Basic Engineering Thermodynamics

This introduction to thermodynamics for engineering students assumes no previous instruction in the subject. The book covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics with a special emphasis on their implications for engineers. Each topic is illustrated with worked examples and is presented in a logical order, allowing the student to tackle increasingly complex problems. Problems and selected answers are included. The heart of engineering thermodynamics is the conversion of heat into work. Increasing demands for more efficient conversion, for example to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to the adoption of new thermodynamic cycles. However the principles of these new cycles are very simple and are subject to the standard laws of thermodynamics as explained in this book. BASIC ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS Preface Contents 1 - Introduction 2 - Ideal gases 3 - Real gases 4 - Vapour, liquids, and solids 5 - Systems, processes, and cycles 6 - The first law of thermodynamics 7 - The steady-flow energy equation 8 - The second law of thermodynamics 9 - Corollaries of the second law of thermodynamics 10 - Entropy 11 - Molecular interpretation of thermodynamic properties 12 - Property diagrams 13 - Turbines and compressors 14 - The Rankine cycle 15 - The gas turbine cycle 16 - Heat pumps and refrigeration cycles 17 - Internal combustion engines 18 - Thermodynamic equations 19 - Solutions to numerical problems Index