Engineering thermodynamics
- 6th ed.
- Chennai : Mcgraw Hill Education 2013
- xxx, 914 p.; ill.; 24 cm.
1. Introduction 2. Temperature 3. Work and Heat Transfer 4. First Law of Thermodynamics 5. First Law Applied to Flow Processes 6. Second Law of Thermodynamics 7. Entropy 8. Available Energy, Availability and Irreversibility 9. Properties of Pure Substances 10. Properties of Gases and Mixtures 11. Thermodynamics Relations, Equilibrium and Stability 12. Vapour Power Cycles 13. Gas Power Cycles 14. Refrigeration Cycles 15. Psychrometrics 16. Reactive Systems 17. Compressible Fluid Flow 18. Gas Compressors
This revised book presents a stack of real-world engineering examples to understand and augment the ideas developed. The foundation of this hallmark text remains: clear and simple exposition of thermodynamic principles. This book facilitates the reader to comprehend its fundamental ideas buried under the haze of abstractness and to appreciate logical development of thermodynamic reasoning.