This textbook presents the essential scientific principles of thermodynamics in a detailed and well-structured manner for practice-oriented teaching. It conveys analytically reliable knowledge with a view to engineering application and provides the key to a quick understanding of e.g. thermal machines, heat transfer, humid air and combustion. The present English edition - in comparison to earlier German editions - has been extended to include aspects of fluid mechanics, dynamics of ideal gases and chemical thermodynamics.

The contents

Basic thermodynamic terms - The first law of thermodynamics - The second law of thermodynamics - Ideal gases - Real gases and vapors - Thermal machines - Cyclic processes - Exergy - Heat transfer - Humid air - Combustion - Chemical thermodynamics - Appendix

The target groups

Students of mechanical engineering, power engineering, environmental engineering, process engineering, building services engineering and automotive engineering.

The authors

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Dehli teaches thermodynamics and related subjects in the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences, Building, Energy and Environment at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences.

Prof. Dipl.-Phys. Ernst Doering, formerly of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Herbert Schedwill, formerly of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences