Several books are available in the market on the subject of “Engineering Thermodynamics” but either they are too bulky or are miserly written and as such do not cover the syllabii of various Indian Universities effectively. Hence a book is needed which should assimilate subject matter that should primarily satisfy the requirements of the students from syllabus/examination point of view ; th…
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…
During teaching of the course of engineering thermodynamics and applied thermodynamics I have felt that the students at the undergraduate level of engineering and technology face difficulty in understanding the concepts of engineering thermodynamics and their applications in the course of applied thermodynamics. Also, the students face great difficulty in referring to the number of textbooks…
This book aims to give students of engineering a thorough grounding in the subject of thermodynamics and the design of thermal plant. The book is comprehensive in its coverage without sacrifing the necessary theoretical rigour; the emphasis throughout is the applications of the theory to real processes and plant. The objectives have remained unaltered through four previous editions and countinu…
In this seventh edition we have retained the basic objective of the earlier editions: • to present a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of classical thermodynamicswhile retaining an engineering perspective, and in doing so • to lay the groundwork for subsequent studies in such fields as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and statistical thermodynamics, and also • to prepare the studen…
Thermodynamics is an important tool to interpreting the conditions at which natural geomaterial equilibrate. It allows one to determine, for example, the equilibrium pressures and temperatures and the nature and chemical composition of phases involved mineralogical and petrological processes. Simple chemical model systems, which are often studied in the laboratory in order to understand mor…