Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Engineering

Provides chapter objectives and summaries to aid in student comprehension
- Contains numerous illustrated examples
- Includes more than 1350 end-of-chapter problems
- Employs SI Units throughout
- A Solutions Manual is available to adopters

An Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Engineering presents a clear, accessible overview of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics especially designed for electrical and civil engineering majors. The intent of this text is to introduce these subjects to engineering students who will probably not take further course work in this area. Knowledge of basic physics and mathematics through ordinary differential equations is assumed.

Contents
- 1. The Thermal/Fluid Sciences: Introductory Concepts
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Thermodynamics
- 1.3. Fluid Mechanics
- 1.4. Heat Transfer
- 1.5. Engineered Systems and Products
- 1.6. Historical Development
- 1.7. Summary and Closure
- 1.8. Additional Reading
- 2. Thermodynamics - Preliminary Concepts and Definitions
- 2.1. The Study of Thermodynamics
- 2.2. Some Definitions
- 2.3. Dimensions and Units
- 2.4. Density and Related Properties
- 2.5. Pressure
- 2.6. Temperature and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 2.7. Problem Solving Methodology
- 2.8. Summary and Closure
- 2.9. Additional Reading
- 2.10. Problems
- 3. Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Kinetic and Potential Energy
- 3.3. Work
- 3.4. Heat
- 3.5. The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 3.6. The Energy Balance for Closed Systems
- 3.7. The Ideal Gas Model
- 3.8. Ideal Gas Enthalpy and Specific Heats
- 3.9. Processes of an Ideal Gas
- 3.10. Summary and Closure
- 3.11. Additional Reading
- 3.12. Problems
- 4. Properties of Pure, Simple Compressible Substances
- 4.1. The State Postulate
- 4.2. P-v-T Relationships
- 4.3. Thermodynamic Property Data
- 4.4. Real Gas Behavior
- 4.5. Equations of State
- 4.6. The Polytropic Process of an Ideal Gas
- 4.7. Summary and Closure
- 4.8. Additional Reading
- 4.9. Problems
- 5. Control Volume Mass and Energy Analysis
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. The Control Volume
- 5.3. Conservation of Mass
- 5.4. Conservation of Energy for a Control Volume
- 5.5. Specific Heats of Compressible Substances
- 5.6. Applications of Control Volume Energy Analysis
- 5.7. Summary and Closure
- 5.8. Additional Reading
- 5.9. Problems
- 6. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. The Kelvin-Planck Statement and Heat Engines
- 6.3. The Clausius Statement; Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
- 6.4. The Equivalence of the Kelvin-Planck and the Clausius Statements
- 6.5. Reversible and Irreversible Cycles
- 6.6. The Carnot Cycle
- 6.7. The Carnot Cycle with External Irreversibilities
- 6.8. The Absolute Temperature Scales
- 6.9. Summary and Closure
- 6.10. Additional Reading
- 6.11. Problems
- 7. Entropy
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. The Classical Definition of Entropy
- 7.3. The Clausius Inequality
- 7.4. The Temperature-Entropy Diagram
- 7.5. The Gibbs Property Relations
- 7.6. Entropy Change for Solids, Liquids and Ideal Gases
- 7.7. The Isentropic Process for an Ideal Gas
- 7.8. Isentropic Efficiencies of Steady Flow Devices
- 7.9. The Entropy Balance Equation
- 7.10. Summary and Closure
- 7.11. Additional Reading
- 7.12. Problems
- 8. Gas Power Systems
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. The Internal Combustion Engine
- 8.3. The Air Standard Otto Cycle
- 8.4. The Air Standard Diesel Cycle
- 8.5. The Gas Turbine
- 8.6. The Jet Engine
- 8.7. Summary and Closure
- 8.8. Additional Reading
- 8.9. Problems
- 9. Vapor Power and Refrigeration Cycles
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. The Steam Power Plant
- 9.3. The Rankine Cycle
- 9.4. The Ideal Rankine Cycle with Superheat
- 9.5. The Effect of Irreversibilities
- 9.6. The Ideal Rankine Cycle - Superheat a