Engineering Thermofluids

Engineering Thermofluids Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer

"Engineering Thermofluids" is a one-of-a-kind textbook that unites the three pillars of thermal sciences: thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. These three distinct but intertwined subjects are addressed together. Senior undergraduate, graduate, and practising engineers in the fields of aeronautical, chemical industrial, mechanical, and nuclear engineering are the primary target audiences for this book.

Topics are discussed in depth while remaining simple and straightforward. Numerous walk-through examples are solved, and illustrations are provided to help the reader navigate more complex topics. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the various terminologies used. The chapter on thermodynamics covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics, as well as power cycles and gas mixtures.

The fluid mechanics chapter discusses both steady-state and transient single-phase flow, as well as two-phase flow. Conduction, convection, radiation, boiling, and condensation are all covered in the heat transfer chapter. Following these chapters is a chapter on engineering thermofluid applications, which covers the design and operation of various heat exchangers, turbomachines, and flowmeters.

A large number of practical design problems are either solved or assigned as homework. Engineers in practise will find this book useful for the many practical problems and solutions, illustrations, definitions, methods, tables, and figures provided. Throughout the text, the emphasis is on obtaining analytical solutions in a closed form. When analytical solutions cannot be found, numerical solutions and experimental results are presented.

Contents in Engineering Thermofluids

Introduction

Thermodynamics

Fluid Mechanics

Heat Transfer

Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer

Applications

Engineering Mathematics

Engineering Thermofluids