Thermodynamics and Heat Exchangers

Author: Xu Weicheng Li Bin
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book is a textbook for vocational and technical students majoring in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Building Water and Electrical Equipment. It covers the thermal properties of working fluids and ideal gases, basic laws of thermodynamics, steam and moist air, and their thermodynamic charts; fundamental knowledge of gas and steam flow and throttling; basic knowledge of steady and unsteady heat conduction, convective heat transfer, radiant heat transfer, and steady heat transfer; basic types and structures of heat exchangers, as well as selection and calculation of commonly used heat exchangers. This book is not only suitable for use by students and teachers in HVAC and building equipment majors but also serves as a reference for intermediate-level technical personnel working in ventilation, air conditioning, heating, and boiler equipment.