Thermal-Fluid Sciences

An Integrated Approach

Stephen R. Turns

1180 pages, parution le 21/04/2006

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Thermal-Fluid Sciences is a truly integrated textbook for engineering courses covering thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. This integration is based on: 1. The fundamental conservation principles of mass, energy, and momentum; 2. A hierarchical grouping of related topics; 3. The early introduction and revisiting of practical device examples and applications. As with all great textbooks the focus is on accuracy and accessibility. To enhance the learning experience Thermal-Fluid Sciences features full color illustrations. The robust pedagogy includes: chapter learning objectives, overviews, historical vignettes, numerous examples which follow a consistent problem-solving format enhanced by innovative self tests and color coding to highlight significant equations and advanced topics. Each chapter concludes with a brief summary and a unique checklist of key concepts and definitions. Integrated tutorials show the student how to use modern software including the NIST Database (included on the in-text CD) to obtain thermodynamic and transport properties.

Integration of the thermal-fluid sciences is achieved by using the fundamental mass, energy, and momentum conservation laws as organizing principles and by using five practical applications - the steam power plant, the jet engine, solar-heated buildings, the spark-ignition engine, and biological systems - as themes throughout
A problem-solving method is presented in Chapter 1 and all examples follow this method
Practical applications are stressed throughout and using the NIST-online thermodynamic property database is stressed

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Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Fundamentals
Beyond the Fundamentals
Appendices
Answers to Selected Problems
Illustration Credits
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Stephen R. Turns
Parution	21/04/2006
Nb. de pages	1180
Format	22 x 28,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	3200g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780521850438
ISBN13	978-0-521-85043-8