Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion

• Main Author: Struchtrup, Henning (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Continuum physics.; Thermodynamics.; Electric power production.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Fluid mechanics.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Energy Technology.

This textbook gives a thorough treatment of engineering thermodynamics with applications to classical and modern energy conversion devices.   Some emphasis lies on the description of irreversible processes, such as friction, heat transfer and mixing, and the evaluation of the related work losses. Be...