Thermodynamics of Compression and Expansion: The Other Half of Thermodynamics

Author: Song Xue-Rang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book introduces the principles of the conceptual super-efficient heating station (super-efficient heating station) and summarizes the three major principles of thermodynamics: atmospheric pressure following work, work-heat opposition, and the fact that gas molecules possess thermal energy under normal conditions. The book proposes seven fundamental principles of mechanics and multiple derived principles, which can be summarized into three major principle systems: the first is the atmospheric pressure following work principle system; the second is the work-heat opposition principle system; the third is the principle system that gas molecules possess potential energy under normal conditions (under the action of universal gravitation). Traditional thermodynamics primarily focuses on the conversion of work and heat, while this book highlights the opposition between work and heat as the main subject. These two subjects are not contradictory but are harmoniously unified. The principle systems described in this book are profound in meaning and easy to understand in language. This book is suitable for reading by experts and scholars engaged in thermodynamic research, engineers specializing in thermodynamic design, university teachers and students, as well as some science and technology personnel in enterprises.