Thermodynamics
An Engineering Approach
by Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles, Mehmet Kanoglu
10th Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781266664489 |
| eText ISBN | 9781265901578 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Higher Education |
| Publishing Year | 2024 |
| Edition | 10th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 976 |
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction and Basic Concepts
- • Thermodynamics and Energy
- • Importance of Dimensions and Units
- • Systems and Control Volumes
- • Properties of a System
- • Density and Specific Gravity
- • State and Equilibrium
- • Processes and Cycles
- • Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
- • Pressure
- • The Pressure Measurement Devices
Chapter 2: Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis
- • Forms of Energy
- • Energy Transfer by Heat
- • Energy Transfer by Work
- • Mechanical Forms of Work
- • The First Law of Thermodynamics
- • Energy Conversion Efficiencies
Chapter 3: Properties of Pure Substances
- • Pure Substance
- • Phases of a Pure Substance
- • Phase-Change Processes of Pure Substances
- • Property Diagrams for Phase-Change Processes
- • Property Tables
- • The Ideal-Gas Equation of State
- • Compressibility Factor
- • Other Equations of State
Chapter 4: Energy Analysis of Closed Systems
- • Moving Boundary Work
- • Energy Balance for Closed Systems
- • Specific Heats
- • Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Specific Heats of Ideal Gases
- • Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and Specific Heats of Solids and Liquids
Chapter 5: Mass and Energy Analysis of Control Volumes
- • Conservation of Mass
- • Flow Work and the Energy of a Flowing Fluid
- • Energy Analysis of Steady-Flow Systems
- • Some Steady-Flow Engineering Devices
- • Energy Analysis of Unsteady-Flow Processes
Chapter 6: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- • Introduction to the Second Law
- • Thermal Energy Reservoirs
- • Heat Engines
- • Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
- • Reversible and Irreversible Processes
- • The Carnot Cycle
- • The Carnot Principles
- • The Thermodynamic Temperature Scale
- • The Carnot Heat Engine
- • The Carnot Refrigerator and Heat Pump
Chapter 7: Entropy
- • Entropy
- • The Increase of Entropy Principle
- • Entropy Change of Pure Substances
- • Isentropic Processes
- • Property Diagrams Involving Entropy
- • What Is Entropy?
- • The T ds Relations
- • Entropy Change of Liquids and Solids
- • The Entropy Change of Ideal Gases
- • Reversible Steady-Flow Work
- • Isentropic Efficiencies of Steady-Flow Devices
- • Entropy Balance
Chapter 8: Exergy: A Measure of Work Potential
- • Exergy
- • Reversible Work and Irreversibility
- • Second-Law Efficiency
- • Exergy Change of a System
- • Exergy Transfer by Heat, Work, and Mass
- • The Decrease of Exergy Principle and Exergy Destruction
- • Exergy Balance: Closed Systems
- • Exergy Balance: Control Volumes
Chapter 9: Gas Power Cycles
- • Basic Considerations in the Analysis of Power Cycles
- • The Carnot Cycle and Its Value in Engineering
- • Air-Standard Assumptions
- • An Overview of Reciprocating Engines
- • Otto Cycle: The Ideal Cycle for Spark-Ignition Engines
- • Diesel Cycle: The Ideal Cycle for Compression-Ignition Engines
- • Dual Cycle
- • Brayton Cycle: The Ideal Cycle for Gas-Turbine Engines
- • The Brayton Cycle with Regeneration
- • The Brayton Cycle with Intercooling, Reheating, and Regeneration
- • Second-Law Analysis of Gas Power Cycles
Chapter 10: Vapor and Combined Power Cycles
- • The Carnot Vapor Cycle
- • Rankine Cycle: The Ideal Cycle for Vapor Power Cycles
- • Deviation of Actual Vapor Power Cycles from Idealized Ones
- • How to Increase the Efficiency of the Rankine Cycle
- • The Ideal Reheat Rankine Cycle
- • The Ideal Regenerative Rankine Cycle
- • Second-Law Analysis of Vapor Power Cycles
- • Cogeneration
- • Combined Gas-Vapor Power Cycles
Chapter 11: Refrigeration Cycles
- • Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
- • The Reversed Carnot Cycle
- • The Ideal Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle
- • Actual Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle
- • Second-Law Analysis of Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle
- • Selecting the Right Refrigerant
- • Multistage Compression Refrigeration Systems
- • Absorption Refrigeration Systems
Chapter 12: Thermodynamic Property Relations
- • The Maxwell Relations
- • The Clapeyron Equation
- • General Relations for du, dh, ds, Cv, and Cp
- • The Joule-Thomson Coefficient
- • Enthalpy, Internal Energy, and Entropy Changes of Real Gases
Chapter 13: Gas Mixtures
- • Composition of a Gas Mixture: Mass and Mole Fractions
- • P-v-T Behavior of Gas Mixtures: Ideal and Real Gases
- • Properties of Gas Mixtures: Ideal and Real Gases
Chapter 14: Gas-Vapor Mixtures and Air-Conditioning
- • Dry and Atmospheric Air
- • Specific and Relative Humidity of Air
- • Dew-Point Temperature
- • Adiabatic Saturation and Wet-Bulb Temperatures
- • The Psychrometric Chart
- • Human Comfort and Air-Conditioning
- • Air-Conditioning Processes
Chapter 15: Chemical Reactions and Phase Equilibrium
- • Fuels and Combustion
- • Theoretical and Actual Combustion Processes
- • Enthalpy of Formation and Enthalpy of Combustion
- • First-Law Analysis of Reacting Systems
- • Adiabatic Flame Temperature
- • Entropy Change of Reacting Systems
- • Second-Law Analysis of Reacting Systems
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