8th Edition

Thermodynamics and Heat Power

By Irving Granet, Maurice Bluestein Copyright 2014

    Building on the last edition, (dedicated to exploring alternatives to coal- and oil-based energy conversion methods and published more than ten years ago), Thermodynamics and Heat Power, Eighth Edition updates the status of existing direct energy conversion methods as described in the previous work. Offering a systems approach to the analysis of en

    Fundamental Concepts. Work, Energy, and Heat. First Law of Thermodynamics. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Properties of Liquids and Gases. The Ideal Gas. Mixtures of Ideal Gases. Vapor Power Cycles. Gas Power Cycles. Refrigeration. Heat Transfer. Appendices. References. Index.

    Biography

    Maurice Bluestein is a professor emeritus of mechanical engineering technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has taught for 19 years at the undergraduate and graduate levels, following a 25-year career in the biomedical engineering industry. He received a PhD in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University and an MS and BS in mechanical engineering from New York University and the City College of New York, respectively. He has authored numerous scientific papers and is the co-developer of the Wind Chill Temperature Chart used by the weather services of the United States and Canada.