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!

Overview: Take some heat off the complexity of thermodynamics. Does 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 work; Turn up the heat - discover how to use the first and second laws of thermodynamics to determine (and improve upon) the efficiency of machines; Oh, behave - get the 411 on how gases behave and relate to one another in different situations, from ideal-gas laws to real gases; Burn with desire - find out everything you need to know about conserving mass and energy in combustion processes; Open the book and find: The laws of thermodynamics; Important properties and their relationships; The lowdown on solids, liquids, and gases; How work and heat go handin hand; The cycles that power thermodynamic processes; Chemical mixtures and reactions; Ten pioneers in thermodynamics; Real-world applications of thermodynamic laws and concepts; Learn to: Master the concepts and principles of thermodynamics; Develop the problem-solving skills used by professional engineers; Ace your thermodynamics course.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley Publishing, Inc
Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 366 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118002919, 1118002911, 9781118120989, 1118120981, 9781118121009, 1118121007, 9781118120996, 111812099X
oclc:ocn687714310
LC Classification:TJ265
Dewey Decimal:536.7

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…