by P. B. Whalley, Department of Engineering Science, University
of Oxford
Dr Whalley is the co-author of CyclePad's knowledge base and the principal
thermodynamics collaborator on the CyclePad project.
Oxford University Press 1992
ISBN: 0-19-856255-1
from the back cover:
This is an introduction to thermodynamics for engineering students. No
previous knowledge is assumed. The book covers the first and second laws
of thermodynamics and their consequences for engineers. Each topic is illustrated
with worked examples and subjects are introduced in a logical order, allowing
the student to tackle increasingly complex problems as he reads. Problems
and selected answers are included.
The heart of engineering thermodynamics is the conversion of heat into
work. Increasing demands for more efficient conversion, for example to
reduce carbon dioxide emissions, are leading to the adoption of new thermodynamic
cycles. However, the principles of these new cycles are very simple and
are subject to the standard laws of thermodynamics as explained in this
book.
Dr Whalley teaches thermodynamics to students in the Department of Engineering
Science, University of Oxford. He is the author of Boiling, condensation,
and gas-liquid flow (1987, paperback 1990)
