Thermodynamics and heat

This physics-first, design-oriented textbook explains concepts of gas turbine secondary flows, reduced-order modeling methods, and 3-D CFD.

This physics-first, design-oriented textbook explains concepts of gas turbine secondary flows, reduced-order modeling methods, and 3-D CFD.

The book covers concepts of mechanics, waves and thermodynamics with the help of examples.

A self-contained presentation of the dynamics of nonlinear waves in combustion and other non-equilibrium energetic systems for students and specialists.

A self-contained presentation of the dynamics of nonlinear waves in combustion and other non-equilibrium energetic systems for students and specialists.

An accessible book for graduate students and researchers that describes how the laws of thermodynamics apply to Earth system processes.

An accessible book for graduate students and researchers that describes how the laws of thermodynamics apply to Earth system processes.

This book illustrates the development of Brownian ratchets, from their foundations to their role in molecular-scale life and in artificial nano-machinery.

This book illustrates the development of Brownian ratchets, from their foundations to their role in molecular-scale life and in artificial nano-machinery.

Self-contained introductory textbook suitable for a variety of one- or two-semester courses.

Self-contained introductory textbook suitable for a variety of one- or two-semester courses.

A textbook connecting fundamental physics to practical applications, for students in meteorology or atmospheric science and for working professionals as a reference text.

A textbook connecting fundamental physics to practical applications, for students in meteorology or atmospheric science and for working professionals as a reference text.

This book covers the application of computational fluid dynamics from low-speed to high-speed flows, especially for use in aerospace applications.

This book covers the application of computational fluid dynamics from low-speed to high-speed flows, especially for use in aerospace applications.

A fresh introduction to thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the study of matter for undergraduate courses.

A fresh introduction to thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the study of matter for undergraduate courses.

Learn classical thermodynamics alongside statistical mechanics and how macroscopic and microscopic ideas interweave with this fresh approach to the subjects.

Learn classical thermodynamics alongside statistical mechanics and how macroscopic and microscopic ideas interweave with this fresh approach to the subjects.

This text equips students with the skills required by modern chemical industry.

This book presents Kane''s method, a modern approach that leads economically to equations that can be readily solved by computer.

This book provides an introductory account of the theory of sound production and propagation and its interactions with solid structures.

This book provides an introductory account of the theory of sound production and propagation and its interactions with solid structures.

This book presents Kane''s method, a modern approach that leads economically to equations that can be readily solved by computer.

This book is on the underlying foundations of the processing of polymer melts.

The inverse design approach is new to the built environment research and design community, though it has been used in other industries including automobile and airplane design.

The inverse design approach is new to the built environment research and design community, though it has been used in other industries including automobile and airplane design.

This book is designed to serve senior-level engineering students taking a capstone design course in fluid and thermal systems design.

For the thermodynamics course in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering department Thermodynamics: An Interactive Approach employs a layered approach that introduces the important concepts of mass, energy, and entropy early, and progressively refines them throughout the text.

This textbook, first published in 2004, provides an introduction to the major mathematical structures used in physics today.

This textbook provides a clear, instructive and highly readable introduction to thermal physics.

This textbook provides a clear, instructive and highly readable introduction to thermal physics.

This is a modern, example-driven introductory textbook on heat transfer, with modern applications, written by a renowned scholar.

Intuitive yet mathematically rigorous introduction to thermodynamics of planetary processes for advanced students and researchers in Earth and planetary sciences.

Links thermal physics and quantum mechanics to give advanced undergraduate and graduate students a modern appreciation for this remarkable subject.

The fifth edition has been issued to incorporate two new tables - Data of Refrigerant 134a and a table containing for selected substances, molar enthalpies and molar Gibbs functions of formation, Equilibirum constants of formation, as well as molar heat capacities and absolute entropies.

The fifth edition has been issued to incorporate two new tables - Data of Refrigerant 134a and a table containing for selected substances, molar enthalpies and molar Gibbs functions of formation, Equilibirum constants of formation, as well as molar heat capacities and absolute entropies.

Many practical operations, such as environment depollution, blood dialysis or product purification, require matter transfer.

Many practical operations, such as environment depollution, blood dialysis or product purification, require matter transfer.

Whether in a solar thermal power plant or at the heart of a nuclear reactor, convection is an important mode of energy transfer.

Whether in a solar thermal power plant or at the heart of a nuclear reactor, convection is an important mode of energy transfer.

This is the first book of a series aiming at setting the basics for energy engineering.

This is the first book of a series aiming at setting the basics for energy engineering.

This textbook introduces chemistry and chemical engineering students to molecular descriptions of thermodynamics, chemical systems, and biomolecules.

This textbook introduces chemistry and chemical engineering students to molecular descriptions of thermodynamics, chemical systems, and biomolecules.

Thermodynamics is the science that describes the behavior of matter at the macroscopic scale, and how this arises from individual molecules.

Thermodynamics is the science that describes the behavior of matter at the macroscopic scale, and how this arises from individual molecules.

Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to 20th century thermodynamics that can be applied to both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, unifying what was traditionally divided into thermodynamics and kinetics into one theory of irreversible processes.

Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to 20th century thermodynamics that can be applied to both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, unifying what was traditionally divided into thermodynamics and kinetics into one theory of irreversible processes.

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsAn Integrated Approach This textbook brings together the fundamentals of the macroscopic and microscopic aspects of thermal physics by presenting thermodynamics and statistical mechanics as complementary theories based on small numbers of postulates.