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Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 6th EditionMarch 2007, ©2008
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1.1 Using Thermodynamics.
1.2 Defining Systems.
1.3 Describing Systems and Their Behavior.
1.4 Measuring Mass, Length, Time, and Force.
1.5 Specific Volume.
1.6 Pressure.
1.7 Temperature.
1.8 Engineering Design and Analysis.
1.9 Methodology for Solving Thermodynamics Problems.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
2 Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
2.1 Reviewing Mechanical Concepts of Energy.
2.2 Broadening Our Understanding of Work.
2.3 Broadening Our Understanding of Energy.
2.4 Energy Transfer by Heat.
2.5 Energy Accounting: Energy Balance for Closed Systems.
2.6 Energy Analysis of Cycles.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
3 Evaluating Properties.
3.1 Getting Started.
Evaluating Properties: General Considerations.
3.2 p–v–T Relation.
3.3 Studying Phase Change.
3.4 Retrieving Thermodynamic Properties.
3.5 Evaluating Pressure, Specific Volume, and Temperature.
3.6 Evaluating Specific Internal Energy and Enthalpy.
3.7 Evaluating Properties Using Computer Software.
3.8 Applying the Energy Balance Using Property Tables and Software.
3.9 Introducing Specific Heats cv and cp.
3.10 Evaluating Properties of Liquids and Solids.
3.11 Generalized Compressibility Chart.
Evaluating Properties Using the Ideal Gas Model.
3.12 Introducing the Ideal Gas Model.
3.13 Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Specific Heats of Ideal Gases.
3.14 Applying the Energy Balance Using Ideal Gas Tables,
Constant Specific Heats, and Software.
3.15 Polytropic Process Relations.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
4 Control Volume Analysis Using Energy.
4.1 Conservation of Mass for a Control Volume.
4.2 Forms of the Mass Rate Balance.
4.3 Applications of the Mass Rate Balance.
4.4 Conservation of Energy for a Control Volume.
4.5 Analyzing Control Volumes at Steady State.
4.6 Nozzles and Diffusers.
4.7 Turbines.
4.8 Compressors and Pumps.
4.9 Heat Exchangers.
4.10 Throttling Devices.
4.11 System Integration.
4.12 Transient Analysis.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics.
5.1 Introducing the Second Law.
5.2 Statements of the Second Law.
5.3 Identifying Irreversibilities.
5.4 Interpreting the Kelvin–Planck Statement.
5.5 Applying the Second Law to Thermodynamic Cycles.
5.6 Second Law Aspects of Power Cycles Interacting with Two Reservoirs.
5.7 Second Law Aspects of Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles Interacting with Two Reservoirs.
5.8 The Kelvin and International Temperature Scales.
5.9 Maximum Performance Measures for Cycles Operating Between Two Reservoirs.
5.10 Carnot Cycle.
5.11 Clausius Inequality.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
6 Using Entropy.
6.1 Entropy–A System Property.
6.2 Retrieving Entropy Data.
6.3 Introducing the T dS Equations.
6.4 Entropy Change of an Incompressible Substance.
6.5 Entropy Change of an Ideal Gas.
6.6 Entropy Change in Internally Reversible Processes of Closed Systems.
6.7 Entropy Balance for Closed Systems.
6.8 Directionality of Processes.
6.9 Entropy Rate Balance for Control Volumes.
6.10 Rate Balances for Control Volumes at Steady State.
6.11 Isentropic Processes.
6.12 Isentropic Efficiencies of Turbines, Nozzles, Compressors, and Pumps.
6.13 Heat Transfer and Work in Internally Reversible,
Steady-State Flow Processes.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
7 Exergy Analysis.
7.1 Introducing Exergy.
7.2 Conceptualizing Exergy.
7.3 Exergy of a System.
7.4 Closed System Exergy Balance.
7.5 Exergy Rate Balance for Control Volumes at Steady State.
7.6 Exergetic (Second Law) Efficiency.
7.7 Thermoeconomics.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
8 Vapor Power Systems.
8.1 Modeling Vapor Power Systems.
8.2 Analyzing Vapor Power Systems—Rankine Cycle.
8.3 Improving Performance—Superheat and Reheat.
8.4 Improving Performance—Regenerative Vapor Power Cycle.
8.5 Other Vapor Cycle Aspects.
8.6 Case Study: Exergy Accounting of a Vapor Power Plant.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
9 Gas Power Systems.
Internal Combustion Engines.
9.1 Introducing Engine Terminology.
9.2 Air-Standard Otto Cycle.
9.3 Air-Standard Diesel Cycle.
9.4 Air-Standard Dual Cycle.
Gas Turbine Power Plants.
9.5 Modeling Gas Turbine Power Plants.
9.6 Air-Standard Brayton Cycle.
9.7 Regenerative Gas Turbines.
9.8 Regenerative Gas Turbines with Reheat and Intercooling.
9.9 Gas Turbines for Aircraft Propulsion.
9.10 Combined Gas Turbine–Vapor Power Cycle.
9.11 Ericsson and Stirling Cycles.
Compressible Flow Through Nozzles and Diffusers.
9.12 Compressible Flow Preliminaries.
9.13 Analyzing One-Dimensional Steady Flow in Nozzles and Diffusers.
9.14 Flow in Nozzles and Diffusers of Ideal Gases with Constant Specific Heats.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
10 Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems.
10.1 Vapor Refrigeration Systems.
10.2 Analyzing Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems.
10.3 Refrigerant Properties.
10.4 Cascade and Multistage Vapor-Compression Systems.
10.5 Absorption Refrigeration.
10.6 Heat Pump Systems.
10.7 Gas Refrigeration Systems.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
11 Thermodynamic Relations.
11.1 Using Equations of State.
11.2 Important Mathematical Relations.
11.3 Developing Property Relations.
11.4 Evaluating Changes in Entropy, Internal Energy, and Enthalpy.
11.5 Other Thermodynamic Relations.
11.6 Constructing Tables of Thermodynamic Properties.
Charts for Enthalpy and Entropy.
11.8 p–v–T Relations for Gas Mixtures.
11.9 Analyzing Multicomponent Systems.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
12 Ideal Gas Mixture and Psychrometric Applications.
Ideal Gas Mixtures: General Considerations.
12.1 Describing Mixture Composition.
12.2 Relating p, V, and T for Ideal Gas Mixtures.
12.3 Evaluating U, H, S, and Specific Heats.
12.4 Analyzing Systems Involving Mixtures.
Psychrometric Applications.
12.5 Introducing Psychrometric Principles.
12.6 Psychrometers: Measuring the Wet-Bulb and Dry-Bulb Temperatures.
12.7 Psychrometric Charts.
12.8 Analyzing Air-Conditioning Processes.
12.9 Cooling Towers.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
13 Reacting Mixtures and Combustion.
Combustion Fundamentals.
13.1 Introducing Combustion.
13.2 Conservation of Energy—Reacting Systems.
13.3 Determining the Adiabatic Flame Temperature.
13.4 Fuel Cells.
13.5 Absolute Entropy and the Third Law of Thermodynamics.
Chemical Exergy.
13.6 Introducing Chemical Exergy.
13.7 Standard Chemical Exergy.
13.8 Exergy Summary.
13.9 Exergetic (Second Law) Efficiencies of Reacting Systems.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
14 Chemical and Phase Equilibrium.
Equilibrium Fundamentals.
14.1 Introducing Equilibrium Criteria.
Chemical Equilibrium.
14.2 Equation of Reaction Equilibrium.
14.3 Calculating Equilibrium Compositions.
14.4 Further Examples of the Use of the Equilibrium Constant.
Phase Equilibrium.
14.5 Equilibrium Between Two Phases of a Pure Substance.
14.6 Equilibrium of Multicomponent, Multiphase Systems.
Chapter Summary and Study Guide.
Appendix Tables, Figures, and Charts.
Index to Tables in SI Units.
Index to Tables in English Units.
Index to Figures and Charts.
Index.
Answers to Selected Problems: Visit the student.
- To highlight the relevance of thermo, 3 themes have been added: Energy & Environment, Bio Connections, and Horizons (emerging research areas)
- Each chapter includes at least one or more discussions in the theme areas.
- New homework problems include problems related to the theme areas
- For example, in chapter 1 see Figs 1.2-1.4, Box p. 13 Big Hopes for Nanotechnology, end-of-chapter problems 1.3, 1.5D, 1.6D
Helps students quickly identify and learn key concepts
- Learning Objectives and related Skills Developed checklists track student understanding throughout a chapter
- Quick Quizzes following most examples require students to extend and apply recently acquired information
- Chapter Summary/Study Guide with table of key equations helps students identify important material
Improved focus on modeling and solving engineering problems
- Updates problem-solving methodology to emphasize the importance of modeling the problem (including drawing the control volume), before solving, Sec 1.9
- Applies methodology to wind power example, Ex 1.1
- Quick Quiz, end of Ex 1.1 checks student understanding by altering problem and asking how answer might change
- Hundreds of new homework problems, many related to the high-interest themes covered in each chapter.
- Students develop a strong understanding of core material
- See Ch 5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Provides physical explanations of key thermodynamic concepts
- Word equations explain key thermodynamic relations. See section 2.5 when introducing the First Law of Thermodynamics.
- Realistic illustrations relate a problem to a recognizable situation. See section 4.3, examples 4.3 4.9.
Emphasis on solving engineering problems through practice
- All worked examples follow a consistent problem-solving procedure to help students define the appropriate system, make necessary assumptions, and set up and solve the problem
Interactive Thermodynamics software (IT v. 3.0)
- Complements the Sixth Edition through optional text discussions and through use in selected examples
- Assists in property data calculations, modeling thermodynamic systems, and calculating solutions to systems of thermodynamics equations

