Provides a solid grounding in the basic principles of the science of thermodynamics proceeding to practical, hands-on applications in large-scale industrial settings. Presents myriad applications for power plants, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and turbomachinery. Features hundreds of helpful example problems and analytical exercises. Solutions manual is available to instructors.

"This entirely updated and enlarged Second Edition broadens the scope of the previous edition while maintaining its concise, easy-to-read style in presenting the basic principles of turbomachine theory and its application to specific devices -- providing immediately useful step-by-step procedures that show how the essentials of turbomachinery are applied in design and to predict performance. "

This timely reference/text provides a solid grounding in the basic principles of the science of thermodynamics-proceeding to practical, hands-on applications in large-scale industrial settings. Presents myriad applications for power plants, refrigeration and air conditioning systems, and turbomachinery Featuring many helpful example problems and analytical exercises, Thermodynamics reviews fundamental theories of pressure, temperature, force, and conservation of mass and energy discusses the behavior of the ideal gas, progressing to more complicated ideas of the concepts of work, heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics] analyzes thermodynamic processes in solid, liquid, and gaseous systems covers ideal cycles, including Carnot, Otto, Brayton, vapor-compression, and absorption cycles illuminates the abstract property of entropy and its relation to the Second Law of Thermodynamics] demonstrates applications to gas turbines, gas compressors, and aircraft and rocket propulsion systems explores high-speed gas flow and fluid mechanics illustrates the power and utility of thermal systems analysis in engineering design and more Containing over 500 references, drawings, tables, and equations, Thermodynamics is an indispensable reference for mechanical, chemical, aerospace, environmental, and marine engineers; physicists; mathematicians; and engineering technologists; and an excellent text or self-study guide for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students and practitioners of thermodynamic engineering. Solutions Manual available to instructors only; contact the Promotion Dept. for details.