Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics; Author: Bejan, Adrian; Hardback; Book

Author: Bejan, Adrian
Edition #2; Hardback; Book
890 pages
Published: October 1997
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 0471148806

Thermodynamics is one of the most important underlying principles in engineering. It is used in virtually all engineering disciplines where heat is used as energy for power -- from the mostbasic steam powered engines to more complicated systems using coal, fuel or a mixture of gases. This book uses examples of nature's engineering throughout to illustrate efficiency -- making a complextopic fairly easy to understand.Bridges the gap between physics and biology.-- Contains 800 references.-- Great balance between essays and analysis.-- Graphics occupy a major place in the book and are used in explaining the material.A treatise on engineering thermodynamics incorporating a sizeable compilation of sources. A balance is maintained between advanced analysis and presentation of the history of ideas in this field.