Sr. No.

Content

Total 
Weightage 

Introduction:

Prime movers and its types, Concept of Force, Pressure, Energy, Work, Power,
System, Heat, Temperature, Specific heat capacity, Change of state, Path, Process, Cycle, Internal
energy, Enthalpy, Statements of Zeroth law and First law

Energy:

Introduction and applications of Energy sources like Fossil fuels, Nuclear fuels, Hydro,
Solar, Wind, and Bio-fuels, Environmental issues like Global warming and Ozone depletion

Properties of gases:

Boyle’s law, Charles’s law, Gay-Lussac’s law, Avogadro’s law, Combined gas
law, Gas constant, Relation between cp and cv, Various non-flow processes like constant volume
process, constant pressure process, Isothermal process, Adiabatic process, Polytropic process

Properties of Steam:

Steam formation, Types of steam, Enthalpy, Specific volume, Internal energy
and dryness fraction of steam, use of steam tables, steam calorimeters

Heat Engines:

Heat engine cycle and Heat engine, working substances, Classification of heat
engines, Description and thermal efficiency of Carnot; Rankine; Otto cycle and Diesel cycles

Steam Boilers:

Introduction, Classification, Cochran, Lancashire and Babcock and Wilcox boiler,
Functioning of different mountings and accessories

Internal Combustion Engines:

Introduction, Classification, Engine details, four-stroke/ two-stroke
cycle Petrol/Diesel engines, Indicated power, Brake Power, Efficiencies

Pumps:

Types and operation of Reciprocating, Rotary and Centrifugal pumps, Priming

Air Compressors:

Types and operation of Reciprocating and Rotary air compressors, significance
of Multistage

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning:

Refrigerant, Vapor compression refrigeration system, Vapor
absorption refrigeration system, Domestic Refrigerator, Window and split air conditioners