Moran, M.J. “Engineering Thermodynamics” Mechanical Engineering Handbook Ed. Frank Kreith Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC, 1999

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Engineering Thermodynamics
Michael J. Moran
Department of Mechanical Engineering The Ohio State University

2.1

Fundamentals....................................................................2-2
Basic Concepts and Definitions • The First Law of Thermodynamics, Energy • The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy • Entropy and Entropy Generation

2.2

Control Volume Applications.........................................2-14
Conservation of Mass • Control Volume Energy Balance • Control Volume Entropy Balance • Control Volumes at Steady State

2.3

Property Relations and Data ..........................................2-22
Basic Relations for Pure Substances • P-v-T Relations • Evaluating ∆h, ∆u, and ∆s • Fundamental Thermodynamic Functions • Thermodynamic Data Retrieval • Ideal Gas Model • Generalized Charts for Enthalpy, Entropy, and Fugacity • Multicomponent Systems

2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7

Combustion ....................................................................2-58
Reaction Equations • Property Data for Reactive Systems • Reaction Equilibrium

Exergy Analysis..............................................................2-69
Defining Exergy • Control Volume Exergy Rate Balance • Exergetic Efficiency • Exergy Costing

Vapor and Gas Power Cycles ........................................2-78
Rankine and Brayton Cycles • Otto, Diesel, and Dual Cycles • Carnot, Ericsson, and Stirling Cycles

Guidelines for Improving Thermodynamic Effectiveness...................................................................2-87

Although various aspects of what is now known as thermodynamics have been of interest since antiquity, formal study began only in the early 19th century through consideration of the