Ideal gas model: assumptions, properties (pressure, temperature).
Equation of ideal gas state.
Principle of equipartition of energy.
First law of thermodynamics. Heat, work, and internal energy.
Heat capacity, specific heat, molar heat.
Isotherm and adiabatic processes.
Second law of thermodynamics, entropy, Carnot heat engine.
Mechanisms of heat transfer.
Heat conduction: heat transfer rate, Fourier's law, heat conductivity.
Convection. Newton's law of cooling.
Radiation. Stefan-Boltzmann law of a black body.
Heat conduction equation. Energy balance. One dimensional steady-state case (plane wall).
Thermal resistance in conduction, convection and radiation. Practical networks.
Transient heat conduction. Lumped system. Energy balance. Biot number. Fourier number.
Convection. Fluid velocity profile. Nusselt number.
Fluid flows. Surface shear stress. Viscosity.
Laminar and turbulent flows. Reynolds number.
Thermal radiation. Electromagnetic radiation spectrum.
Blackbody radiation laws. Spectral emissive power.
Emission, absorption, reflection, and transmission of radiation.
The greenhouse effect. Solar radiation.
Boiling, evaporation, and condensation. The boiling curve.
Mass transfer. Diffusion. Moisture.
Wave equation and parameters. Velocity and energy of waves in elastic medium.
Wave superposition and interference. Standing waves.
Sound waves. Intensity. Doppler effect.