Yunus Çengel,
UNIV OF NEVADA-RENO Michael A Boles,
NC STATE UNIV-RALEIGH
ISBN: 0072884959 Copyright year: 2006
Features
NEW! 1st Law of Thermodynamics is introduced early in a new Chapter 2: Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis. This introductory chapter sets the framework to establish a general understanding for various forms of energy, mechanisms of energy transfer, the concept of energy balance, thermo-economics, and conversion efficiency using familiar settings that involve mostly electrical and mechanical forms of energy. This new organization offers a pedagogical breakthrough in teaching thermodynamics&emdash;motivating students early in the course while still providing a logical presentation of the fundamental concepts.
NEW! The energy analysis of closed systems is now presented in a separate chapter, Chapter 4, together with the boundary work and the discussion of specific heats for both ideal gases and incompressible substances.
NEW! The conservation of mass is now covered together with conservation of energy in the new Chapter 5 Mass and Energy Analysis of Control Volumes. A formal derivation of the general energy equation is also given in this chapter as a Topic of Special Interest.
NEW! The Chapter on Thermodynamics of High-Speed Flow is greatly revised and expanded. The new chapter 17 now includes the coverage of oblique shocks and flow with heat transfer (Rayleigh flow) with some exciting photographs of shock waves.
NEW! Over 300 new problems focusing on more difficult concepts and integrating industry-relevant topics further enhance the extensive and diverse text homework problem sets. In addition, approximately 40% of the current text homework problems sets have been revised.
NEW! The steam and refrigerant-134a tables are updated using the most current property data from EES. Tables A-4 through A-8 and A-11 through A-13, as well as their counterparts in English units have all been revised. All the examples and homework problems in the text that involve steam or refrigerant-134a are also revised to reflect the changes in steam and refrigerant properties. An added advantage of this update is that students will get the same result when solving problems whether they use steam or refrigerant properties from EES or property tables in the Appendices.
NEW! Expanded photo program and updated art style with over 1,000 engaging illustrations provide a motivating visual program for the text. Our text features more illustrations and photographs than other books in this category. Some of the figures and photographs in the text are intended to serve as a means of emphasizing key concepts that would otherwise go unnoticed; some serve as page summaries.
NEW! Learning Objectives have been added to each chapter of the text along with an ABET Guide to show how the text coverage, features, and supplements help achieve ABET objectives.
NEW! A text glossary has been added to the text to reinforce key terminology.
NEW! New Experiments in Thermodynamics Videos allow you to bring actual Physical experiments into your classroom. Tied to key topics in the text these lab demonstration videos illustrate thermodynamic laws, properties, and processes. A manual is provided along with the data sets so that students can reduce the data and write up reports
NEW! An updated Interactive Thermodynamics Tutorial is now tied to directly to the text with an icon to indicate when students should refer to the tutorial to further explore difficult topics such as Entropy and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics.
NEW! eInstruction questions are available with this project and can be found on the Online Learning Center. eInstruction is a wireless student response system that allows for the ultimate in classroom participation, giving you immediate feedback from every student.
An emphasis on physics, focuses the text presentation on the physical aspects of the subject matter in addition to mathematical representations and manipulations. The authors believe that the emphasis in undergraduate education should remain on developing a sense of the underlying physical mechanisms and a mastery of solving practical problems that an engineer is likely to face in the real world.
A systematic solution procedure for worked examples provides a well-structured approach to problem solving while maintaining an informal, conversational style. The problem is first stated and the objectives are identified, then the assumptions made are stated together with their justifications. The properties needed to solve the problem are listed separately. Numerical values are used together with their units to emphasize that numbers without units are meaningless, and unit manipulations are as important as manipulating the numerical values with the calculator. The significance of the findings is discussed following the solutions. This approach is also used consistently in the Instructor’s Solutions Manual.
"Topics of Special Interest," included at the end of most chapters, expand the boundaries of classical thermodynamics into other areas of interest and everyday applications, including the following topics: "Thermodynamic Aspects of Biological Systems," "Refrigeration and Freezing of Foods," "Second-Law Aspects of Daily Life," "Saving Fuel and Money by Driving Sensibly," "Thermoelectric Power Generation and Refrigeration Systems," and "Chemical Potential and the Separation Work of Mixtures."
Nearly 2,000 class-tested problems, including design, computer, essay, and labs, provide an opportunity for review and application of the concepts.
Numerous worked examples with sketches, step-by-step procedures, and process diagrams apply concepts to problems in a consistent manner.
De-emphasized use of a formal sign convention for heat and work promotes a clearer understanding of the basic principles.
The Limited Academic Version of Engineering Equation Solver (EES) will be packaged free with the text. This CD-ROM offers a run-time demonstration of the EES program, sample solved problems, and over 50 solutions to selected text homework problems. To fully utilize the scripted EES problems, it is necessary for instructors to download the EES Engine, available free to departments of educational institutions adopting the text. EES is a software program that allows students to solve design problems and ask "what if" questions. This program includes a user-friendly equation solver and enables the student to perform parametric and optimization studies, and display the results in tabular and graphical forms. Property tables and data needed for solving thermodynamic problems are provided. The program also allows users to input additional property data as needed.
Environmental consciousness is raised through new problems dealing with energy conservation and conversion and the emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Both the SI and English units of measurement are included, with an emphasis on SI.
A new "Topics of Special Interest" feature, included at the end of most chapters, expands the boundaries of classical thermodynamics into other areas of interest and everyday applications, including the following topics: "Thermodynamic Aspects of Biological Systems," "Refrigeration and Freezing of Foods," "Second-Law Aspects of Daily Life," "Saving Fuel and Money by Driving Sensibly," "Thermoelectric Power Generation and Refrigeration Systems," and "Chemical Potential and the Separation Work of Mixtures."
About 200 comprehensive computer problems, allow students to conduct real-world engineering analysis by performing in-depth parametric problem exploration where they plot the key variables and generate results by using the powerful and intuitive Engineering Equation Solver(EES) software tool (or other suitable programs).
Over 200 “multiple-choice” problems at the end of chapters prepare the students for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)exam, and can also be used for general review and quizzing.
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2006 McGraw-Hill Higher Education