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Book SynopsisThe engineer''s ready reference for mechanical power and heat Mechanical Engineer''s Handbook provides the most comprehensive coverage of the entire discipline, with a focus on explanation and analysis. Packaged as a modular approach, these books are designed to be used either individually or as a set, providing engineers with a thorough, detailed, ready reference on topics that may fall outside their scope of expertise. Each book provides discussion and examples as opposed to straight data and calculations, giving readers the immediate background they need while pointing them toward more in-depth information as necessary. Volume 4: Energy and Power covers the essentials of fluids, thermodynamics, entropy, and heat, with chapters dedicated to individual applications such as air heating, cryogenic engineering, indoor environmental control, and more. Readers will find detailed guidance toward fuel sources and their technologies, as well as a general overview of t
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Vision for the Fourth Edition xi
Contributors xiii
PART 1 ENERGY 1
1. Thermophysical Properties of Fluids 3
Peter E. Liley
2. Mechanics of Incompressible Fluids 41
Egemen Ol Ogretim and Wade W. Huebsch
3. Thermodynamics Fundamentals 135
Adrian Bejan
4. Exergy Analysis, Entropy Generation Minimization, and the Constructal Law 157
Adrian Bejan
5. Heat Transfer Fundamentals 183
G. P. Peterson
6. Temperature Measurement 247
Peter R. N. Childs
7. Heat Flux Measurement 285
T. E. Diller
8. Furnaces 313
Carroll Cone
9. Heat Exchangers, Vaporizers, and Condensers 375
Joseph W. Palen
10. Heat Pipes 415
Hongbin Ma
11. Air Heating 443
Richard J. Reed
12. Cooling Electric Equipment 451
Allan Kraus, Avram Bar-Cohen, and Abhay A. Wative
13. Refrigeration 499
Dennis L. O’Neal
14. Cryogenic Engineering 543
J. G. Weisend II
15. Indoor Environmental Control 577
Jelena Srebric
16. Thermal Systems Optimization 599
Vikrant C. Aute
PART 2 POWER 633
17. Combustion 635
Eric G. Eddings
18. Gaseous Fuels 673
Richard J. Reed
19. Liquid Fossil Fuels from Petroleum 683
Richard J. Reed
20. Coals, Lignite, and Peat 703
James G. Keppeler
21. Clean Power Generation from Coal 719
James W. Butler and Prabir Basu
22. Biofuels for Transportation 767
Aaron Smith, Cesar Granda, and Mark Holtzapple
23. Solar Energy Measurements 805
Tariq Muneer and Yieng Wei Tham
24. Geothermal Resources and Technology: Introduction 839
Peter D. Blair
25. Pumps, Fans, Blowers, and Compressors 857
Keith Marchildon and David Mody
26. Gas Turbines 901
Harold E. Miller and Todd S. Nemec
27. Wind Power Generation 955
Todd S. Nemec
28. Cogeneration 963
Jerald A. Caton
29. Hydrogen Energy 991
E. K. Stefanakos, D. Y. Goswami, and S. S. Srinivasan
30. Steam Turbines 1029
William W. Peng
31. Fuel Cells 1055
Matthew M. Mench and Feng-Yuan Zhang
32. Fluid Power Systems 1089
Andrew Alleyne
Index 1123
