Mike Pauken

Thermodynamics For Dummies (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Take some heat off the complexity of thermodynamics Does the mere thought of thermodynamics make you sweat? It doesn't have to! This hands-on guide helps you score your highest in a thermodynamics course by offering easily understood, plain-English explanations of how energy is used in things like automobiles, airplanes, air conditioners, and electric power plants. * Thermodynamics 101 -- take a look at some examples of both natural and man-made thermodynamic systems and get a handle on how energy can be used to perform work * Turn up the heat -- discover how to use the first and second laws of thermodynamics to determine (and improve upon) the efficiency of machines * Oh, behave -- get the 411 on how gases behave and relate to one another in different situations, from ideal-gas laws to real gases * Burn with desire -- find out everything you need to know about conserving mass and energy in combustion processes Open the book and find: * The laws of thermodynamics * Important properties and their relationships * The lowdown on solids, liquids, and gases * How work and heat go handin hand * The cycles that power thermodynamic processes * Chemical mixtures and reactions * Ten pioneers in thermodynamics * Real-world applications of thermodynamic laws and concepts Learn to: * Master the concepts and principles of thermodynamics * Develop the problem-solving skills used by professional engineers * Ace your thermodynamics course

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118120996
• Artikelnr.: 37338348

Autorenporträt

Michael Pauken, PhD, is a senior mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, an operating division of the California Institute of Technology, where he also teaches courses on thermodynamics and heat transfer.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I: Covering the Basics in Thermodynamics 7
Chapter 1: Thermodynamics in Everyday Life 9
Chapter 2: Laying the Foundation of Thermodynamics 15
Chapter 3: Working with Phases and Properties of Substances 39
Chapter 4: Work and Heat Go Together Like Macaroni and Cheese 57
Part II: Employing the Laws of Thermodynamics 75
Chapter 5: Using the First Law in Closed Systems 77
Chapter 6: Using the First Law in Open Systems 91
Chapter 7: Governing Heat Engines and Refrigerators with the Second Law 111
Chapter 8: Entropy Is the Demise of the Universe 123
Chapter 9: Analyzing Systems Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics 145
Part III: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Making Heat Work for You 165
Chapter 10: Working with Carnot and Brayton Cycles 167
Chapter 11: Working with Otto and Diesel Cycles 197
Chapter 12: Working with Rankine Cycles 221
Chapter 13: Cooling Off with Refrigeration Cycles 243
Part IV: Handling Thermodynamic Relationships, Reactions, and Mixtures 265
Chapter 14: Understanding the Behavior of Real Gases 267
Chapter 15: Mixing Gases That Don't React with Each Other 277
Chapter 16: Burning Up with Combustion 303
Part V: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 17: Ten Famous Names in Thermodynamics 327
Chapter 18: Ten More Cycles of Note 331
Appendix: Thermodynamic Property Tables 341
Index 351