5 Applications of the First Law

1. Closed system processes
Isochoric; isobaric; isothermal; adiabatic; polytropic process
Video lecture: English text & narration - English text+Arabic narration
Video worked examples: Example 1 (English) - Example 1 (Arabic); Example 2 (English) - Example 2 (Arabic)
Exercises and quizzes
2. Open system processes - A: Flow without work or heat exchanged
Definition of a steady flow process. Steady flow in a duct. Flow of liquids: Bernoulli’s equation with and without losses; Flow of gases; Throttling and Joule-Thomson coefficients
Video lecture: English text & narration - English text+Arabic narration
Video worked examples: Example 1 (English) - Example 1 (Arabic); Example 2 (English) - Example 2 (Arabic)
Exercises and quizzes
3. Open systems processes - B: Heat and/or Work exchange equipment, Unsteady open system processes
Heat exchange and mixing equipment; Fluid power devices: Turbines, pumps, fans, blowers and compressors (adiabatic and non-adiabatic). Filling tanks
Video lecture: English text & narration - English text+Arabic narration
Video worked examples: Example 1 (English) - Example 1 (Arabic); Example 2 (English) - Example 2 (Arabic)
Exercises and quizzes
4. Methodology of addressing thermodynamics problems
Laying down complete thermodynamic description of the problem including: Selecting the system, defining quantities that need to be conserved, identifying energies involved; Defining initial and final states, process and thermodynamic properties model; Identifying number of extensive properties: 0, 1 or more and consequences
Video lecture: English text & narration - English text+Arabic narration
Video worked examples: Example 1 (English) - Example 1 (Arabic) ; Example 2 (English) - Example 2 (Arabic)
Exercises and quizzes

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