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Applied heat for engineers / J-B. O. Sneeden & S. V. Kerr.

By: Sneeden, Jean Baptiste Octave.
Contributor(s): Kerr, Samuel Vallance.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Blackie and Son Ltd. , 1975Edition: 4th ed. [in S.I. units].Description: xv, 420 p. ill. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Thermodynamics | Heat-enginesDDC classification: 536
Contents:
Units and definitions -- Pressure and its measurement -- Thermometry -- Heat and work -- The first law of thermodynamics -- Thermodynamic properties of fluids -- Change of phase and state diagrams -- Properties of liquids and vapours -- Properties of gases -- Processes executed by perfect gases in a closed system -- The second law of thermodynamics -- Engine cycles -- Applications of the first law -- Steam power cycles -- Steam power plant -- Blowers and compressors -- Gas-turbine power plant -- Refrigeration -- Air conditioning -- Heat transfer -- Fuels and combustion.

Units and definitions -- Pressure and its measurement -- Thermometry -- Heat and work -- The first law of thermodynamics -- Thermodynamic properties of fluids -- Change of phase and state diagrams -- Properties of liquids and vapours -- Properties of gases -- Processes executed by perfect gases in a closed system -- The second law of thermodynamics -- Engine cycles -- Applications of the first law -- Steam power cycles -- Steam power plant -- Blowers and compressors -- Gas-turbine power plant -- Refrigeration -- Air conditioning -- Heat transfer -- Fuels and combustion.