Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering

ISBN-13: 9781439805725 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 1142 str.

Kalyan Annamalai;Ishwar K. Puri;Milind A. Jog

Opis

Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering, Second Edition is designed for readers who need to understand and apply the engineering physics of thermodynamic concepts. It employs a self-teaching format that reinforces presentation of critical concepts, mathematical relationships, and equations with concrete physical examples and explanations of applications to help readers apply principles to their own real-world problems. Less Mathematical/Theoretical Derivations More Focus on Practical Application Because both students and professionals must grasp theory almost immediately in this ever-changing electronic era, this book now completely in decimal outline format uses a phenomenological approach to problems, making advanced concepts easier to understand. After a decade teaching advanced thermodynamics, the authors infuse their own style and tailor content based on their observations as professional engineers, as well as feedback from their students. Condensing more esoteric material to focus on practical uses for this continuously evolving area of science, this book is filled with revised problems and extensive tables on thermodynamic properties and other useful information. The authors include an abundance of examples, figures, and illustrations to clarify presented ideas, and additional material and software tools are available for download. The result is a powerful, practical instructional tool that gives readers a strong conceptual foundation on which to build a solid, functional understanding of thermodynamics engineering."

Although there are a number of satisfactory advanced thermodynamics texts on the market, virtually all of them take a rigorous theoretical and mathematical approach to the subject. Engineering students need a more practical approach-one that offers physical explanations along with the mathematical relation and equations-so they can readily apply them to real world problems.

Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering fills that need. The authors take a down-to-earth approach that lays a strong conceptual foundation and provides simple, physical explanations for thermodynamic processes and the practical evaluation of thermodynamic systems. They employ a phenomenological approach throughout the book and include more than 150 engineering examples.

The authors stress applications throughout the book, illustrate availability concepts, and emphasize the use of two conservation and two balance equations. They include an abundance of figures, exercises, and tables, plus a summary of important formulae and a summary of each chapter, ideal for quick reference or review. The authors have also developed spreadsheet software that covers many of the applications presented.

This text eliminates the need for students to wade through the abstract generalized concepts and mathematical relations that govern thermodynamics. You can now offer them the perfect text for understanding the physics of thermodynamic concepts and apply that knowledge in the field: Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering.

Recenzje

". . . written in such a way that in particular engineers will find it extremely useful. . . The layout is successful and the beautiful illustrations as well as the many written problems will make its useful as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses."
-Panayiotis Vlamos, President, V-Publications, Athens, Greece

Spis treści

Introduction. First Law of Thermodynamics. Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy. Availability. Postulatory (Gibbsian) Thermodynamics. State Relationships for Real Gases and Liquids. Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Fluids. Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures. Phase Equilibrium for a Mixture. Stability. Chemically Reacting Systems. Reaction Direction and Chemical Equilibrium. Availability Analysis for Reacting Systems. Thermal Sciences and Biological Systems. Problems. A Summary of Chapterwise Formulae.