Energy, entropy and engines : an introduction to thermodynamics /
Sanjeev Chandra.
- Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, c2016.
- xiii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Introduction: a brief history of thermodynamics -- Concepts and definitions -- Thermodynamic system properties -- Energy and the first law of thermodynamics -- Entropy -- The second law of thermodynamics -- Phase equilibrium -- Ideal heat engines and refrigerators -- Vapour power and refrigeration cycles -- Gas power cycles -- Appendix 1: Properties of gases -- Appendix 2http://library.cvsu.edu.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=37136Properties of solids -- Appendix 3: Properties of liquids -- Appendix 4: Specific heats of gases -- Appendix 5: Polynomial relations for ideal gas specific Heat as a function of temperature -- Appendix 6: Critical properties of fluids -- Appendix 7: Ideal gas tables for air -- Appendix 8: Properties of water -- Appendix 9: Properties of R-134a -- Appendix 10: Generalised compressibility.