Thermodynamics: From Concepts to Applications, Second Edition

by Shavit; Arthur

• ISBN13: 9781420073683
• ISBN10: 1420073680
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-09
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

There are many thermodynamics texts on the market, yet most provide a presentation that is at a level too high for those new to the field. This second edition of Thermodynamicscontinues to provide an accessible introduction to thermodynamics, which maintains an appropriate rigor to prepare newcomers for subsequent, more advanced topics.The book presents a logical methodology for solving problems in the context of conservation laws and property tables or equations. The authors elucidate the terms around which thermodynamics has historically developed, such as work, heat, temperature, energy, and entropy. Using a pedagogical approach that builds from basic principles to laws and eventually corollaries of the laws, the text enables students to think in clear and correct thermodynamic terms as well as solve real engineering problems.For those just beginning their studies in the field, Thermodynamics, Second Editionprovides the core fundamentals in a rigorous, accurate, and accessible presentation.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Basic Concepts

Work, Energy and Heat First law or Thermodynamics

Simple Systems

The Ideal Gas

The Control Volume

Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Entropy

Applications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Availability, Exergy and Irreversibility

Power and Refrigeration Cycles

Ideal Gas Mixtures and Humid Air

Thermodynamic Relations

Equations of State and Generalized Charts

Multicomponent Systems

Equilibrium

Ideal Solutions

Non Ideal Solutions

Chemical Reactions

Appendix: Thermodynamics Properties

Bibliography

Index

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