Thermodynamics and heat power /

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Author / Creator:Granet, Irving
Edition:2d ed.
Imprint:Reston, Va. : Reston Pub. Co., c1980.
Description:xiii, 608 p., [4] fold. leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Thermodynamics
Heat engineering
Heat engineering.
Thermodynamics.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4125439
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ISBN:0835976726
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Many colleges and universities require two semesters of thermodynamics for a bachelor's degree in engineering technology. Most students and faculty would, I believe, welcome having one good textbook for both courses. With this in mind, additional material has been added in this seventh edition. Principally, this includes: A Windows-based computer disk with thermodynamic properties of steam, air, other gases, and refrigerants, as well as psychrometrics. A discussion and additional problems involving the non-flow work integral. Extension of the analysis of the Rankine cycle to include regeneration with both closed and open feedwater heaters and an additional reheat cycle. Analysis of the maximum work Brayton cycle with calculus enrichment. Thermal analysis of the reciprocating compressor with additional homework problems. Metric unit equations for convection coefficients. A description of the heat pipe and how it functions. A discussion of the cooling of electronic components and how to determine the operating temperature of components. A description of state-of-the-art alternative energy sources, including fuel cells, solar energy, and wind power. To make room for these additions, some out-of-date material on other power plant cycles and nuclear reactors has been removed. Many of these changes have resulted from the input of reviewers. A special thanks goes out to the following reviewers of the previous edition: Ed Braun-University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mohammad Hossain-York Technical College; and Charles Rondeau, Jamestown Community College. I am most grateful for those comments. Please keep them coming. Thanks to the staff at Prentice Hall for their help with this new edition, especially Debbie Yarnell, Louise Sette, Adam Hirschberg, and most of all Kim Yehle. I also thank my family for their support and encouragement: Maris, Karen, Richard, Jennifer, Michaelbarry, and Jaxanna. Maurice Bluestein Indianapolis, Indiana Excerpted from Thermodynamics and Heat Power by Irving Granet, Maurice Bluestein All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.