Engineering thermodynamics /

Horsley, Michael.

Engineering thermodynamics / Michael Horsley - London, United Kingdom : Chapman and Hall ; c1993 - vii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction. Back to basics. Ideal gases and the ideal gas laws. Energy and contained gases. Derivations from the non-flow energy equation. Steady flow energy equation. Real gases. Liquids, vapours and superheat. Steady flow energy equation applied to liquids and vapours. A final look at entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Heat transfer I - conduction and convection. Heat transfer II - more on conduction and convection; radiation. Reacting mixtures. Cycles of operation - gases. Cycles of operation - vapours. Appendices.

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THERMODYNAMICS

TJ 265 .H67 1993