Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers

Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers, Second Edition introduces the basic concepts of thermodynamics and applies them to a wide range of technologies. Authors Desmond Winterbone and Ali Turan also include a detailed study of combustion to show how the chemical energy in a fuel is converted into thermal energy and emissions; analyze fuel cells to give an understanding of the direct conversion of chemical energy to electrical power; and provide a study of property relationships to enable more sophisticated analyses to be made of irreversible thermodynamics, allowing for new ways of efficiently covering energy to power (e.g. solar energy, fuel cells). Worked examples are included in most of the chapters, followed by exercises with solutions. By developing thermodynamics from an explicitly equilibrium perspective and showing how all systems attempt to reach equilibrium (and the effects of these systems when they cannot), Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers, Second Edition provides unparalleled insight into converting any form of energy into power. The theories and applications of this text are invaluable to students and professional engineers of all disciplines.

Front Cover; Advanced Thermodynamics for Engineers; Copyright; Contents; Preface -- First Edition; Preface -- Second Edition; Structure of the Book; Notation; CHAPTER 1 -- INTRODUCTION AND REVISION; 1.1 THERMODYNAMICS; 1.2 DEFINITIONS; 1.3 THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM AND THE ZEROTH LAW; 1.4 TEMPERATURE SCALES; 1.5 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SYSTEMS AND SURROUNDINGS; 1.6 CONCLUDING REMARKS; 1.7 PROBLEMS; CHAPTER 2 -- THE SECOND LAW AND EQUILIBRIUM; 2.1 THERMAL EFFICIENCY; 2.2 HEAT ENGINE; 2.3 SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; 2.4 THE CONCEPT OF THE HEAT ENGINE: DERIVED BY ANALOGY WITH A HYDRAULIC DEVICE (TABLE 2.1)

2.5 THE ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE SCALE2.6 ENTROPY; 2.7 REPRESENTATION OF HEAT ENGINES; 2.8 REVERSIBILITY AND IRREVERSIBILITY (FIRST COROLLARY OF SECOND LAW); 2.9 EQUILIBRIUM; 2.10 HELMHOLTZ ENERGY (HELMHOLTZ FUNCTION); 2.11 GIBBS ENERGY; 2.12 GIBBS ENERGY AND PHASES; 2.13 EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF EQUILIBRIUM MET IN THERMODYNAMICS; 2.14 CONCLUDING REMARKS; 2.15 PROBLEMS; CHAPTER 3 -- ENGINE CYCLES AND THEIR EFFICIENCIES; 3.1 HEAT ENGINES; 3.2 AIR-STANDARD CYCLES; 3.3 GENERAL COMMENTS ON EFFICIENCIES; 3.4 REVERSED HEAT ENGINES; 3.5 CONCLUDING REMARKS; 3.6 PROBLEMS

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