Graphical thermodynamics and ideal gas power cycles : ideal gas thermodynamics in brief

The aim of this book is to improve the teaching, understanding and self-learning of thermodynamics through a two part approach: (i) offering a concise model of gas thermodynamics; and (ii) offering graphical approach to solving ideal gas thermodynamics. The book abbreviates the basic topics of ideal gas thermodynamics, including both the first and second laws of thermodynamics, as well as all ideal gas laws for closed systems. This abbreviation affects the derivations of the equations, but not the complexity of the equations so that the reader's job of solving problems will be made easier. At the same time, the book also offers new powerful solution methods, along with relevant discussions and derivations which will improve teaching, understanding and self-learning of thermodynamics In this book, an almost new approach to modern thermodynamics has been applied. One or more useful qualitative discussion statements have been extracted from each equation. These and other important statements were numbered and their titles were situated in an index titled “Hilal and Others’ statements, definitions and rules.” This ensures very quick obtaining of the required statements, rules, definitions, equations, and their theoretical base that will ease readers qualitative discussions and calculations.