Engineering thermodynamics

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.

Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Principles and Practice of Energy Efficient Design, Third Edition is structured to provide a rigorous and comprehensive technical foundation and coverage to all the various elements inherent in the design of energy efficient and green buildings.

Successfully Estimate the Thermal and Mechanical Characteristics of Electronics SystemsA definitive guide for practitioners new to the field or requiring a refresher course, Practical Guide to the Packaging of Electronics: Thermal and Mechanical Design and Analysis, Third Edition provides an understanding of system failures and helps identify the areas where they can occur.

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.

An accessible yet rigorous discussion, featuring case studies and study problems to illustrate and reinforce key concepts.

An accessible yet rigorous discussion, featuring case studies and study problems to illustrate and reinforce key concepts.

This authoritative reference book examines and clarifies physical assumptions implicit in continuum modelling from a molecular perspective.

This authoritative reference book examines and clarifies physical assumptions implicit in continuum modelling from a molecular perspective.

A selection of surveys and original research papers in mathematical fluid mechanics arising from a 2010 workshop held in Warwick.

A selection of surveys and original research papers in mathematical fluid mechanics arising from a 2010 workshop held in Warwick.

Addresses behaviour of materials under extreme mechanical conditions and of failure in terms of non-linear continuum mechanics and instability theory.

Addresses behaviour of materials under extreme mechanical conditions and of failure in terms of non-linear continuum mechanics and instability theory.

Provides engineers with the knowledge they need to apply thermodynamics and solve engineering challenges at the molecular level.

This introductory book delivers the knowledge required to use computational fluid dynamics successfully in a wide range of engineering applications.

This introductory book delivers the knowledge required to use computational fluid dynamics successfully in a wide range of engineering applications.

Understand the fundamental science behind the range of energy options currently open to us and their relationship to the environment.

Provides engineers with the knowledge they need to apply thermodynamics and solve engineering challenges at the molecular level.

Understand the fundamental science behind the range of energy options currently open to us and their relationship to the environment.

This book is a multidisciplinary application of rigorous thermodynamics fundamentals to address problems of sustainability, energy, and resource uses.

Now in its fourth edition, this textbook remains the indispensable text to guide readers through automotive or mechanical engineering, both at university and beyond.

Buildings can breathe naturally, without the use of mechanical systems, if you design the spaces properly.

Buildings can breathe naturally, without the use of mechanical systems, if you design the spaces properly.

This reference illustrates the efficacy of CyclePad software for enhanced simulation of thermodynamic devices and cycles.

This reference illustrates the efficacy of CyclePad software for enhanced simulation of thermodynamic devices and cycles.

With very few books adequately addressing ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, and other international code issues, Pressure Vessels: Design and Practice provides a comprehensive, in-depth guide on everything engineers need to know.

The book is engineering oriented and covers a large variety of topics ranging from fundamental principles to performance evaluation and applications.

The book is engineering oriented and covers a large variety of topics ranging from fundamental principles to performance evaluation and applications.

Handbook of Fluid Dynamics offers balanced coverage of the three traditional areas of fluid dynamics-theoretical, computational, and experimental-complete with valuable appendices presenting the mathematics of fluid dynamics, tables of dimensionless numbers, and tables of the properties of gases and vapors.

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.

A much-needed, up-to-date guide on conventional and alternative power generation This book goes beyond the traditional methods of power generation.

A much-needed, up-to-date guide on conventional and alternative power generation This book goes beyond the traditional methods of power generation.

Presents a unique, stepwise exergy-based approach to thermodynamic concepts, systems, and applications Thermodynamics: A Smart Approach redefines this crucial branch of engineering as the science of energy and exergy rather than the science of energy and entropy to provide an innovative, step-by-step approach for teaching, understanding, and practicing thermodynamics in a clearer and easier way.

Presents a unique, stepwise exergy-based approach to thermodynamic concepts, systems, and applications Thermodynamics: A Smart Approach redefines this crucial branch of engineering as the science of energy and exergy rather than the science of energy and entropy to provide an innovative, step-by-step approach for teaching, understanding, and practicing thermodynamics in a clearer and easier way.

Thermodynamic degradation science is a new and exciting discipline.

Thermodynamic degradation science is a new and exciting discipline.

The definitive text/reference for students, researchers and practicing engineers This book provides comprehensive coverage on refrigeration systems and applications, ranging from the fundamental principles of thermodynamics to food cooling applications for a wide range of sectoral utilizations.

The definitive text/reference for students, researchers and practicing engineers This book provides comprehensive coverage on refrigeration systems and applications, ranging from the fundamental principles of thermodynamics to food cooling applications for a wide range of sectoral utilizations.

Textbook concisely introduces engineering thermodynamics, covering concepts including energy, entropy, equilibrium and reversibility Novel explanation of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics Presents abstract ideas in an easy to understand manner Includes solved examples and end of chapter problems Accompanied by a website hosting a solutions manual

Textbook concisely introduces engineering thermodynamics, covering concepts including energy, entropy, equilibrium and reversibility Novel explanation of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics Presents abstract ideas in an easy to understand manner Includes solved examples and end of chapter problems Accompanied by a website hosting a solutions manual

A step-by-step guide for students (and faculty) on the use of Aspen in teaching thermodynamics Easily-accessible modern computational techniques opening up new vistas in teaching thermodynamicsA range of applications of Aspen Plus in the prediction and calculation of thermodynamic properties and phase behavior using the state-of-the art methods Encourages students to develop engineering insight by doing repetitive calculations with changes in parameters and/or models Calculations and application examples in a step-by-step manner designed for out-of-classroom self-study Makes it possible to easily integrate Aspen Plus into thermodynamics courses without using in-class time Stresses the application of thermodynamics to real problems

A step-by-step guide for students (and faculty) on the use of Aspen in teaching thermodynamics Easily-accessible modern computational techniques opening up new vistas in teaching thermodynamicsA range of applications of Aspen Plus in the prediction and calculation of thermodynamic properties and phase behavior using the state-of-the art methods Encourages students to develop engineering insight by doing repetitive calculations with changes in parameters and/or models Calculations and application examples in a step-by-step manner designed for out-of-classroom self-study Makes it possible to easily integrate Aspen Plus into thermodynamics courses without using in-class time Stresses the application of thermodynamics to real problems

Numerous industrial systems or natural environments involve multiphase flows with heat and mass transfer.

Numerous industrial systems or natural environments involve multiphase flows with heat and mass transfer.

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.

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.

A fully comprehensive guide to thermal systems design covering fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer and thermodynamic power cycles Bridging the gap between the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and thermodynamics, and the practical design of thermo-fluids components and systems, this textbook focuses on the design of internal fluid flow systems, coiled heat exchangers and performance analysis of power plant systems.

A fully comprehensive guide to thermal systems design covering fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, heat transfer and thermodynamic power cycles Bridging the gap between the fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and thermodynamics, and the practical design of thermo-fluids components and systems, this textbook focuses on the design of internal fluid flow systems, coiled heat exchangers and performance analysis of power plant systems.