Synopses & Reviews
A revision of the best-selling thermodynamics text designed for undergraduates in engineering departments. Text material is developed from basic principles and includes a variety of modern applications. Major changes include the addition and reworking of homework problems, a consistent problem analysis and solution technique in all example problems, and new tables and data in the appendix, including addition equations for computer-related solutions.
Table of Contents
List of Symbols.
Some Introductory Comments.
Some Concepts and Definitions.
Properties of Pure Substance.
Work and Heat.
The First Law of Thermodynamics.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Entropy.
Irreversibility and Availability.
Some Power and Refrigeration Cycles.
Thermodynamic Relations.
Mixtures and Solutions.
Chemical Reactions.
Introduction to Phase and Chemical Equilibrium.
Flow Through Nozzles and Blade Passages.
Appendix.
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.