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This is an excellent new senior undergraduate/postgraduate text developing thermodynamics from an equilibrium point of view. It aims to show how all systems attempt to reach a state of thermodynamic equilibrium and how they react when they cannot.
Introduces basic concepts that apply over a range of engineering thermodymanics technologies. Considers approaches to cycles, enabling their irreversibility to be taken into account. Gives a detailed study of combustion to show how the chemical energy in a fuel is converted into…