This is an introduction to thermodynamics for engineering students. No previous knowledge is assumed. The book covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their consequences for engineers. Each topic is illustrated with worked examples and subjects are introduced in a logical order allowing the student to tackle increasingly complex problems as he reads. Problems and selected answers are included. The heart of engineering thermodynamics is the conversion of heat into work. Increasing demands for more efficient conversion, for example to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to the adoption of new thermodynamic cycles. However the principles of these new cycles are very simple and are subject to the standard laws of thermodynamics as explained in this book.

Introduction; 1. Ideal gases; 2. Real gases; 3. Vapours, liquids, and solids; 4. Systems processes, and cycles: the language of thermodynamics; 5. The first law of thermodynamics for closed systems; 6. The first law of thermodynamics for steady flow systems: the steady flow energy equation; 7. Heat engines, heat pumps, and the second law of thermodynamics; 8. Corollaries of the second law; 9. Entropy; 10. Molecular interpretation of thermodynamic properties; 11. Property diagrams; 12. Turbines and compressors; 13. Steady flow power cycles: the Rankine cycle; 14. Steady flow cycles: the gas turbine cycle; 15. Heat pump and refrigeration cycles; 16. Internal combustion engine cycles; 17. Thermodynamic equations; Solutions to numerical problems

P. B. WhalleyDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford

`Basic Engineering Thermodynamics is undoubtedly an easy read. The style is chatty but not laboured with many worked examples as well as exercises for the student.' Times Higher Education Supplement |d 18/12/1992