Thermodynamics for Engineers by Bhalchandra V. Karlekar

ISBN: 0139149864

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson College Div, ‎ January 1, 1982

Hardcover, 586 pages

Thermodynamics for engineers is a comprehensive treatment of classical thermodynamics. it introduces the thermodynamic variables at a carefully structured pace and presents applications generously throughout the text. Since the observations of phenomena have lead to the thermodynamic concepts and laws, a concept is preceded whenever possible by an everyday example.

highlighted in this book:

• a brief, historical background
• a discussion of work and heat including useful work, non-useful work, and lost work
• the first law of thermodynamics, and internal energy and enthalpy
• the thermodynamic properties of pure substances and the equations of state
• the application of the first law to open systems
• the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, reversibility, entropy change, available for work, availability and irreversibility
• gas cycles for power and refrigeration
• the vapor cycles for power and refrigeration
• general thermodynamic relations
• thermodynamics of nonreacting mixtures and solutions; and an introduction to air conditioning
• discussion of reacting mixtures and of related topics such as air-fuel ratio, enthalpy of formation, adiabatic flame temperature, explosion pressure, extent of reaction, chemical equilibrium, and equilibrium constant