Heat Engines
Heat Engines

Author: John F. Sandfort

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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Professor Sandfort's history of the invention and perfection of the steam engine and the early theoretical research of Carnot, Joule, Clausius, Thompson and others is an often amusing and always fascinating story. But the main purpose of his book is to give the reader at least an elementary understanding of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, the significance of temperature, and the principle of the reversible heat engine--the theoretical foundations upon which our technological age has grown.

Thermodynamics of Heat Engines
Thermodynamics of Heat Engines

Author: Bernard Desmet

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-11-30

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1394188188

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Optimizing the process of converting heat into mechanical power is a major challenge when it comes to meeting targets for protecting primary energy resources and minimizing our environmental impact. For many years to come, the use of thermal engines will continue to be necessary for transportation on land, by sea and by air, as well as for many industrial applications. Against this background, Thermodynamics of Heat Engines aims to present a comprehensive overview of the thermodynamic concepts, including combustion, that are necessary for understanding the phenomena governing the energy efficiency of internal and external combustion engines as well as that of gas turbines and jet propulsion engines. Existing and developing industrial applications, based on combined heat and power (CHP) or the use of staged cycles, are presented, with particular attention paid to the recovery of low temperature waste heat. This book, which is mainly intended for university and engineering students but is also useful for engineers and technicians working in the fields concerned, provides a basis for reflection on the optimization of energy systems.

The Concepts and Logic of Classical Thermodynamics as a Theory of Heat Engines
The Concepts and Logic of Classical Thermodynamics as a Theory of Heat Engines

Author: Clifford A. Truesdell

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 3642810772

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Mon but n'a jamais be de m'occuper des ces matieres comme physicien, mais seulement comme /ogicien ... F. REECH, 1856 I do not think it possible to write the history of a science until that science itself shall have been understood, thanks to a clear, explicit, and decent logical structure. The exuberance of dim, involute, and undisciplined his torical essays upon classical thermodynamics reflects the confusion of the theory itself. Thermodynamics, despite its long history, has never had the benefit of a magisterial synthesis like that which EULER gave to hydro dynamics in 1757 or that which MAXWELL gave to electromagnetism in 1873; the expositions in the works of discovery in thermodynamics stand a pole apart from the pellucid directness of the notes in which CAUCHY presented his creation and development of the theory of elasticity from 1822 to 1845. Thermodynamics was born in obscurity and disorder, not to say confusion, and there the common presentations of it have remained. With this tractate I aim to provide a simple logical structure for the classical thermodynamics of homogeneous fluid bodies. Like any logical structure, it is only one of many possible ones. I think it is as simple and pretty as can be.

Thermodynamics of the Steam Engine and Other Heat-Engines (Classic Reprint)
Thermodynamics of the Steam Engine and Other Heat-Engines (Classic Reprint)

Author: Cecil Hobart Peabody

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-28

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9781332917181

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Excerpt from Thermodynamics of the Steam Engine and Other Heat-Engines This work is designed to give instruction to students in technical schools in the methods and results of the application of thermodynamics to engineering. While it has been consid ered desirable to follow commonly accepted methods, some parts differ from other text-books, either in Substance or in manner of presentation, and may require a few words of explanation. The general theory or formal presentation of thermodynam ics is that employed by the majority of writers, and was pre pared with the view oi presenting clearly the difficulties inher ent in the subject, and of giving familiarity with the processes employed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.