtures

28

Using Steam Tables

29

Intensive vs. Extensive Properties

30

P-v-T Relationships

31

State Postulate

32

Systems, Boundaries & States

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Ideal Gas Mixture Properties

35

Mass & Mole Fractions

36

Humidification/Dehumidification

37

Humidity Ratio, Relative Humidity, Dew Point

38

Psychrometric Charts

39

Brayton Cycle Analysis

40

Brayton Cycle Efficiency

41

Regeneration & Intercooling

42

Carnot vs. Real Cycles

43

Heat Reservoirs & Entropy

44

Thermal Efficiency

45

Rankine Cycle Analysis

46

Rankine Cycle Efficiency

47

Superheat, Reheat & Regeneration

48

COP for Refrigerators & Heat Pumps

49

Throttling & Expansion Devices

50

Vapor-Compression Refrigeration

51

Checking Reasonableness

52

Common Pitfalls

53

Selecting System Types

54

Stating Assumptions

55

Choosing Property Tables

56

Interpolating Property Tables

57

Unit Tracking & Conversion

58

Entropy Balance: Closed Systems

59

Entropy Balance: Control Volumes

60

Entropy Change: Ideal Gases

61

Entropy Definition & Changes

62

Entropy Generation

63

Isentropic Compressor/Pump Efficiency

64

Isentropic Processes

65

Isentropic Relations: Ideal Gases

66

Isentropic Turbine Efficiency

67

Cycles & Net Work

68

Kelvin-Planck & Clausius Statements

69

Reversible vs. Irreversible Processes

70

Sources of Irreversibility