Engineering Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics is an essential subject taught to all science and engineering students. If the coverage of this subject is restricted to theoretical analysis, students will resort to memorising the facts in order to pass the examination. Therefore, this book is set out with the aim to present this subject from an angle of demonstration of how these laws are used in practical situation. This book is designed for the virtual reader in mind, it is concise and easy to read, yet it presents all the basic laws of thermodynamics in a simplistic and straightforward manner; plus many worked examples and a good section of unsolved tutorial problems.

Preface

1. General Definitions
1.1 Thermodynamic System
1.2 Thermodynamic properties
1.3 Quality of the working Substance
1.4 Thermodynamic Processes

2. Thermodynamics working fluids
2.1 The Ideal Gas
2.2 Alternative Gas Equation During A Change Of State
2.3 Thermodynamic Processes for gases
2.4 Van der Waals gas Equation of state for gases
2.5 Compressibility of Gases
2.6 The State Diagram – for Steam
2.7 Property Tables And Charts For Vapours

3. Laws of Thermodynamics
3.1 Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
3.1.1 Methods of Measuring Temperature
3.1.2 International Temperature Scale
3.2 First Law of Thermodynamics
3.2.1 First Law of Thermodynamics Applied to closed Systems
3.2.2 Internal Energy
3.2.3 Specific Heat
3.2.4 System Work
3.2.5 First Law of Thermodynamics Applied to Closed Systems (Cycle)
3.2.6 First Law of Thermodynamics Applied to Open Systems
3.2.6 Application of SFEE
3.3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
3.3.1 Second Lay of Thermodynamics – statements
3.3.2 Change of Entropy for a Perfect Gas Undergoing a Process
3.3.3 Implications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
3.4 Third Law
3.4.1 The Third Law of Thermodynamics - Analysis

4. Thermodynamics Tutorial problems
4.1 First Law of Thermodynamics N.F.E.E Applications
4.2 First Law of Thermodynamics S.F.E.E Applications
4.3 General Thermodynamics Systems

Professor Tarik Al-Shemmeri
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