Convinced by the suggestions made by the reviewers and users of the book, two new chapters, Non-conventional power generation: Direct Energy Conversion, and Environmental Degradation and use of Renewable Energy., have been added in this revised edition. Considering the current global environmental scenario, the last chapter is particulary important and considerable emphasis has been stressed on…
This text is the only book present the Macroscopic (classical) and Microscopic (Statistical) Thermodynamics in a single volume. The first eleven chapters contribute to the basic theories of Thermodyanmics beginning with the first chapter on introduction that providers a historical background of the subject. The next seven chapters provide applications of theses theories. The Microscopic concept…