📘 About the Book This book, Thermodynamics, is intended to be used as a textbook by undergraduate engineering students and as a reference book for practicing engineers. It is known to be student-friendly, self-instructive, and easy to read, even for the most challenging topics, with the help of attractive illustrations, examples, and real-world applications. The book approaches the subject with a learning by practicing philosophy. A special effort is made throughout to reinforce earlier material and to appeal to students’ natural curiosity and intuition. ✨ Salient Features Covers basic principles of thermodynamics such as pressure, forms of energy, and laws of thermodynamics. Presents a wealth of real-world engineering examples enabling application-based learning. Helps develop an intuitive understanding of thermodynamics by emphasizing the physics and physical arguments that underpin the theory. 🌐 Web Supplements Instructor Resources Available online via McGraw-Hill Connect, including: PowerPoint Presentations Image PowerPoints Instructor Solutions Manual Appendices Conversion Factors PDF Glossary Power and Refrigeration Cycle Interactives Ammonia Tables Video Transcripts Student Resources 3D Animated Videos Worked Example Videos 📑 Table of Contents Introduction and Basic Concepts Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis Properties of Pure Substances Energy Analysis of Closed Systems Mass and Energy Analysis of Control Volumes The Second Law of Thermodynamics Entropy Entropy Analysis Exergy Gas Power Cycles Vapor and Combined Power Cycles Refrigeration Cycles Thermodynamic Property Relations Gas Mixtures Gas-Vapor Mixtures and Air-Conditioning Chemical Reactions Chemical and Phase Equilibrium Compressible Flow

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