What Is Thermal Engineering?

Introduction:

Thermal Engineering is one of the subjects in the Mechanical Engineering. It is even a branch in the post graduation (Master of Engineering). The word thermal means the heat so, we can define the thermal engineering as the study of heat and its properties or behaviour.

The Thermal Engineering subject do consist of many sub parts and subjects they are according to the basic concepts, calculations, and applications of the heat, thermal devices, and their work. Even the topic and concepts of engine, refrigerations, air conditioners, etc will be part of the thermal engineering.

The sub parts or subjects in the thermal engineering are as follows 

• Thermodynamics
• Thermal Engineering-I
• Thermal Engineering-II
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

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What is Thermodyanamics ?

 so, thermodynamics is a subject in the mechanical engineering that deals with the concepts of the heat and its behaviour. We can say that the thermodynamics is the basic and starting step to the thermal engineering. You can learn number of basic concepts, and topics related to the heat and devices.

What is Thermal Engineering-I ?

Thermal Engineering-I will be the application of the thermodynamics, it means we study about the applications of the concepts that we read in the thermodynamics. For suppose, if we study about the air cycles in the thermodynamics then we will study about the engines and its working in the thermal engineering-I.

What is Thermal Engineering-II ?

Thermal Engineering-II will be advanced and applications of the thermodynamics subject. We study about the boilers, power plants, and its applications.

What is Refrigeration and Air Conditioning ?

Coming to the refrigeration and air conditioning, we study about the refrigerators and AC's, their working and designing. In this subject, we even read the concepts related to the environment moisture and how to control the room temperature using components and devices.

So, this is actually what is thermal engineering. Hope you got the points.

What are the Subjects in Mechanical Engineering?

 

As the Mechanical Engineering is a professional course so mechanical engineering consists of Research, designing, Fabrication, Management, and Calculation subjects. So, let us discuss about few subjects.

Engineering Mechanics:

Engineering Mechanics is the basic and most important subject that every mechanical engineering should learn. It deals with the forces and its motion of static and dynamic bodies. For example; if a force is applied on a body, then it will tend to move so in the mechanics we will study about these forces, its direction, and the motion. We read this type of theories in our school taught by our lectures or tutors.

Engineering Drawing:

Engineering Drawing is the subject where we can learn the professional drawings like scaling, projections of the shapes, symmetry drawings, etc. As a mechanical engineer we need to draft the things that are required in few fields.

Materials & Metallurgy Science:

This subject is another important and precious subject in mechanical engineering; it is all about the materials and their preparation. We can learn how a material will get into its form by heating and cooling. We can learn the compositions of chemistry in each material or metal and its applications in real fields.

Thermodynamics:

Thermo means the heat and the dynamic means the study of forces and its motions so we can say that the thermodynamics is all about studying the heat and its applications. We will learn different concepts and basic cycles that are responsible for automobile engines.

Machine Tools:

Machine tools are the cutting tools that are used in engineering purposes. As the technology is increased and required lot of operations to be done so machine tools helps us to learn about different types of cutting machines.

Thermal Engineering:

Thermal Engineering subject is the advanced learning of the thermodynamics where in thermodynamics we will learn about the concepts and basic cycles but thermal engineering is the applications of the thermodynamics where we learn about the engines, power plants, etc.

Strength of Materials:

Strength of Materials is another beautiful subject in mechanical engineering field; it is all about the materials and their behavior at different situations while force or load applied. We learn lot of basic concepts in this subject that requires for designing a material.

Design of Machine Members:

This subject is the extension of the strength of materials and teaches how a machine member or component can be designed considering number of factors. For example this subject will help us to design the bolts, nuts, springs, etc.

Theory of Machines:

Theory of Machines subject is also about the machines, their internal mechanisms, and design; we can learn the basic concepts in the mechanisms of machines and their applications. For example we can learn about the gears, gear trains, governors, etc and their designing concepts.

Automobile Engineering:

As we are much related to this word automobile, in this subject we learn about the components, their concepts, and working conditions.

Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines:

Fluid Mechanics is the study of the fluids behavior at different situations and their applications, Hydraulic Machines are the sub part where we learn about the machines that work on the fluids like water and gases.

So, these are the few and important subjects in the mechanical engineering and their related field.