Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics /
John R. Howell and Richard O. Buckins
- Second edition.
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1992
- xxvii, 1033 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Energy and energy transfer; properties of common substances; first law of thermodynamics; entropy and the second law of thermodynamics; thermodynamic cycle analysis and applications to gas cycles; vapor cycle analysis; analysis using the second law of thermodynamics; general property relations and equations of state; multicomponent systems without chemical reaction; chemical reactions and combustion; phase and chemical equilibrium; introduction to microscopic thermodyanmics.
This text has been revised and converted to the traditional sign convention used in the engineering community. Other changes include a new treatment of the second law of thermodynamics, more practical applications and more homework problems. A solutions manual and software are available.