Thermodynamics Demystified
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-07-147960-8 (ISBN)
Description
Sure relief from the pressure of learning thermodynamics. This practical guide helps you truly understand thermodynamics, one of the most difficult engineering topics. "Thermodynamics Demystified" covers mechanical and thermodynamic systems, properties of substances, property equations, closed and open systems, and much more.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-07-147960-8 (9780071479608)
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Person
James Pohl, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Florida Atlantic University. James currently runs www.thermomentor.com, a website to assist students in learning fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and the underpinning of physics and calculus.
Content
Chapter 1. Thermodynamics -- It's Language a. First Abstracts, Dimensions and Units b. Properties and Measurement c. System Events in Space and Time a. Analytic Method - Momentum, Force, Gravity, Friction b. Work, Kinetic and Potential Energy c. Particle Energy Equation Chapter 3. Thermodynamic Systems a. Internal Energy, Density, Specific Volume b. Pressure and Pressure Devices c. Temperature and Prefect Gas Equations d. The Simple Compressible Work Mode, Enthalpy Chapter 4. Properties of Substances a. Phase Change Phase Diagram p-v-T Surfaces Property Data: Storage and Retrieval b. Single Phase Gases -- Entropy and the Reversible Adiabatic Process Liquids and Solids Chapter 5. Property Equations: Forms and Usages a. Mass Equation b. Momentum Equation c. Energy Equation Chapter 6. Closed System Thermodynamic Analysis a. Solution Methodology b. Examples and Techniques Chapter 7. Open System Thermodynamic Analysis a. Solution Methodology b. Examples and Techniques 8. Transient Thermodynamic Analysis