Modern Engineering Thermodynamics - Textbook with Tables Booklet
Resources
Free Global Shipping
No minimum orderDescription
Modern Engineering Thermodynamics - Textbook with Tables Booklet offers a problem-solving approach to basic and applied engineering thermodynamics, with historical vignettes, critical thinking boxes and case studies throughout to help relate abstract concepts to actual engineering applications. It also contains applications to modern engineering issues.This textbook is designed for use in a standard two-semester engineering thermodynamics course sequence, with the goal of helping students develop engineering problem solving skills through the use of structured problem-solving techniques. The first half of the text contains material suitable for a basic Thermodynamics course taken by engineers from all majors. The second half of the text is suitable for an Applied Thermodynamics course in mechanical engineering programs. The Second Law of Thermodynamics is introduced through a basic entropy concept, providing students a more intuitive understanding of this key course topic. Property Values are discussed before the First Law of Thermodynamics to ensure students have a firm understanding of property data before using them. Over 200 worked examples and more than 1,300 end of chapter problems provide an extensive opportunity to practice solving problems. For greater instructor flexibility at exam time, thermodynamic tables are provided in a separate accompanying booklet.University students in mechanical, chemical, and general engineering taking a thermodynamics course will find this book extremely helpful.
Key Features
- Provides the reader with clear presentations of the fundamental principles of basic and applied engineering thermodynamics
- Helps students develop engineering problem solving skills through the use of structured problem-solving techniques
- Introduces the Second Law of Thermodynamics through a basic entropy concept, providing students a more intuitive understanding of this key course topic
- Covers Property Values before the First Law of Thermodynamics to ensure students have a firm understanding of property data before using them
- Over 200 worked examples and more than 1,300 end of chapter problems offer students extensive opportunity to practice solving problems
- Historical Vignettes, Critical Thinking boxes and Case Studies throughout the book help relate abstract concepts to actual engineering applications
- For greater instructor flexibility at exam time, thermodynamic tables are provided in a separate accompanying booklet
Readership
University students in mechanical, chemical, and general engineering taking a thermodynamics course
Table of Contents
- 1. The Beginning
2. Thermodynamic Concepts
3. Thermodynamic Properties
4. The First Law of Thermodynamics and Energy Transport Mechanisms
5. First Law Closed System Applications
6. First Law Open System Applications
7. The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Entropy Transport and Production Mechanisms
8. Second Law Closed System Applications; Second Law Open System Applications
9. Availability Analysis
10. General Thermodynamic Property Relations
11. Mixtures of Gases and Vapors
12. Vapor and Gas Power Cycles
13. Vapor and Gas Refrigeration Cycles
14. Chemical Thermodynamics
15. Compressible Fluid Flow
16. Thermodynamics of Biological Systems
17. Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
18. Introduction to Coupled Phenomena
Appendix A: Physical Constants and Conversion Factors
Appendix B: Greek and Latin Origins of Engineering Terms
Included in Booklet "Tables to Accompany Modern Engineering Thermodynamics" - Thermodynamic Tables; Thermodynamic Charts
Product details
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2010
- Published: December 20, 2010
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780123850744
About the Author
Robert Balmer
Dr. Balmer has worked as an engineer at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and at various DuPont facilities. He has over 40 years of engineering teaching experience and has authored 70 technical publications and the Elsevier undergraduate engineering textbook Modern Engineering Thermodynamics.
Affiliations and Expertise
Mechanical Engineering Professor Emeritus,University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dean Emeritus, Engineering and Computer Science, Union College, Schenectady NY, USA
Ratings and Reviews
There are currently no reviews for "Modern Engineering Thermodynamics - Textbook with Tables Booklet"