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Thermodynamics and heat power / Irving Granet

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1996Edition: Fifth EditionDescription: xviii, 796 pages : illustrations ; 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0134329236
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TJ265 GRA
Contents:
Fundamental Concepts. Work, Energy and Heat. The First Law of Thermodynamics. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Properties of Liquids and Gases. The Ideal Gas. Mixtures of Ideal Gases. Vapor Power Cycles. Gas Power Cycles. Refrigeration. Heat Transfer. (NOTE: Each chapter begins with Learning Goals and concludes with a Review, Key Terms, Equations Developed in This Chapter, and Problems.)
Summary: Using calculus throughout, and taking account of technological advances, this practical text stresses the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and heat power. It covers topics including elementary kinetic theory of gases, applications of the First Law of Thermodynamics, and the Carnot cycle.
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Books Books Harare Institute of Technology Main Library Harare Institute of Technology Main Library General Collection TJ 265 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available BK0001093
Books Books Harare Institute of Technology Main Library Harare Institute of Technology Main Library TJ265 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available BK0001087

includes index

Includes bibliographical references

Fundamental Concepts. Work, Energy and Heat. The First Law of Thermodynamics. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Properties of Liquids and Gases. The Ideal Gas. Mixtures of Ideal Gases. Vapor Power Cycles. Gas Power Cycles. Refrigeration. Heat Transfer. (NOTE: Each chapter begins with Learning Goals and concludes with a Review, Key Terms, Equations Developed in This Chapter, and Problems.)

Using calculus throughout, and taking account of technological advances, this practical text stresses the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and heat power. It covers topics including elementary kinetic theory of gases, applications of the First Law of Thermodynamics, and the Carnot cycle.

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