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The comprehensive textbook will help readers to understand the real-world problems using the knowledge of the fundamental and advanced concepts of thermodynamics. It will as an ideal study material for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mechanical engineering, civil engineering and aerospace engineering.
List of contents
1. Introduction and Basic Concepts 2. Temperature: Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics 3. Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics 4. Properties of Pure Substances 5. First Law Analysis of Control Volumes 6. Second Law of Thermodynamics 7. Entropy 8. Properties of Gases and Gas Mixtures 9. Concept of Available Energy (Exergy) 10. Vapor and Advanced Power Cycles 11. Gas Power Cycles 12. Refrigeration Cycles 13. Thermodynamic Relations 14. Psychrometry 15. Chemical Potential of Ideal Fermi and Bose Gases 16. Irreversible Thermodynamics
About the author
Kavati Venkateswarlu is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India. He earned a BTech in mechanical engineering and an MTech in thermal engineering at JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad, and a PhD in mechanical engineering (IC engines) at JNTU Kakinada. His research interests include fuel efficiency and emissions improvement of diesel engines, simulation of fuel spray and combustion with the effect of turbulence and multiple injections, and CRDI and HCCI engines. He has four years of industrial experience and 19 years of teaching and research experience.
Dr. Venkateswarlu has published 20 papers in national and international journals and conferences of repute. He has guided 12 MTech theses. He has authored the textbook
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies.
He is a Fellow, Institution of Engineers India (FIE) and Life Member, Combustion Institute Indian Section.
Dr. Venkateswarlu is the Editorial Board member and Associate Editor of
SAE International Journal of Engines. He is a technical reviewer for the journals
SAE International Journal of Engines,
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering,
Institution of Engineers, and
African Journal of Agricultural Research.
Summary
The comprehensive textbook will help readers to understand the real-world problems using the knowledge of the fundamental and advanced concepts of thermodynamics. It will as an ideal study material for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mechanical engineering, civil engineering and aerospace engineering.
