SCARCE- Illustrated-Science -Mechanics - Thermodynamics-" This textbook gives a thorough treatment of engineering thermodynamics with applications to classical and modern energy conversion devices. Some emphasis lies on the description of irreversible processes, such as friction, heat transfer and mixing, and the evaluation of the related work losses."-Tight, clean and unmarked-Spine tilted, otherwise tight, clean and unmarked.

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Title: Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3662437163
ISBN 13: 9783662437162
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good+

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Introduction: Why Thermodynamics?.- Systems, States, and Processes.- The First Law of Thermodynamics.- The Second Law of Thermodynamics.- Energy Conversion and the Second Law.- Properties and Property Relations.-Reversible Processes in Closed Systems.- Closed System Cycles.-Open Systems.- Basic Open System Cycles.- Efficiencies and Irreversible Losses.- Vapor engines.- Gas engines.- Compressible flow: Nozzles and Diffusers.- Transient and inhomogeneous processes in open systems.- More on property relations.- Thermodynamic equilibrium.- Mixtures.- Psychrometrics.- The Chemical Potential.- Mixing and Separation.- Phase Equilibrium in Mixtures.- Reacting Mixtures.- Activation of Reactions.- Combustion.- Thermodynamics of Fuel Cells.

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