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Potter, Merle and Somerton, Craig. Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics for Engineers, 2ed. US: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Schaum's Outline of Thermodynamics for Engineers, 2ed

Authors: Merle Potter and Craig Somerton

Published:  May 2009

eISBN: 9780071613002 0071613005 | ISBN: 9780071611671
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Concepts, Definitions, and Basic Principles
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Thermodynamic Systems and Control Volume
  • 1.3 Macroscopic Description
  • 1.4 Properties and State of a System
  • 1.5 Thermodynamic Equilibrium; Processes
  • 1.6 Units
  • 1.7 Density, Specific Volume, Specific Weight
  • 1.8 Pressure
  • 1.9 Temperature
  • 1.10 Energy
  • Chapter 2 Properties of Pure Substances
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The P-v-T Surface
  • 2.3 The Liquid-Vapor Region
  • 2.4 Steam Tables
  • 2.5 The Ideal-Gas Equation of State
  • 2.6 Equations of State for a Nonideal Gas
  • Chapter 3 Work and Heat
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Definition of Work
  • 3.3 Quasiequilibrium Work Due to a Moving Boundary
  • 3.4 Nonequilibrium Work
  • 3.5 Other Work Modes
  • 3.6 Heat
  • Chapter 4 The First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics Applied to a Cycle
  • 4.3 The First Law Applied to a Process
  • 4.4 Enthalpy
  • 4.5 Latent Heat
  • 4.6 Specific Heats
  • 4.7 The First Law Applied to Various Processes
  • 4.8 General Formulation for Control Volumes
  • 4.9 Applications of the Energy Equation
  • Chapter 5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Heat Engines, Heat Pumps, and Refrigerators
  • 5.3 Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 5.4 Reversibility
  • 5.5 The Carnot Engine
  • 5.6 Carnot Efficiency
  • Chapter 6 Entropy
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Definition
  • 6.3 Entropy for an Ideal Gas with Constant Specific Heats
  • 6.4 Entropy for an Ideal Gas with Variable Specific Heats
  • 6.5 Entropy for Substances Such as Steam, Solids, and Liquids
  • 6.6 The Inequality of Clausius
  • 6.7 Entropy Change for an Irreversible Process
  • 6.8 The Second Law Applied to a Control Volume
  • Chapter 7 Reversible Work, Irreversibility, and Availability
  • 7.1 Basic Concepts
  • 7.2 Reversible Work and Irreversibility
  • 7.3 Availability and Exergy
  • 7.4 Second-Law Analysis of a Cycle
  • Chapter 8 Gas Power Cycles
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Gas Compressors
  • 8.3 The Air-Standard Cycle
  • 8.4 The Carnot Cycle
  • 8.5 The Otto Cycle
  • 8.6 The Diesel Cycle
  • 8.7 The Dual Cycle
  • 8.8 The Stirling and Ericsson Cycles
  • 8.9 The Brayton Cycle
  • 8.10 The Regenerative Gas-Turbine Cycle
  • 8.11 The Intercooling, Reheat, Regenerative Gas-Turbine Cycle
  • 8.12 The Turbojet Engine
  • Chapter 9 Vapor Power Cycles
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 The Rankine Cycle
  • 9.3 Rankine Cycle Efficiency
  • 9.4 The Reheat Cycle
  • 9.5 The Regenerative Cycle
  • 9.6 The Supercritical Rankine Cycle
  • 9.7 Effect of Losses on Power Cycle Efficiency
  • 9.8 The Combined Brayton-Rankine Cycle
  • Chapter 10 Refrigeration Cycles
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 The Vapor Refrigeration Cycle
  • 10.3 The Multistage Vapor Refrigeration Cycle
  • 10.4 The Heat Pump
  • 10.5 The Absorption Refrigeration Cycle
  • 10.6 The Gas Refrigeration Cycle
  • Chapter 11 Thermodynamic Relations
  • 11.1 Three Differential Relationships
  • 11.2 The Maxwell Relations
  • 11.3 The Clapeyron Equation
  • 11.4 Further Consequences of the Maxwell Relations
  • 11.5 Relationships Involving Specific Heats
  • 11.6 The Joule–Thomson Coefficient
  • 11.7 Enthalpy, Internal-Energy, and Entropy Changes of Real Gases
  • Chapter 12 Mixtures and Solutions
  • 12.1 Basic Definitions
  • 12.2 Ideal-Gas Law for Mixtures
  • 12.3 Properties of a Mixture of Ideal Gases
  • 12.4 Gas-Vapor Mixtures
  • 12.5 Adiabatic Saturation and Wet-Bulb Temperatures
  • 12.6 The Psychrometric Chart
  • 12.7 Air-Conditioning Processes
  • Chapter 13 Combustion
  • 13.1 Combustion Equations
  • 13.2 Enthalpy of Formation, Enthalpy of Combustion, and the First Law
  • 13.3 Adiabatic Flame Temperature
  • Sample Exams for a Semester Course for Engineering Students
  • Appendix A: Conversions of Units
  • Appendix B: Material Properties
  • Appendix C: Thermodynamic Properties of Water (Steam Tables)
  • Appendix D: Thermodynamic Properties of R134a
  • Appendix E: Ideal-Gas Tables
  • Appendix F: Psychrometric Charts
  • Appendix G: Compressibility Chart
  • Appendix H: Enthalpy Departure Charts
  • Appendix I: Entropy Departure Charts
  • Index