This textbook provides a strong foundation in the basic thermodynamics needed to analyze real-world engineering applications of thermodynamics in the field of energy systems. Written in a format readable to students new to the subject, this book will also help entrepreneurs venturing into the world of energy and power without a background in mechanical engineering.This book presents the basic theories of thermodynamics by focusing on the application of the subject matter to the most common applications of thermodynamics. It takes real-world problems from the author's over 40 years of experience as a practical, professional engineer and provides in-depth solutions to each problem using concepts the student has learned from earlier chapters. The case studies provide both examples of how thermodynamics is used in state-of-the-art tools to solve the case studies' problems, as well as ideas for future energy-efficient systems.
Contents:
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About the Author
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Introduction
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A Panoramic Tour of Thermodynamics and this Textbook's Treatment
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Thermodynamic Units, Energy, the Property of Fluids and the Thermodynamic Process
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Thermodynamics First Law Applications to Closed Mass and Open Flow Analyses
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Entropy and Thermodynamics Analysis using the Second Law of Thermodynamics
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Heat Engines and Thermodynamics Cycles
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Thermodynamics of Reacting and Non-Reacting Mixtures
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Case Studies:
- The Thermodynamics of an Espresso Coffee Pot
- Organic Rankine Cycle Heat Recovery and Power Generation System
- Total Recoverable Energy Cycle (TREC): An Advanced Thermodynamics Cycle to Simultaneously Recover Low- and High-Grade Waste Energy
- Enhanced Gas Turbine with Water Injection
- Supercritical CO?(sCO?) Systems
- Heat Recovery from Reciprocating Engine for Ramjet Power Augmentation
- Solar Powered Air Conditioning System Using Water as the Working Fluid
- Utilization of R134a and R1234ze for the Development of New Chiller Systems and as 'Drop-In fluids' in Existing Systems
- Power Generation from Geothermal Energy Using a Closed Thermosyphon Heat Pipe
- Applications of Mechanical Vapor Recompression
- Desiccant Air Conditioning Using Solar Heat Energy
- Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration by Integrating Pressure Swing Adsorption with an Open Supercritical CO?(sCO?) Brayton Cycle
- Thermodynamic Principles Applied to the 'Drinking Bird' Toy
- Refrigeration Cycle with an Ejector
- Analysis of an Advanced Compressed Air Energy System with Continuous Onsite Power Augmentation via the Air-Brayton Cycle
- Numerical Solution to Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES): An Open Cycle Example Demonstrating ?U = 0
- Concept Analysis for Increasing Storage of Hydrogen Onboard Vehicles Using a Cryogenic Matrix
- Compressible Gas Dynamics: Design of a Converging-Diverging Nozzle
- A New Concept for a Thermal Air Power Tube Used with Waste Heat Energy Sources and Large Man-Made or Natural Landforms
- Ground Source Heat Energy Storage for Power Generation
- Analysis of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop for a Heat Exchanger with the Mach Numbers of the Heated, Compressible Fluid Approaching One
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Index
Readership: Written for students who are new to the subject, it will also be useful for entrepreneurs and Political Constituents who need a good, solid grounding in basic energy systems in order to promote viable and effective policy; Entrepreneurs with little/no knowledge of thermodynamics but with ideas for energy efficient systems.
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