Thermodynamics processes and applications
Provides a solid grounding in the basic principles of the science of thermodynamics proceeding to practical, hands-on applications in large-scale industrial settings. Presents myriad applications for power plants, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and turbomachinery. Features hundreds of h...
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| Language: | English |
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New York
Marcek Dekker
1999
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| Series: | Mechanical engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.)
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Table of Contents:
- Fundamentals: introduction-- processes of an ideal gas-- ideal processes of real systems-- work-- heat and the first law-- entropy and the second law-- availability and irreversibility. Applications: refrigeration-- air-conditioning-- steam power plants-- internal combustion engines-- turbo-machinery-- gas turbine power plants-- propulsion. Appendices: saturated steam tables-- superheated steam tables-- compressed liquid water-- properties of refrigerant R-22-- properties of refrigerant R-134a-- properties of refrigerant R-12-- compressibility factors for nitrogen-- enthalpy of air at low pressures-- enthalpy of air at high pressures-- Maxwell relations.