Engineering Thermodynamics

Author: Xu Jianliang
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The book is divided into ten chapters: Basic Concepts, P, V, T Properties of Gases, Energy and the Laws of Thermodynamics, Main Thermodynamic Processes of Gases and Gas Compression, Exergy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Steam, Flow of Gases and Steam, Power Cycles, Refrigeration, and Wet Air. The book appropriately reduces the content that is highly theoretical and computationally complex, focusing on the explanation of fundamental concepts, principles, and methods, while striving to align with practical production realities. To help beginners further deepen their understanding of engineering thermodynamics principles, each chapter includes a certain number of computational examples or qualitative analysis examples. The main body of the book consistently uses the unit system, and each chapter is followed by thought-provoking and moderately challenging review questions and computational problems to facilitate self-study and assessment. The book can be used as a teaching material or reference book for relevant majors in vocational and technical colleges or secondary vocational schools. It can also serve as a reference for related technical personnel.