Overview
Engineering Thermodynamics is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students interested in learning fundamental aspects of engineering thermodynamics. The text presents the subject using a precise and logical presentation of basic concepts and principles, which is essential for a better understanding of engineering thermodynamics. It focuses on using simple level mathematics to derive the fundamental equations behind concepts and principles and exposes students to realistic problems to be encountered in general engineering practices.
Full Product Details
Author: D. Mishra (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)
Publisher: Cengage Learning India
Imprint: Brooks Cole
Dimensions:
Width: 18.40cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.732kg
ISBN: 9788131515969
ISBN 10: 8131515966
Pages: 522
Publication Date: 01 December 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
1. Introduction. 2. Energy Interactions. 3. Thermodynamic Properties. 4. First Law of Thermodynamics. 5. First Law of Thermodynamics. Control Volume Analysis. 6. Second Law of Thermodynamics. 7. Entropy. 8. Availability and Irreversibility. 9. Gas Power Cycles. 10. Vapour Power Cycles. 11. Refrigeration Cycle. 12. Non-reacting Mixtures and Psychrometry. 13. Chemically Reacting Mixtures. 14. Thermodynamic Property Relations. Appendix A. Physical and Critical Constants. Appendix B. Data Tables for Steam and Refrigerants. Appendix C. Triple-Point Data Table. Appendix D. Thermochemical Data Table. Appendix E. Fuel Property Table. Appendix F. Air Property Table. Appendix G. Requisite Charts and Figures.
Author Information
Dr D.P. Mishra has obtained his B.E. (Mechanical) from University College of Engineering, Burla, Orissa, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a recipient of the Young Scientist Award in 1991 from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. Presently he is working as a faculty member in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, where he was instrumental in establishing a combustion laboratory. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. In the year 2002, he has served as Visiting Professor at Tokyo-Denki University, Japan. His areas of research interest include combustion, computational fluid dynamics, atomization, etc. He has to his credit a number of publications in national and international journals and conferences.
