Engineering Thermodynamics: Work and Heat Transfer (4e)

This text is written entirely in SI (metric) units.

This well-established text covers the fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics, their application to particular fluids and the ways in which work and heat transfer are affected.

Part I: Principles Of Thermodynamics.
Introduction.
1. Fundamental Concepts.
2. The First Law Of Thermodynamics.
3. Non-Flow Processes.
4. Flow Processes.
5. The Second Law Of Thermodynamics.
6. Corollaries Of The Second Law.
7. General Thermodynamic Relations.
Part II: Application To Particular Fluids.
Introduction.
8. Properties Of Fluids.
9. Non-Flow Processes.
10. Flow Processes.
11. Vapour Power Cycles.
12. Gas Power Cycles.
13. Heat Pump And Refrigeration Cycles.
14. Properties Of Mixtures.
15. Combustion Processes.
Part III: Work Transfer
Introduction.
16. Reciprocating Expanders And Compressors.
17. Reciprocating Internal-Combustion Engines.
18. One-Dimensional Steady Flow And Jet Propulsion.
19. Rotary Expanders And Compressors.
20. Direct Conversion.
Part IV: Heat Transfer
Introduction.
21. Conduction.
22. Convection.
23. Radiation.
24. Combined Modes Of Heat Transfer.

• Uses the alternative and increasingly popular sign convention for work transfer.
• Provides a thorough revision for the treatment of perfect gas or combustion, particularly disassociation and several aspects of heat transfer.
• Discusses combined cycle plant, cogeneration schemes, low temperature power cycles and pollution problems.
• Written entirely in SI (metric) units.