"This international student edition is for use outside of the U.S."--Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction and Basic Concepts -- Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis -- Properties of Pure Substances -- Energy Analysis of Closed Systems -- Mass and Energy Analysis of Control Volumes -- The Second Law of Thermodynamics – Entropy -- Entropy Analysis – Exergy -- Gas Power Cycles -- Vapor and Combined Power Cycles -- Refrigeration Cycles -- Thermodynamic Property Relations -- Gas Mixtures -- Gas–Vapor Mixtures and Air-Conditioning -- Chemical Reactions -- Chemical and Phase Equilibrium -- Compressible Flow.
Summary:
"Cengel’s Thermodynamics is known to be student friendly, self-instructive, and easy to read and understand even for the most challenging topics with the help of attractive illustrations, examples, and real-world applications. The authors’ philosophy is that the best way to learn is by practice. Special effort is made throughout the book to reinforce material that was presented earlier and to appeal to students’ natural curiosity and intuition. For instructors looking to engage students and enhance their problem-solving skills, Connect offers student-friendly, accessible content, tools, and resources that develop high-level problem-solving and critical thinking skills, including New Application-Based Activities."-- Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.