ABSTRACT
The material covered will address the properties of working fluids as in Part 1; perfect and semi-perfect gases and steam are of interest. Here refrigerants are introduced along with combustion reactions and product gas mixtures, with a focus on application. Our attention is on what a working fluid can achieve. By manipulating the working fluid, practical ends can be met:
• air conditioning to affect the temperature and humidity of atmospheric air;
• producing electricity by heating steam with combustion reactions, which drives generators via steam turbines;
• gas and vapour compressors increase pressure at a given flow rate of fluid;
• combustion gases are used directly to drive engines.
