Thermal Engineering Volume 1

This book provides a comprehensive overview of thermal engineering fundamentals, including thermodynamics, entropy, and IC engines. It includes end-of-chapter problems and worked examples for undergraduate students in mechanical engineering.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 579 pages
Publication date: 07 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This incredibly informative and meticulously crafted book provides a comprehensive exploration of the core principles of thermal engineering. The book delves into both fundamental concepts and more intricate subjects, including the fundamentals of thermodynamics, the Zeroth Law of thermodynamics, the first law of thermodynamics, its applications, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, availability, and irreversibility, properties of pure substances, vapor power cycles, an introduction to the workings of IC engines, air-standard cycles, gas turbines, and jet propulsion, thermodynamic property relations, and combustion. To enhance learning and self-testing, the author has included end-of-chapter problems and worked examples. This book serves as an invaluable resource for undergraduate students pursuing studies in the field of mechanical engineering.

Weight: 908g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030672768
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022