Thermodynamics: Concepts and Applications, 2nd edition
Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University;
Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University
Cambridge University Press, 2020
ISBN: 9781107179714;
Language: English
Fully revised to match the more traditional sequence of course materials, Thermodynamics Concepts and Applications, 2nd edition presents the basic principles and methods of thermodynamics using a clear and engaging style and a wealth of end-of-chapter problems. It includes five new chapters on topics such as mixtures, psychrometry, chemical equilibrium, and combustion, and discussion of the Second Law of Thermodynamics has been expanded and divided into two chapters, allowing instructors to introduce the topic using either the cycle analysis in Chapter 6 or the definition of entropy in Chapter 7. Online ancillaries including a password-protected solutions manual, figures in electronic format, prepared PowerPoint lecture slides, and instructional videos are available.
Features
- Contains fifty percent more real-life examples and end-of-chapter problems, now arranged under section headings for better clarity
- Offers new MATLAB problems to provide students with a structure for good analysis methods that includes checking with hand calculations
- Provides a wide range of pedagogical features, such as overview figures at the beginning of each chapter visually explaining how topics fit into the wider context of thermodynamics; in-text examples, followed by self-test questions, to help students assess their knowledge of the topics discussed; and key concepts and definitions checklists, conceptual questions and problems at the end of every chapter
