ABSTRACT

Building on the last edition, (dedicated to exploring alternatives to coal- and oil-based energy conversion methods and published more than ten years ago), Thermodynamics and Heat Power, Eighth Edition updates the status of existing direct energy conversion methods as described in the previous work. Offering a systems approach to the analysis of en

chapter 1|58 pages

Fundamental Concepts

chapter 2|30 pages

Work, Energy, and Heat

chapter 3|52 pages

First Law of Thermodynamics

chapter 4|42 pages

The Second Law of Thermodynamics

chapter 5|60 pages

Properties of Liquids and Gases

chapter 6|74 pages

The Ideal Gas

chapter 7|56 pages

Mixtures of Ideal Gases

chapter 8|52 pages

Vapor Power Cycles

chapter 9|50 pages

Gas Power Cycles

chapter 10|48 pages

Refrigeration

chapter 11|76 pages

Heat Transfer