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Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics

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ISBN-10: 0471787353

ISBN-13: 9780471787358

Edition: 6th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Howard N. Shapiro, Howard N. Shapiro, Michael J. Moran

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In this edition, readers will learn how to solve thermodynamics problems with the help of a structured methodology, examples, and challenging problems. The material is presented in a style that includes over 200 worked examples, over 1700 end-of-chapter problems, and numerous illustrations and graphs.
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List price: $249.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/9/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 944
Size: 8.84" wide x 11.08" long x 1.45" tall
Weight: 4.312
Language: English

Getting Started: Introductory Concepts and Definitions
Using Thermodynamics
Defining Systems
Describing Systems and Their Behavior
Measuring Mass, Length, Time, and Force
Specific Volume
Pressure
Temperature
Engineering Design and Analysis
Methodology for Solving Thermodynamics Problems
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
Reviewing Mechanical Concepts of Energy
Broadening Our Understanding of Work
Broadening Our Understanding of Energy
Energy Transfer by Heat
Energy Accounting: Energy Balance for Closed Systems
Energy Analysis of Cycles
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Evaluating Properties
Getting Started
Evaluating Properties: General Considerations
p-v-T Relation
Studying Phase Change
Retrieving Thermodynamic Properties
Evaluating Pressure, Specific Volume, and Temperature
Evaluating Specific Internal Energy and Enthalpy
Evaluating Properties Using Computer Software
Applying the Energy Balance Using Property Tables and Software
Introducing Specific Heats c[subscript v] and c[subscript p]
Evaluating Properties of Liquids and Solids
Generalized Compressibility Chart
Evaluating Properties Using the Ideal Gas Model
Introducing the ideal Gas Model
Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Specific Heats of Ideal Gases
Applying the Energy Balance Using Ideal Gas Tables, Constant Specific Heats, and Software
Polytropic Process Relations
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Control Volume Analysis Using Energy
Conservation of Mass for a Control Volume
Forms of the Mass Rate Balance
Applications of the Mass Rate Balance
Conservation of Energy for a Control Volume
Analyzing Control Volumes at Steady State
Nozzles and Diffusers
Turbines
Compressors and Pumps
Heat Exchangers
Throttling Devices
System Integration
Transient Analysis
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Introducing the Second Law
Statements of the Second Law
Identifying Irreversibilities
Interpreting the Kelvin-Planck Statement
Applying the Second Law to Thermodynamic Cycles
Second Law Aspects of Power Cycles Interacting with Two Reservoirs
Second Law Aspects of Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles Interacting with Two Reservoirs
The Kelvin and International Temperature Scales
Maximum Performance Measures for Cycles Operating Between Two Reservoirs
Carnot Cycle
Clausius Inequality
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Using Entropy
Entropy-A System Property
Retrieving Entropy Data
Introducing the T dS Equations
Entropy Change of an Incompressible Substance
Entropy Change of an ideal Gas
Entropy Change in Internally Reversible Processes of Closed Systems
Entropy Balance for Closed Systems
Directionality of Processes
Entropy Rate Balance for Control Volumes
Rate Balances for Control Volumes at Steady State
Isentropic Processes
Isentropic Efficiencies of Turbines, Nozzles, Compressors, and Pumps
Heat Transfer and Work in Internally Reversible, Steady-State Flow Processes
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Exergy Analysis
Introducing Exergy
Conceptualizing Exergy
Exergy of a System
Closed System Exergy Balance
Exergy Rate Balance for Control Volumes at Steady State
Exergetic (Second Law) Efficiency
Thermoeconomics
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Vapor Power Systems
Modeling Vapor Power Systems
Analyzing Vapor Power Systems - Rankine Cycle
Improving Performance - Superheat and Reheat
Improving Performance - Regenerative Vapor Power Cycle
Other Vapor Cycle Aspects
Case Study: Exergy Accounting of a Vapor Power Plant
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Gas Power Systems
Internal Combustion Engines
Introducing Engine Terminology
Air-Standard Otto Cycle
Air-Standard Diesel Cycle
Air-Standard Dual Cycle
Gas Turbine Power Plants
Modeling Gas Turbine Power Plants
Air-Standard Brayton Cycle
Regenerative Gas Turbines
Regenerative Gas Turbines with Reheat and Intercooling
Gas Turbines for Aircraft Propulsion
Combined Gas Turbine-Vapor Power Cycle
Ericsson and Stirling Cycles
Compressible Flow Through Nozzles and Diffusers
Compressible Flow Preliminaries
Analyzing One-Dimensional Steady Flow in Nozzles and Diffusers
Flow in Nozzles and Diffusers of Ideal Gases with Constant Specific Heats
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems
Vapor Refrigeration Systems
Analyzing Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems
Refrigerant Properties
Cascade and Multistage Vapor-Compression Systems
Absorption Refrigeration
Heat Pump Systems
Gas Refrigeration Systems
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Thermodynamic Relations
Using Equations of State
Important Mathematical Relations
Developing Property Relations
Evaluating Changes in Entropy, Internal Energy, and Enthalpy
Other Thermodynamic Relations
Constructing Tables of Thermodynamic Properties
Generalized Charts for Enthalpy and Entropy
p-v-T Relations for Gas Mixtures
Analyzing Multicomponent Systems
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Ideal Gas Mixture and Psychrometric Applications
Ideal Gas Mixtures: General Considerations
Describing Mixture Composition
Relating p, V, and T for Ideal Gas Mixtures
Evaluating U, H, S, and Specific Heats
Analyzing Systems Involving Mixtures
Psychrometric Applications
Introducing Psychrometric Principles
Psychrometers: Measuring the Wet-Bulb and Dry-Bulb Temperatures
Psychrometric Charts
Analyzing Air-Conditioning Processes
Cooling Towers
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Reading Mixtures and Combustion
Combustion Fundamentals
Introducing Combustion
Conservation of Energy-Reacting Systems
Determining the Adiabatic Flame Temperature
Fuel Cells
Absolute Entropy and the Third Law of Thermodynamics
Chemical Exergy
Introducing Chemical Exergy
Standard Chemical Exergy
Exergy Summary
Exergetic (Second Law) Efficiencies of Reacting Systems
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Chemical and Phase Equilibrium
Equilibrium Fundamentals
Introducing Equilibrium Criteria
Chemical Equilibrium
Equation of Reaction Equilibrium
Calculating Equilibrium Compositions
Further Examples of the Use of the Equilibrium Constant
Phase Equilibrium
Equilibrium Between Two Phases of a Pure Substance
Equilibrium of Multicomponent, Multiphase Systems
Chapter Summary and Study Guide
Tables, Figures, and Charts
Index to Tables in SI Units
Index to Tables in English Units
Index to Figures and Charts
Index