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Thermodynamics: Isentropic Efficiency of Steady Flow Devices (22 of 25)

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0:00:10 – Comments about homework
0:03:45 – Reminders about isentropic efficiency for steady flow devices
0:09:45 – Actual turbines – Typical assumptions, T-s diagram, and isentropic efficiency
0:18:35 – Actual pumps and compressors – Typical assumptions, T-s diagram, and isentropic efficiency
0:29:26 – Example: Isentropic efficiency for compressor
0:42:25 – Isentropic efficiency for steady flow devices using ideal gases with constant specific heats
0:54:30 – Example: Isentropic efficiency for turbine using ideal gas

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This lecture series was recorded live at Cal Poly Pomona during Winter 2017. The textbook is Cengel and Boles, “Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (8th edition).”