Thermodynamics
eBook - PDF

Thermodynamics

From Energy and Entropy to Heat Transfer and Phase Transitions

  1. 430 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Thermodynamics

From Energy and Entropy to Heat Transfer and Phase Transitions

About this book

How are thermals in gliding related to thermodynamic adiabatic processes? In what way can the concept of entropy be used to analyze a solar power plant in the desert? This book presents thermodynamics with a constant focus on practical applications from everyday life and technology. A deep understanding of thermodynamic principles is skillfully conveyed by applying theory to real-world situations.

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9783110310207
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Contents
  3. 1 Biology and chemistry of cooking
  4. 2 Water and steam – cooking in a pressure cooker
  5. 3 Phase transitions in nature – steam, dew and fog
  6. 4 The ideal gas – Cornelis Drebbel’s miracle apparatus
  7. 5 Fundamental concepts: kinetic theory of gases
  8. 6 The first law – thermodynamics of the oven
  9. 7 Adiabatic processes – thermals and clouds
  10. 8 Thermodynamic cycles – heating with heat pumps
  11. 9 Fundamental concepts: entropy as a state variable
  12. 10 Fundamental concepts: the second law
  13. 11 Fundamental concepts: microscopic interpretation of entropy
  14. 12 Power plant processes – electricity from the sun
  15. 13 Mechanisms of heat transfer – wind chill
  16. 14 Transient heat conduction – the perfect breakfast egg
  17. A References and image credits
  18. B Tables and list of symbols
  19. Index