Introduction to thermal and fluid engineering. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Allan D. Kraus, James R. Welty, Abdul Aziz.
• Other Names: Kraus, Allan D; Kraus, Allan D; Welty, James R; Aziz, Abdul S
• Contents: Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. The Thermal/Fluid Sciences: Introductory Concepts; 2. Thermodynamics: Preliminary Concepts and Definitions; 3. Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics; 4. Properties of Pure, Simple Compressible Substances; 5. Control Volume Mass and Energy Analysis; 6. The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 7. Entropy; 8. Gas Power Systems; 9. Vapor Power and Refrigeration Cycles; 10. Mixtures of Gases, Vapors, and Combustion Products; 11. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics; 12. Fluid Statics; 13. Control Volume Analysis-Mass and Energy Conservation. 14. Newton's Second Law of Motion15. Dimensional Analysis and Similarity; 16. Viscous Flow; 17. Flow in Pipes and Pipe Networks; 18. Fluid Machinery; 19. Introduction to Heat Transfer; 20. Steady-State Conduction; 21. Unsteady-State Conduction; 22. Forced Convection-Internal Flow; 23. Forced Convection-External Flow; 24. Free or Natural Convection; 25. Heat Exchangers; 26. Radiation Heat Transfer; Appendix A: Tables and Charts; Appendix B: Summary of Differential Vector Operations in Three Coordinate Systems; References and Additional Readings; Nomenclature.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 952 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.402/1; Thermodynamics; Fluid dynamics; Heat -- Transmission; Fluid mechanics; Fluid dynamics; Fluid mechanics; Heat -- Transmission; Thermodynamics; Strömungsmechanik; Thermodynamik; Lehrbuch
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466503212; 1466503211
• Related ISBNs: 9781420088083; 1420088084
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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