Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Engineering combines coverage of basic thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer for a one- or two-term course for a variety of engineering majors. The book covers fundamental concepts, definitions, and models in the context of engineering examples and case studies. It carefully explains the methods used to evaluate changes in equilibrium, mass, energy, and other measurable properties, most notably temperature. It then also discusses techniques used to assess the effects of those changes on large, multi-component systems in areas ranging from mechanical, civil, and environmental engineering to electrical and computer technologies.
Includes a motivational student study guide on downloadable resources to promote successful evaluation of energy systems
This material helps readers optimize problem solving using practices to determine equilibrium limits and entropy, as well as track energy forms and rates of progress for processes in both closed and open thermodynamic systems. Presenting a variety of system examples, tables, and charts to reinforce understanding, the book includes coverage of:
How automobile and aircraft engines work
Construction of steam power plants and refrigeration systems
Gas and vapor power processes and systems
Application of fluid statics, buoyancy, and stability, and the flow of fluids in pipes and machinery
Heat transfer and thermal control of electronic components
Keeping sight of the difference between system synthesis and analysis, this book contains numerous design problems. It would be useful for an intensive course geared toward readers who know basic physics and mathematics through ordinary different
By:
Allan D. Kraus,
James R. Welty,
Abdul Aziz
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367382421
ISBN 10: 0367382423
Pages: 972
Publication Date: 07 October 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
The Thermal/Fluid Sciences: Introductory Concepts. Thermodynamics: Preliminary Concepts and Definitions. Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics. Properties of Pure, Simple Compressible Substances. Control Volume Mass and Energy Analysis. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy. Gas Power Systems. Vapor Power and Refrigeration Cycles. Mixtures of Gases, Vapors, and Combustion Products. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Fluid Statics. Control Volume Analysis—Mass and Energy Conservation. Newton’s Second Law of Motion. Dimensional Analysis and Similarity. Viscous Flow. Flow in Pipes and Pipe Networks. Fluid Machinery. Introduction to Heat Transfer. Steady-State Conduction. Unsteady-State Conduction. Forced Convection—Internal Flow. Forced Convection—External Flow. Free or Natural Convection. Heat Exchangers. Radiation Heat Transfer. Appendices.
Kraus, Allan D.; Welty, James R.; Aziz, Abdul
