Lectures related to Thermal Machines: Introduction

Carnot Cycle: Thermodynamic Reflections

Explores the Carnot cycle and its implications on work generation and heat exchanges.

Carnot Cycle: Introduction

Covers the Carnot cycle, heat sources, work generation, and real-life cyclone differences.

Rankine Cycles: Introduction

Introduces the Rankine cycle, efficiency calculations, and improvements for designing state-of-the-art plants.

Thermodynamic Processes and Carnot Cycle

Explores the Carnot cycle, ideal gas processes, and thermal equilibria.

Second Law of Thermodynamics: Motivations

Delves into the historical motivations behind the second law of thermodynamics, emphasizing limitations in heat-to-work conversion and the inevitability of irreversible processes.