[...]... two-semester engineering thermodynamics course sequence The first part of the text (Chapters 1–10) contains material suitable for a Basic Thermodynamics course that can be taken by engineers from all majors The second part of the text was designed for an Applied Thermodynamics course in a mechanical engineering program Chapters 17, 18, and 19 present several unique topics (biothermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, ... Origins of Engineering Terms 789 INDEX 793 Preface TEXT OBJECTIVES This textbook has two main objectives The first is to provide students with a clear presentation of the fundamental principles of basic and applied engineering thermodynamics The second is to help students develop skills as engineering. .. list of unit conversions Since thermodynamics is laced with a variety of technical terms, some having Greek or Latin origin, Appendix B provides a brief introduction to the etymology of these terms, in the belief that understanding the meaning of the words themselves enhances the learning of the subject matter 15 “Thermodynamic Tables to accompany Modern Engineering Thermodynamics is included with... instructors, a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides are available by registering at: www.textbooks elsevier.com Thermodynamic Tables to accompany Modern Engineering Thermodynamics A separate booklet containing thermodynamic tables and charts useful for solving thermodynamics problems is included with new copies of this text The booklet (ISBN: 9780123850386) can also be purchased separately through www.elsevierdirect.com... useful things In thermodynamics, we carry out a parallel study of energy and all its technological implications The objects studied in mechanics are called bodies, and we analyze them through the use of free body diagrams The objects studied in thermodynamics are called systems, and the free body diagrams of mechanics are replaced by system diagrams in thermodynamics THERMO—WHAT? The word thermodynamics. .. comes from the Greek words θερμη (therme, meaning “heat”) and δυναμις (dynamis, meaning “power”) Thermodynamics is the study of the various processes that change energy from one form into another (such as converting heat into work) and uses variables such as temperature, volume, and pressure Modern Engineering Thermodynamics DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374996-3.00001-4 © 2011 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved... to be unity and dimensionless in each of these units systems Because of the form of k1 in the Engineering English system, engineering texts have evolved a rather strange and unfortunate convention regarding its use It is common to let gc = 1/k1, where gc in the Engineering English units system is simply Engineering English units: gc = 1 = 32:174 lbm f t k1 lbf s2 and in all the other units systems... = ma gc (1.8) Until the mid-20th century, most English speaking countries used the Engineering English units system But, because of world trade pressures and the worldwide acceptance of the SI system, most engineering thermodynamics texts today (including this one) present example and homework problems in both the old Engineering English and the new SI units systems The dimensions of energy are the... 14 1.9 Modern Units Systems 15 1.10 Significant Figures 17 1.11 Potential and Kinetic Energies 20 Summary 25 1.1 WHAT IS THERMODYNAMICS? Thermodynamics. .. presented in the chapter, and they also develop students’ writing and communication skills ■ Create and solve problems are designed to help students learn how to formulate solvable thermodynamics problems from engineering data Engineering education tends to focus only on the process of solving problems It ignores teaching the process of formulating solvable problems However, working engineers are never .