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Fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics

John R. Howell, Richard O. Buckius

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Energy and energy transfer properties of common substances first law of thermodynamics entropy and the second law of thermodynamics thermodynamic cycle analysis and applications to gas cycles vapor cycle analysis analysis using the second law of thermodynamics general property relations and equations of state multicomponent systems without chemical reaction chemical reactions and combustion phase and chemical equilibrium introduction to microscopic thermodyanmics.

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Key concepts: Thermodynamics, Chemical thermodynamics, Second law of thermodynamics, Laws of thermodynamics, On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances, Entropy (arrow of time), Fundamental thermodynamic relation, Combustion