Fundamentals of Thermodynamics [With CDROM]

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Over the past twenty-five years, I have used this book (or its earlier editions) as a student, teaching assistant, adjunct professor and as a practicing engineer and have found that I used this book more than the dozen or so books that I have on thermodynamics. This introductory book on thermodynamics contains many chapters devoted to the basic principles such as defining the state and the definition and determination of work. Later chapters include cycles, combustion, equilibrium and compressible flow. It is a very valuable reference for anyone involved in thermodynamics, because it contains a good overview of all the major topics and concerns. Some of the reviews provided by current students are appropriate. The authors sometime assume that the first-time reader has a much stronger background than they do and or that can remember everything in the previous chapters. As a result, the sample problems are lacking in a detailed explanation of the concepts leaving the reader confused; however, once the reader understands thermodynamics, these sample problems can be a great help.

This is one really good book on Thermodynamics...ideal for self study.The fundamentals have been explained lucidly and never do the authors obfuscate the presentation with needless information.The treatment of both the first and second law is great....this is one textbook wherein the concept of entropy has been explained very well,both from a mathematical and a physical view point.As pointed out by an earlier reviewer,the book is a bit short on example problems,but again,there are a number of great exercise problems which test our understanding of the subject...the authors have done a great job in according a physical insight into this most interesting field-something I was'nt able to get from other texts.. Go Get it..specially if you are an undergrad wanting to learn up some thermodynamics!!

I am the professor of Thermodynamics in the Faculty of Mechanical andElectrical Engineering Damascus University. I didn't read thewhole text of the book yet, but I skimmed the unread chaptersthrough. I decided to make it my table book and read it carefully,because I concluded that the book is valuable and will help me inteaching the course of thermodynamics to my students. Advantages ofthe book:-Inclusive scientific content for undergraduatelevel,-Four preparatory chapters, -Attractive, easy andunderstandable text and illustrations (figures),-A lot of exampleswhich are perfectly inserted into the text,-Large amount ofproblems follow every chapter,-Comprehensive appendix andcomprehensive table of contents.Disadvantages:-Chapter 11 (powerand refrigeration systems) dose not contain a paragraph specified forideal dual cycle of internal combustion engines, which is a commoncycle, special cases of which, are Diesel and Otto cycles. All modernDiesel engines work according to dual cycle.- chapter 11 and thescientific material before it, but following definitions of entropyand Ts diagram dose not contain a paragraph about the graphicalcomparing of thermal efficiencies of ideal heat engines'cycles. Such paragraph would activate the analyzing of power systems.Dr. Moufid Hilal ...END