Thermodynamics for dummies

by Pauken, Michael

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Full title :Thermodynamics for dummies / by Michael Pauken.

Summary

A hands-on guide to thermodynamics that offers easily understood explanations of how energy is used in things, from air conditioners to electric power plants and more!

Take some heat off the complexity of thermodynamicsDoes the mere thought of thermodynamics make you sweat' It doesn't have to! This hands-on guide helps you score your highest in a thermodynamics course by offering easily understood, plain-English explanations of how energy is used in things like automobiles, airplanes, air conditioners, and electric power plants. Thermodynamics 101 - take a look at some examples of both natural and man-made thermodynamic systems and get a handle on how energy can be used to perform workTurn up the heat - discover how to use the first and second laws of thermodynamics to determine (and improve upon) the efficiency of machinesOh, behave - get the 411 on how gases behave and relate to one another in different situations, from ideal-gas laws to real gasesBurn with desire - find out everything you need to know about conserving mass and energy in combustion processesOpen the book and find:The laws of thermodynamicsImportant properties and their relationshipsThe lowdown on solids, liquids, and gasesHow work and heat go handin handThe cycles that power thermodynamic processesChemical mixtures and reactionsTen pioneers in thermodynamicsReal-world applications of thermodynamic laws and conceptsLearn to:Master the concepts and principles of thermodynamicsDevelop the problem-solving skills used by professional engineersAce your thermodynamics course.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley
Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvi, 366 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118120989, 1118120981, 9781118121009, 1118121007, 9781118120996, 111812099X
oclc:ocn747412443
LC Classification:TJ265
Dewey Decimal:621.4021

Introduction -- About this book -- Conventions used in this book -- What you're not to read -- Foolish assumptions -- How this book is organized -- Part 1: Covering The Basics In Thermodynamics -- Part 2: Employing The Laws Of Thermodynamics -- Part 3: Planes, Trains, And Automobiles: Making Heat Work For You -- Part 5: Handling Thermodynamic Relationships, Reactions, And Mixtures -- Part 5: Part Of Tens -- Icons used in this book -- Where to go from here -- Part 1: Covering The Basics In Thermodynamics: -- Thermodynamics in everyday life: -- Grasping thermodynamics -- Examining energy's changing forms -- Kinetic energy -- Potential energy -- Internal energy -- Watching energy and work in action -- Engines: letting energy do work -- Refrigeration: letting work move heat -- Getting into real gases, gas mixtures, and combustion reactions -- Discovering old names and new ways of saving energy -- Laying the foundation of thermodynamics: -- Defining important thermodynamic properties -- Eyeing general measurement basics -- Mass -- Pressure -- Temperature -- Density -- Energy -- Enthalpy -- Specific heat -- Entropy -- Understanding thermodynamic processes -- Creating a path for a proces…