Basic engineering thermodynamics

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Basic engineering thermodynamics

P.B. Whalley

Oxford University Press, 1992

  • : pbk

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Includes index

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ISBN 9780198562542

Description

This is an introduction to thermodynamics for engineering students. No previous knowledge is assumed. The book covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their consequences for engineers. Each topic is illustrated with worked examples and subjects are introduced in a logical order allowing the student to tackle increasingly complex problems as he reads. Problems and selected answers are included. The heart of engineering thermodynamics is the conversion of heat into work. Increasing demands for more efficient conversion, for example to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to the adoption of new thermodynamic cycles. However the principles of these new cycles are very simple and are subject to the standard laws of thermodynamics as explained in this book.;This book is intended for 1st and 2nd year engineering undergraduates; mechanical and chemical engineering in particular as well as general engineering. Also practical physicists.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780198562559

Description

This is an introduction to thermodynamics for engineering students. No previous knowledge is assumed. The book covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their consequences for engineers. Each topic is illustrated with worked examples and subjects are introduced in a logical order allowing the student to tackle increasingly complex problems as he reads. Problems and selected answers are included. The heart of engineering thermodynamics is the conversion of heat into work. Increasing demands for more efficient conversion, for example to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to the adoption of new thermodynamic cycles. However the principles of these new cycles are very simple and are subject to the standard laws of thermodynamics as explained in this book.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Ideal gases
  • 2. Real gases
  • 3. Vapours, liquids, and solids
  • 4. Systems processes, and cycles: the language of thermodynamics
  • 5. The first law of thermodynamics for closed systems
  • 6. The first law of thermodynamics for steady flow systems: the steady flow energy equation
  • 7. Heat engines, heat pumps, and the second law of thermodynamics
  • 8. Corollaries of the second law
  • 9. Entropy
  • 10. Molecular interpretation of thermodynamic properties
  • 11. Property diagrams
  • 12. Turbines and compressors
  • 13. Steady flow power cycles: the Rankine cycle
  • 14. Steady flow cycles: the gas turbine cycle
  • 15. Heat pump and refrigeration cycles
  • 16. Internal combustion engine cycles
  • 17. Thermodynamic equations
  • Solutions to numerical problems

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  • NCID
    BA19069946
  • ISBN
    • 0198562543
    • 0198562551
  • LCCN
    92027653
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 230 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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