THE SECOND EDITION of Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer presents a balanced coverage of thermodynamics and heat transfer packaged in a manner suitable for use in introductory thermal science course. By emphasizing the physics and underlying physical phenomena involved, the text allows students to develop a deeper intuitive understating of thermodynamics and heat transfer while exposing them to real-world applications that a practicing engineer is likely to face. All the popular features of the previous edition are retained in this edition while new ones are added.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• Learning Objectives Each chapter now begins with an overview of the material to be covered and chapter-specific learning objectives to introduce the material and to set goals.
• An early introduction to the First Law of Thermodynamics (Chapter 2) establishes a general understanding of energy, mechanisms of energy transfer, and the concept of energy balance, thermo-economics, conversion efficiency, and environmental impact.
• Revised Coverage of Heat Transfer to reflect the new developments in engineering practice, especially in natural and forced convection analysis.
• A Wealth of New Problems, Including Numerous Comprehensive Problems that require conducting extensive parametric studies, using the enclosed EES or other suitable software. Students are asked to study the effects of certain variables in the problems on some quantities of interest, to plot the results, and to draw conclusions from the results obtained.
• Updated Steam and Refrigerant-134a Tables The steam and refrigerant-134a tables are updated using the most current property data from EES. Students will now get the same result when solving problems whether they use properties from EES or property tables in the Appendices.