An inductive approach to engineering thermodynamics / George Sidebotham.
Sidebotham, George William, author.
2022
TJ265
Available Online

Linked e-resources

Linked Resource Online Access
Concurrent users Unlimited
Authorized users Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks

Details

Title An inductive approach to engineering thermodynamics / George Sidebotham.
Author Sidebotham, George William, author.
ISBN 9783030204303 (electronic bk.)
3030204308 (electronic bk.)
9783030204297 (print)
3030204294 (print)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20430-3
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-20430-3 doi
Call Number TJ265
Dewey Decimal Classification 621.402/1
Summary This textbook provides an alternative, inductive treatment of traditional Engineering Thermodynamics, e.g. energy and its transformations in engineering systems, and emphasizes the notion of eXergy. The book begins with energy methods developed in mechanics and transitions to thermodynamics by introducing both 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics immediately, incorporating more-advanced concepts using practical applications. This methodology continues throughout the text, wherein consideration of a specific example leads to general conclusions. At the same time, the author introduces eXergy, also called "Availability, a measure of the potential of a substance to produce useful mechanical work in being brought from its current state to the conditions of the local environment. The book facilitates students understanding with workshop problem statements and guided spreadsheets. It is appropriate for a sophomore- or junior-level first course in thermodynamics and is restricted to "simple compressible substances" with no formal chemical reaction development. Mechanical engineering applications are the primary target, where several follow-up courses would follow (fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and a 2nd thermodynamics course). Civil or electrical engineering students could benefit from just this course, and chemical engineering programs could develop chemically reacting and non-ideal applications in follow-up courses. Adopts an inductive approach in which practical examples are introduced and studied from a thermodynamic perspective Explains engineering thermodynamics iteratively,, from mechanics examples through complex thermal systems Introduces core concepts followed by "deeper dives" to allow for a variety of levels of study in a single resource.
Note Includes index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Mechanical engineering series (Berlin, Germany)
Available in Other Form Inductive approach to engineering thermodynamics.
Linked Resources Online Access
Record Appears in Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
1. Newtons Apple
2. Thermodynamics of Collisions
3. Thermodynamic Cycles and Efficiencies 4. Liquid/Vapor Properties
5. Open Systems: Pumps and Turbines
6. Compressors and the Ideal Gas
7. An Idealized Model of a Throttled 4-Stroke Reciprocating Spark Ignition Engine
8. Vapor/Compression Refrigeration
9. Gas Turbines
10. Steam Turbine Cycles
11. Combined Cycles
12. Psychrometrics.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export