The material is introduced at a level that average students can follow comfortably. It speaks to the students, not over them. In fact, the material is self-instructive, thus freeing the instructor to use class time more productively. In Chap. 6, a new section "Reducing the Cost of Compressed Air" is added to expose future engineers to several practical ways of minimizing the power consumption of compressors, which is a significant fraction of the total energy consumption of most manufacturing facilities. Also, the entropy balance relation is redeveloped and moved to the end of the chapter.

Thermodynamics : An Engineering Approach, 7th Edition Thermodynamics : An Engineering Approach, 7th Edition

EES is particularly useful in thermodynamics problems since most property data needed for solving problems in these areas are provided by the program. For example, the steam tables are implemented such that any thermodynamic property can be obtained from a built-in function call in terms of any other properties. Similar capability is provided for all substances. EES also allows the user to enter property data or functional relationships with lookup tables, with internal functions written with EES, or with externally compiled functions written in Pascal, C, C++, or Fortran. Interesting practical problems that may have implicit solutions are often not assigned because of the mathematical complexity involved. EES allows the user to concentrate on concepts by freeing him or her from mundane chores. In response to the international treaties banning the use of the refrigerant-12 because of its destructive effect on the protective ozone layer of the earth, the refrigerant-12 tables in the appendix are deleted (they are kept in the software for this edition), and all the examples and problems dealing with refrigerant-12 are replaced by those dealing with refrigerant-134a. Our philosophy that contributed to the popularity of the first two editions remains unchanged: talk directly to the minds of tomorrow’s engineers in a simple, yet precise manner and encourage creative thinking and development of a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Our goal in this undertaking was to offer an engineering textbook that is read by the students with interest and enthusiasm instead of one that is used as a reference book to solve problems. We wanted to touch the curious minds and take them to a pleasant journey in the wonderful world of thermodynamics where they could explore the wonders of this exciting science. The enthusiastic response we received from the users of the earlier editions from small colleges to large universities indicates that our objectives have been achieved.In Chap. 1, the discussions of internal energy are revised and expanded and more discussions are added on pressure measurement devices. Also, former Sec. 3-10, "Thermodynamic Aspects of Biological Systems," is moved to this chapter to expose students to this exciting topic early in the course. More discussions on physical fitness are added, including a sensible diet proposed by the authors.

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Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach is also available with Smartbook through the Connect platform. Each chapter contains numerous worked-out examples that clarify the material and illustrate the use of the basic principles. A consistent and systematic approach is used in the solution of the example problems, with particular attention to the proper use of units. A sketch and a process diagram are included for most examples to clearly illustrate the geometry and the type of process involved. The relations above reinforce that during an actual process, mass and energy are conserved, entropy is generated, and exergy is destroyed. Students are encouraged to use these forms of balances in early chapters after they specify the system and to simplify them for the particular problem. A more relaxed approach is used in later chapters. All the popular features of the previous editions are retained while new ones are added. With the exception of major revisions of Chapters 6 and 7 and the addition of some new sections in other chapters, the main body of the text remains largely unchanged. The most significant changes in this edition are highlighted below.Dr Kanoğlu has taught at the University of Nevada, Reno; Ontario Tech University; American University of Sharjah; and the University of Gaziantep. He is the co-author of the books Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy (1st ed., 2020) and Energy Efficiency and Management for Engineers (1st ed., 2020), both published by McGraw-Hill.