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Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction and Preliminaries

1.1 A Thermodynamic System and the Control Volume

1.2 Macroscopic Versus Microscopic Points of View

1.3 Properties and State of a Substance

1.4 Processes and Cycles

1.5 Units for Mass, Length, Time, and Force

1.6 Specific Volume and Density

1.7 Pressure

1.8 Energy

1.9 Equality of Temperature

1.10 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

1.11 Temperature Scales

1.12 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

2 Properties of a Pure Substance

2.1 The Pure Substance

2.2 The Phase Boundaries

2.3 The P–v–T Surface

2.4 Tables of Thermodynamic Properties

2.5 The Two-Phase States

2.6 The Liquid and Solid States

2.7 The Superheated Vapor States

2.8 The Ideal Gas States

2.9 The Compressibility Factor

2.10 Equations of State

2.11 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

3 Energy Equation and First Law of Thermodynamics

3.1 The Energy Equation

3.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics

3.3 The Definition of Work

3.4 Work Done at the Moving Boundary of a Simple Compressible System

3.5 Definition of Heat

3.6 Heat Transfer Modes

3.7 Internal Energy—A Thermodynamic Property

3.8 Problem Analysis and Solution Technique

3.9 The Thermodynamic Property Enthalpy

3.10 The Constant-Volume and Constant-Pressure Specific Heats

3.11 The Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Specific Heat of Ideal Gases

3.12 Nonuniform Distribution of States and Mass

3.13 The Transient Heat Transfer Process

3.15 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

4 Energy Analysis for a Control Volume

4.1 Conservation of Mass and the Control Volume

4.2 The Energy Equation for a Control Volume

4.3 The Steady-State Process

4.4 Examples of Steady-State Processes

4.5 Multiple-Flow Devices

4.6 The Transient Flow Process

4.7 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics

5.1 Heat Engines and Refrigerators, and Heat Pump

5.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics

5.3 The Reversible Process

5.4 Factors That Render Processes Irreversible

5.5 The Carnot Cycle

5.6 Two Propositions Regarding the Efficiency of a Carnot Cycle

5.7 The Thermodynamic Temperature Scale

5.8 The Ideal Gas Temperature Scale

5.9 Ideal Versus Real Machines

5.10 The Inequality of Clausius

5.11 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

6 Entropy

6.1 Entropy—A Property of a System

6.2 The Entropy of a Pure Substance

6.3 Entropy Change in Reversible Processes

6.4 The Thermodynamic Property Relation

6.5 Entropy Change of a Solid Or Liquid

6.6 Entropy Change of an Ideal Gas

6.7 The Reversible Polytropic Process for an Ideal Gas

6.8 Entropy Change of a Control Mass During an Irreversible Process

6.9 Entropy Generation and the Entropy Equation

6.10 Principle of the Increase of Entropy

6.11 Entropy Balance Equation in a Rate Equation

6.12 Some General Comments About Entropy and Chaos

Summary

Problems

7 Entropy Analysis for a Control Volume

7.1 The Entropy Balance Equation for a Control Volume

7.2 The Steady-State Process and the Transient Process

7.3 The Steady-State Single-Flow Process

7.4 Principle of the Increase of Entropy

7.5 Engineering Applications; Energy Conservation and Device Efficiency

Summary

Problems

8 Exergy

8.1 Exergy, Reversible Work, and Irreversibility

8.2 Exergy and Its Balance Equation

8.3 The Second Law Efficiency

8.4 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

9 Gas Power and Refrigeration Systems

9.1 Introduction to Power Systems

9.2 Air-Standard Power Cycles

9.3 The Stirling Cycle and the Ericsson Cycles

9.4 Reciprocating Engine Power Cycles

9.5 The Otto Cycle

9.6 The Diesel Cycle

9.7 The Dual Cycle

9.8 The Atkinson and Miller Cycles

9.9 The Brayton Cycle

9.10 The Simple Gas-Turbine Cycle With a Regenerator

9.11 Gas-Turbine Power Cycle Configurations

9.12 The Air-Standard Cycle for Jet Propulsion

9.13 Introduction to Refrigeration Systems

9.14 The Air-Standard Refrigeration Cycle

Summary

Problems

10 Vapor Power and Refrigeration Systems

10.1 The Simple Rankine Cycle

10.2 Effect of Pressure and Temperature on the Rankine Cycle

10.3 The Reheat Cycle

10.4 The Regenerative Cycle and Feedwater Heaters

10.5 Deviation of Actual Cycles From Ideal Cycles

10.6 Combined Heat and Power: Other Configurations

10.7 The Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle

10.8 Working Fluids for Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems

10.9 Deviation of the Actual Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle From the Ideal Cycle

10.10 Refrigeration Cycle Configurations

10.11 The Absorption Refrigeration Cycle

10.12 Exergy Analysis of Cycles

10.13 Combined-Cycle Power and Refrigeration Systems

Summary

Problems

11 Gas Mixtures

11.1 General Considerations and Mixtures of Ideal Gases

11.2 A Simplified Model of a Mixture Involving Gases and a Vapor

11.3 The Energy Equation Applied To Gas–Vapor Mixtures

11.4 The Adiabatic Saturation Process

11.5 Engineering Applications—Wet-Bulb and Dry-Bulb Temperatures and the Psychrometric Chart

Summary

Problems

12 Thermodynamic Relations

12.1 The Clapeyron Equation

12.2 Mathematical Relations for a Homogeneous Phase

12.3 The Maxwell Relations

12.4 Thermodynamic Relations Involving Enthalpy, Internal Energy, and Entropy

12.5 Volume Expansivity and Isothermal and Adiabatic Compressibility

12.6 Real-Gas Behavior and Equations of State

12.7 The Generalized Chart for Changes of Enthalpy At Constant Temperature

12.8 The Generalized Chart for Changes of Entropy At Constant Temperature

12.9 The Property Relation for Mixtures

12.10 Pseudopure Substance Models for Real Gas Mixtures

12.11 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

13 Chemical Reactions

13.1 Fuels

13.2 The Combustion Process

13.3 Enthalpy of Formation

13.4 Energy Analysis of Reacting Systems

13.5 Enthalpy and Internal Energy of Combustion; Heating Value

13.6 Adiabatic Flame Temperature

13.7 The Third Law of Thermodynamics and Absolute Entropy

13.8 Second-Law Analysis of Reacting Systems

13.9 Fuel Cells

13.10 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

14 Introduction to Phase and Chemical Equilibrium

14.1 Requirements for Equilibrium

14.2 Equilibrium Between Two Phases of a Pure Substance

14.3 Metastable Equilibrium

14.4 Chemical Equilibrium

14.5 Simultaneous Reactions

14.6 Coal Gasification

14.7 Ionization

14.8 Engineering Applications

Summary

Problems

15 Compressible Flow

15.1 Stagnation Properties

15.2 The Momentum Equation for a Control Volume

15.3 Adiabatic, One-Dimensional, Steady-State Flow of an Incompressible Fluid Through a Nozzle

15.4 Velocity of Sound in an Ideal Gas

15.5 Reversible, Adiabatic, One-Dimensional Flow of an Ideal Gas Through a Nozzle

15.6 Mass-Flow Rate of an Ideal Gas Through an Isentropic Nozzle

15.7 Normal Shock in an Ideal Gas Flowing Through a Nozzle

15.8 Nozzle and Diffuser Coefficients

Summary

Problems

Contents of Appendix

Appendix A SI Units: Single-State Properties

Appendix B SI Units: Thermodynamic Tables

Appendix C Ideal Gas Specific Heat

Appendix D Equations of State

Appendix E Figures

Index

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      Publication Date: 18/04/2022
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      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents:

      1 Introduction and Preliminaries

      1.1 A Thermodynamic System and the Control Volume

      1.2 Macroscopic Versus Microscopic Points of View

      1.3 Properties and State of a Substance

      1.4 Processes and Cycles

      1.5 Units for Mass, Length, Time, and Force

      1.6 Specific Volume and Density

      1.7 Pressure

      1.8 Energy

      1.9 Equality of Temperature

      1.10 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

      1.11 Temperature Scales

      1.12 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      2 Properties of a Pure Substance

      2.1 The Pure Substance

      2.2 The Phase Boundaries

      2.3 The P–v–T Surface

      2.4 Tables of Thermodynamic Properties

      2.5 The Two-Phase States

      2.6 The Liquid and Solid States

      2.7 The Superheated Vapor States

      2.8 The Ideal Gas States

      2.9 The Compressibility Factor

      2.10 Equations of State

      2.11 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      3 Energy Equation and First Law of Thermodynamics

      3.1 The Energy Equation

      3.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics

      3.3 The Definition of Work

      3.4 Work Done at the Moving Boundary of a Simple Compressible System

      3.5 Definition of Heat

      3.6 Heat Transfer Modes

      3.7 Internal Energy—A Thermodynamic Property

      3.8 Problem Analysis and Solution Technique

      3.9 The Thermodynamic Property Enthalpy

      3.10 The Constant-Volume and Constant-Pressure Specific Heats

      3.11 The Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Specific Heat of Ideal Gases

      3.12 Nonuniform Distribution of States and Mass

      3.13 The Transient Heat Transfer Process

      3.15 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      4 Energy Analysis for a Control Volume

      4.1 Conservation of Mass and the Control Volume

      4.2 The Energy Equation for a Control Volume

      4.3 The Steady-State Process

      4.4 Examples of Steady-State Processes

      4.5 Multiple-Flow Devices

      4.6 The Transient Flow Process

      4.7 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics

      5.1 Heat Engines and Refrigerators, and Heat Pump

      5.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics

      5.3 The Reversible Process

      5.4 Factors That Render Processes Irreversible

      5.5 The Carnot Cycle

      5.6 Two Propositions Regarding the Efficiency of a Carnot Cycle

      5.7 The Thermodynamic Temperature Scale

      5.8 The Ideal Gas Temperature Scale

      5.9 Ideal Versus Real Machines

      5.10 The Inequality of Clausius

      5.11 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      6 Entropy

      6.1 Entropy—A Property of a System

      6.2 The Entropy of a Pure Substance

      6.3 Entropy Change in Reversible Processes

      6.4 The Thermodynamic Property Relation

      6.5 Entropy Change of a Solid Or Liquid

      6.6 Entropy Change of an Ideal Gas

      6.7 The Reversible Polytropic Process for an Ideal Gas

      6.8 Entropy Change of a Control Mass During an Irreversible Process

      6.9 Entropy Generation and the Entropy Equation

      6.10 Principle of the Increase of Entropy

      6.11 Entropy Balance Equation in a Rate Equation

      6.12 Some General Comments About Entropy and Chaos

      Summary

      Problems

      7 Entropy Analysis for a Control Volume

      7.1 The Entropy Balance Equation for a Control Volume

      7.2 The Steady-State Process and the Transient Process

      7.3 The Steady-State Single-Flow Process

      7.4 Principle of the Increase of Entropy

      7.5 Engineering Applications; Energy Conservation and Device Efficiency

      Summary

      Problems

      8 Exergy

      8.1 Exergy, Reversible Work, and Irreversibility

      8.2 Exergy and Its Balance Equation

      8.3 The Second Law Efficiency

      8.4 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      9 Gas Power and Refrigeration Systems

      9.1 Introduction to Power Systems

      9.2 Air-Standard Power Cycles

      9.3 The Stirling Cycle and the Ericsson Cycles

      9.4 Reciprocating Engine Power Cycles

      9.5 The Otto Cycle

      9.6 The Diesel Cycle

      9.7 The Dual Cycle

      9.8 The Atkinson and Miller Cycles

      9.9 The Brayton Cycle

      9.10 The Simple Gas-Turbine Cycle With a Regenerator

      9.11 Gas-Turbine Power Cycle Configurations

      9.12 The Air-Standard Cycle for Jet Propulsion

      9.13 Introduction to Refrigeration Systems

      9.14 The Air-Standard Refrigeration Cycle

      Summary

      Problems

      10 Vapor Power and Refrigeration Systems

      10.1 The Simple Rankine Cycle

      10.2 Effect of Pressure and Temperature on the Rankine Cycle

      10.3 The Reheat Cycle

      10.4 The Regenerative Cycle and Feedwater Heaters

      10.5 Deviation of Actual Cycles From Ideal Cycles

      10.6 Combined Heat and Power: Other Configurations

      10.7 The Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle

      10.8 Working Fluids for Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems

      10.9 Deviation of the Actual Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle From the Ideal Cycle

      10.10 Refrigeration Cycle Configurations

      10.11 The Absorption Refrigeration Cycle

      10.12 Exergy Analysis of Cycles

      10.13 Combined-Cycle Power and Refrigeration Systems

      Summary

      Problems

      11 Gas Mixtures

      11.1 General Considerations and Mixtures of Ideal Gases

      11.2 A Simplified Model of a Mixture Involving Gases and a Vapor

      11.3 The Energy Equation Applied To Gas–Vapor Mixtures

      11.4 The Adiabatic Saturation Process

      11.5 Engineering Applications—Wet-Bulb and Dry-Bulb Temperatures and the Psychrometric Chart

      Summary

      Problems

      12 Thermodynamic Relations

      12.1 The Clapeyron Equation

      12.2 Mathematical Relations for a Homogeneous Phase

      12.3 The Maxwell Relations

      12.4 Thermodynamic Relations Involving Enthalpy, Internal Energy, and Entropy

      12.5 Volume Expansivity and Isothermal and Adiabatic Compressibility

      12.6 Real-Gas Behavior and Equations of State

      12.7 The Generalized Chart for Changes of Enthalpy At Constant Temperature

      12.8 The Generalized Chart for Changes of Entropy At Constant Temperature

      12.9 The Property Relation for Mixtures

      12.10 Pseudopure Substance Models for Real Gas Mixtures

      12.11 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      13 Chemical Reactions

      13.1 Fuels

      13.2 The Combustion Process

      13.3 Enthalpy of Formation

      13.4 Energy Analysis of Reacting Systems

      13.5 Enthalpy and Internal Energy of Combustion; Heating Value

      13.6 Adiabatic Flame Temperature

      13.7 The Third Law of Thermodynamics and Absolute Entropy

      13.8 Second-Law Analysis of Reacting Systems

      13.9 Fuel Cells

      13.10 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      14 Introduction to Phase and Chemical Equilibrium

      14.1 Requirements for Equilibrium

      14.2 Equilibrium Between Two Phases of a Pure Substance

      14.3 Metastable Equilibrium

      14.4 Chemical Equilibrium

      14.5 Simultaneous Reactions

      14.6 Coal Gasification

      14.7 Ionization

      14.8 Engineering Applications

      Summary

      Problems

      15 Compressible Flow

      15.1 Stagnation Properties

      15.2 The Momentum Equation for a Control Volume

      15.3 Adiabatic, One-Dimensional, Steady-State Flow of an Incompressible Fluid Through a Nozzle

      15.4 Velocity of Sound in an Ideal Gas

      15.5 Reversible, Adiabatic, One-Dimensional Flow of an Ideal Gas Through a Nozzle

      15.6 Mass-Flow Rate of an Ideal Gas Through an Isentropic Nozzle

      15.7 Normal Shock in an Ideal Gas Flowing Through a Nozzle

      15.8 Nozzle and Diffuser Coefficients

      Summary

      Problems

      Contents of Appendix

      Appendix A SI Units: Single-State Properties

      Appendix B SI Units: Thermodynamic Tables

      Appendix C Ideal Gas Specific Heat

      Appendix D Equations of State

      Appendix E Figures

      Index

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