Applied thermodynamics : for engineering technologists / T.D. Eastop , A. McConkey.

CONTENTS

1 Introduction and the first law of thermodynamics

1.1 Heat, work, and the system
1.2 Units
1.3 The state of the working fluid
etc

2 The Working fluid

2.1 Liquid, vapour and gas
2.2 The use of vapour
2.3 The perfect gas problems

3 Reversible and Irreversible and processes

3.1 Reversible non-flow processes
3.2 Reversible adiabatic non-flow processes
3.3 Polytropic processes
etc

4 The second law

4.1 The heat engine
4.2 Entropy
4.3 The T-s diagram
etc

5 The heat engine cycle

5.1 The Carnot cycle
5.2 Absolute temperature
5.3 The Carnot cycle for a perfect gas
etc

6 Mixtures

6.1 Dalton's law and Gibbs-Dalton law
6.2 Volumetric analysis of a gas mixture
6.3 The molar mass and specific
etc

7 Combustion

7.1 Basic Chemistry
7.2 Fuels
7.3 Combustion equations
etc

8 Steam Cycles

8.1 The Rankine cycle
8.2 Rankine cycle with superheat
8.3 The enthalpy-entropy chart
etc

9 Gas Turbine Cycles

9.1 The practical gas turbine cycle
9.2 Modifications to the basic cycle
9.3 Combustion
9.4 Additional factors problems
etc

10 Nozzles and Jet Propulsion

10.1 Nozzle shape
10.2 Critical pressure ratio
10.3 Maximum mass flow
etc

11 Rotodynamic machinery

11.1 Rotodynamic machines for steam and gas turbine plant
11.2 The impulse steam turbine
11.3 Pressure and velocity compounded impulse steam turbines
etc

12 Positive displacement Machines

12.1 Reciprocating compressors
12.2 Reciprocating compressors including clearance
12.3 Multi-stage compression
etc

13 Reciprocating internal-combustion Engines

13.1 Fours stock cycle
13.2 Two stroke cycle
13.3 Other types of engines
etc

14 Refrigeration and heat pumps

14.1 Reversed engine cycle
14.2 Vapour-compression cycle
14.3 Refrigeration load
etc

15 Psychrometry and Air-conditioning

15.1 Psychrometry mixtures
15.2 Specific humidity, relative humidity, and percentage saturation
15.3 Specific enthalpy, specific heat capacity, and specific volume of moist air
etc

16 Heat Transfer

16.1 Fourier's law of conduction
16.2 Newton's law of cooling
16.3 The composite wall and the electrical analogy
etc

17 The Sources, Use, and Management of energy

17.1 Sources of energy supply, and energy demands
17.2 Combined cycles
17.3 Combined heat and power
17.4 Energy management and energy audits
etc

Includes Bibliographic references : p. 707 . _ Index : p. 708-715