Introduction
ThisbookistosatisfytheunderstandingandmasteryofmaterialsmajorsindomesticengineeringcollegesTheprinciplesandapplicationsofthermodynamicsareintroducedandpublished.
Thermodynamicsisoneoftheimportantbasiccoursesofscienceandengineering,suchasphysics,chemistry,engineeringandothersubjects.InthebasiccoursesofAmericanUniversityCollegeofEngineering,thermodynamicsisacompulsorycourseforengineeringmajorssuchasmachinery,chemicalengineering,aviation,environment,andmaterials.Thermodynamicsisageneralthermodynamicscoursesetupforthesecond-yearundergraduatesoftheAmericanInstituteofTechnology.Thecontentismainlydividedintothreeparts:
Thefirstpartisthebasicpartofthermodynamics,expoundingthefirstandsecondlawsofthermodynamics,Statisticalinterpretationofentropy,thermodynamicparameters.Thesecondpartmainlydiscussesthemostbasicthermodynamicrelations,suchasenergybalance,heatengineandCarnotcycle,irreversibleprocesses,mixedgasbehavior,extendedthermodynamicrelations,etc.Thispartalsodiscussestheconceptsofphaseandphaseequilibrium,thebehaviorofgasesandliquids,andphasediagrams.Thethirdpartintroducesclosertoactualchemicalreactions,chemicalequilibrium,gascirculation,andpracticalapplicationsrelatedtothis.Thispartcombinestherealityofengineeringscience,emphasizestherelationshipbetweenthermodynamicsandindustrialapplications,anddiscussestheconceptsandbehaviorsofengineeringthermodynamicsbasedonthetheoryofthermodynamics,suchasfuelcells,refrigeration,andheatengines.
Contents
PREFACE.
1BASICCONCEPTSANDDEFINITIONS
1-1TheNatureofThermodynamics
1-2DimensionsandUnits
1-3System,Property,andState
1-4Density,SpecificVolume,andSpecificGravity
1-5Pressure
1-6TheZerothLawandTemperature
1-7Problem-SolvingTechniques
1-8Summary
Problems
2THEFIRSTLAWOFTHERMODYNAMICS
2-1ConceptsofWorkandEnergy
2-2TheFirstLawofThermodynamics
2-3AConservationofEnergyPrincipleforClosedSystems
2-4TheNatureoftheEnergyE
2-5HeatTransfer
2-6ExpansionandCompressionWork
2-7ElasticSpringWork
2-8OtherQuasiequilibriumWorkInteractions
2-9SummaryProblems
3PROPERTIESOFAPURE,SIMPLECOMPRESSIBLESUBSTANCE
4THEIDEALGAS,CORRESPONDINGSTATES,ANDINCOMPRESSIBLEMODELS
5CONTROL-VOLUMEENERGYANALYSIS
6THESECONDLAWANDENTROPY
7EVALUATIONOFENTROPYCHANGEANDTHECONTROL-VOLUMEENTROPYBALANCE
8SOMECONSEQUENCESOFTHESECONDLAW
9AVAILABILITY(EXERGY)ANDIRREVERSIBILITY
10NONREACTIVEIDEAL-GASMIXTURES
p>11PvTBEHAVIOROFREALGASESANDREAL-GASMIXTURES
12GENERALIZEDTHERMODYNAMICRELATIONSHIPS
13CHEMICALREACTIONS
14CHEMICALEQUILIBRIUM
15REFRIGERATIONSYSTEMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A-1SUPPLEMENTARYTABLESANDFIGURES(SIUNITS)
A-2SUPPLEMENTARYTABLESANDFIGURES(USCSUNITS)
A-3INTRODUCTIONTOEES
SYMBOLS
SELECTEDPROBLEMANSWERS
PHOTOCREDITS
INDEX
Editor'srecommendation
Thebookiswell-organized,clearinstructure,andrichincontent.Itisverysuitablefortheintroductiontothermodynamicscoursesofgeneralengineeringcolleges.Atthesametime,itisalsosuitableforreferenceofsimilarcoursesinrelatedmajors.Inparticular,thethinkinghomeworkquestionsgiveninthisbookareverybroadincontent,highlightkeypoints,andpractical.
Whenthisbookwaspublished,chapters15and16wereabridgedaccordingtothecharacteristicsofdomesticteaching.