Advanced Thermodynamics

His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, high-speed photography, engines, alternative fuels, fuel sprays, turbulence, and aerodynamics. . He also worked at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. SCOTT POST received his PhD from Purdue University and has taught mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University and Bradley University since 2001

3. Designed for the senior/graduate level course in thermodynamics or for use as a reference for practicing engineers, this book includes the theoretical underpinnings and derivations necessary for advanced study as well as numerous applications from industry. Multi-Phase Mixtures. Combustion Properties for Common Fuels. H. Conversion factors.. Alternative Energy. Combustion. I. D. Additional Applications. Statistical Thermodynamics. Features:* Includes a companion CD-ROM with files of images, figures, property data tables, and MATLAB codes* Uses modern applications, e.g., alternative energy technologies to reinforce concepts* Provides classical theoretical underpinnings and derivations* Instructor s resources available upon adoptionBrief Table of Contents:1. 9. Appendices A. 2. E. Property Tables for Ammonia, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Helium, and Air. 5. B. 8. Two-Phase (Steam) Power Cycles. MATLAB programs for property data. MATLAB codes for Cycle Simulations, Combustion and Chemical Reactions. 7. A companion CD-ROM with figures and MATLAB files is included.Modern software tools, such as EXCEL and MATLAB, are used to solve mathematically challenging problems. Starting with the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, it shows how the principles of

He also worked at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, high-speed photography, engines, alternative fuels, fuel sprays, turbulence, and aerodynamics. About the AuthorSCOTT POST received his PhD from Purdue University and has taught mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University and Bradley University since 2001.