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Modern engineering thermodynamics / Robert T. Balmer

By: Material type: TextTextCopyright date: ©2011Description: xxiii, 801 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. + Thermodynamic tablesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780123749963
  • 9789381269411
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.402/1 22
LOC classification:
  • TJ265 BAL
Contents:
The Beginning; Thermodynamic Concepts; Thermodynamic Properties; The First Law of Thermodynamics and Energy Transport Mechanisms; First Law Closed System Applications; First Law Open System Applications; The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Entropy Transport and Production Mechanisms; Second Law Closed System Applications; Second Law Open System Applications; Availability Analysis; General Thermodynamic Property Relations; Mixtures of Gases and Vapors; Vapor and Gas Power Cycles; Vapor and Gas Refrigeration Cycles; Chemical Thermodynamics; Compressible Fluid Flow; Thermodynamics of Biological Systems; Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics; Introduction to Coupled Phenomena; Appendix A: Physical Constants and Conversion Factors; Appendix B: Greek and Latin Origins of Engineering Terms
Summary: Designed for use in a standard two-semester engineering thermodynamics course sequence. This text includes historical vignettes, critical thinking boxes, and case studies. It also includes over 200 worked examples and more than 1,300 end of chapter problems.
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Includes index.

The Beginning; Thermodynamic Concepts; Thermodynamic Properties; The First Law of Thermodynamics and Energy Transport Mechanisms; First Law Closed System Applications; First Law Open System Applications; The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Entropy Transport and Production Mechanisms; Second Law Closed System Applications; Second Law Open System Applications; Availability Analysis; General Thermodynamic Property Relations; Mixtures of Gases and Vapors; Vapor and Gas Power Cycles; Vapor and Gas Refrigeration Cycles; Chemical Thermodynamics; Compressible Fluid Flow; Thermodynamics of Biological Systems; Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics; Introduction to Coupled Phenomena; Appendix A: Physical Constants and Conversion Factors; Appendix B: Greek and Latin Origins of Engineering Terms

Designed for use in a standard two-semester engineering thermodynamics course sequence. This text includes historical vignettes, critical thinking boxes, and case studies. It also includes over 200 worked examples and more than 1,300 end of chapter problems.

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