This timely reference/text provides a solid grounding in the basic principles of the science of thermodynamics-proceeding to practical, hands-on applications in large-scale industrial settings.

Presents myriad applications for power plants, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and turbomachinery!

Featuring many helpful example problems and analytical exercises, Thermodynamics

• reviews fundamental theories of pressure, temperature, force, and conservation of mass and energy
• discusses the behavior of the ideal gas, progressing to more complicated ideas of the concepts of work, heat, and the First Law [of Thermodynamics]
• analyzes thermodynamic processes in solid, liquid, and gaseous systems
• covers ideal cycles, including Carnot, Otto, Brayton, vapor-compression, and absorption cycles
• illuminates the abstract property of entropy and its relation to the Second Law [of Thermodynamics]
• demonstrates applications to gas turbines, gas compressors, and aircraft and rocket propulsion systems
• explores high-speed gas flow and fluid mechanics
• illustrates the power and utility of thermal systems analysis in engineering design
• and more!

Containing over 500 references, drawings, tables, and equations, Thermodynamics is an indispensable reference for mechanical, chemical, aerospace, environmental, and marine engineers; physicists; mathematicians; and engineering technologists; and an excellent text or self-study guide for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students and practitioners of thermodynamic engineering.

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