Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics

by Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470495901

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Book Description

This leading text in the field maintains its engaging, readable style while presenting a broader range of applications that motivate engineers to learn the core thermodynamics concepts. Two new coauthors help update the material and integrate engaging, new problems. Throughout the chapters, they focus on the relevance of thermodynamics to modern engineering problems. Many relevant engineering based situations are also presented to help engineers model and solve these problems.

This edition retains the basic objectives of the first three editions which is to present a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of engineering thermodynamics from the classical viewpoint. It includes thorough development of the second law, featuring the entropy production concept, and energy analysis. Known for its emphasis on design, the authors have updated design applications to include economic considerations. Environmental topics and applications have been expanded and updated.

Book Info

Contents include energy and the first law of thermodynamics, the second law of thermodynamics, vapor power systems, gas power systems, ideal gas mixtures and psychrometrics, chemical and phase equilibrium, and more. Previous edition: c1996. DLC: Thermodynamics.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started: Introductory Concepts and Definitions.
• Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
• Evaluating Properties.
• Control Volume Energy Analysis.
• The Second Law of Thermodynamics.
• Using Entropy.
• Exergy (Availability) Analysis.
• Vapor Power Systems.
• Gas Power Systems.
• Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems.
• Thermodynamic Relations.
• Ideal Gas Mixtures and Psychrometrics.
• Reacting Mixtures and Combustion.
• Chemical and Phase Equilibrium.
• Appendix.
• Answers to Selected Problems.
• Index.

Customer Reviews

Ignore the rating! I would love to give a review but... I need the book for class. Ordered and paid for it from SuperBookDeals over a month ago. So now, it is almost mid-term and I am still waiting for the book.

Why so many bad reviews?

I found this text to be quite good, the format of the book was appropriate, with essential concepts highlighted and the explanations are fairly clear.

However what really makes this book stand out is the example problems, lots of them and each one has "Assumptions" listed so you can tell the difference between a real world situation and what's assumed in the example. In general that's what makes this book so good, the authors go to the trouble of pointing out that many of the concepts presented are for idealized situations, and that the real world is different.

This book is alright to use in conjunction with the Feynman lectures on physics, if you want a different explanation of thermodyanmic concepts, while still retaining some of the real world flavor this books problems have.

First of all, I am a ChE student, I had no idea that this text was exclusively for ME's, maybe that is why I disliked it so much. The first two chapters, which extend through energy balances, are actually done quite well. But, when you get to the chapter on control volumes, watch out, it starts to suck, and in a hurry too. It seems that the problems at the end of the chapters try to use too many concepts that weren't explained in the text, they just figure you've had this common sense of control volumes, 2nd law of thermo, and entropy since birth. Only buy if absolutely required. If you buy this to further your knowledge of anything but the 1st law of thermo, you'll be incredibly disappointed.

Warning, this book is a college level Thermodynamics book written for students who are pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. As one reviewer pointed out, this book, unfortunately, will force you to think and will not simply provide you with the formulas necessary to solve all the problems in the back. I purchased this book as a supplement to the required text for the thermo course I was taking. I found it extremely helpful in filling in the gaps left by my text with many thorough example problems. I have recommended this book to our faculty as a replacement to our current text.