TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balmer,Robert T.
TI  - Modern engineering thermodynamics
SN  - 9780123749963
AV  - TJ265 BAL
U1  - 621.402/1 22
PY  - 2011///
KW  - Thermodynamics
KW  - Power (Mechanics)
KW  - Heat--Transmission
KW  - Engineering
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -