Thermodynamics For Dummies tracks to a typical thermodynamics course offered at the undergraduate level and assists readers in understanding the fundamental concepts of the subject and helps to develop problem-solving skills through practice in solving energy-related problems. Specific coverage includes:
* General balance principle (open systems, closed systems, rate balances, increment balances)
* Mass balances (specific volume, system mass, mass-flow rate)
* Zeroth law (thermodynamic equilibrium and temperature)
* First-law balances (internal energy, enthalpy)
* Second-law balances (availability, entropy)
* Cycles (Rankine, Brayton, vapor-compression)
* Non-reacting mixtures of ideal gases
* Reacting mixtures (mass balances, energy balances, heating values, standardized enthalpy)
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Höhe: 23.3 cm
Breite: 18.7 cm
Dicke: 2 cm
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ISBN-13
978-1-118-00291-9 (9781118002919)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Michael Pauken, PhD, is a senior mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, an operating division of the California Institute of Technology, where he also teaches courses on thermodynamics and heat transfer.
Introduction 1
Part I: Covering the Basics in Thermodynamics 7
Chapter 1: Thermodynamics in Everyday Life 9
Chapter 2: Laying the Foundation of Thermodynamics 15
Chapter 3: Working with Phases and Properties of Substances 39
Chapter 4: Work and Heat Go Together Like Macaroni and Cheese 57
Part II: Employing the Laws of Thermodynamics 75
Chapter 5: Using the First Law in Closed Systems 77
Chapter 6: Using the First Law in Open Systems 91
Chapter 7: Governing Heat Engines and Refrigerators with the Second Law 111
Chapter 8: Entropy Is the Demise of the Universe 123
Chapter 9: Analyzing Systems Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics 145
Part III: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Making Heat Work for You 165
Chapter 10: Working with Carnot and Brayton Cycles 167
Chapter 11: Working with Otto and Diesel Cycles 197
Chapter 12: Working with Rankine Cycles 221
Chapter 13: Cooling Off with Refrigeration Cycles 243
Part IV: Handling Thermodynamic Relationships, Reactions, and Mixtures 265
Chapter 14: Understanding the Behavior of Real Gases 267
Chapter 15: Mixing Gases That Don't React with Each Other 277
Chapter 16: Burning Up with Combustion 303
Part V: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 17: Ten Famous Names in Thermodynamics 327
Chapter 18: Ten More Cycles of Note 331
Appendix: Thermodynamic Property Tables 341
Index 351
