Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists

I've just finished the last question of the last chapter of this book. It's taken nearly a year, but I've had a crack at nearly all the end-of-chapter questions. I found it was levelled quite well for my sort of brain power, i.e. pretty good at maths and science, but certainly not exceptional. The questions are certainly very challenging, but usually not impossible. You would need to get hold of the booklet, Thermodynamics and Transport Properties of Fluids, by G.F.C. Rogers and Y.R.Mayhew to do these. I didn't mind that as I quite enjoyed searching through the tables and referencing them across. It made a lot of the questions like very hard sudoko puzzles (I also bought Enthalpy-Entropy Diagram for Steam by D.C. Hickson and F.R.Taylor, but I didn't find this such good value, especially as it's difficult to photocopy and I didn't want to draw on mine). The chapters have plenty of examples throughout, and there is usually one you can refer to while attempting the questions. Each chapter's material and examples are arranged quite systematically with respect to the questions, so you don't have to hunt around too hard. The main exception to this was chapter 7 on combustion, which I found impossible. Some of the topics covered may not be strictly thermodynamics, including the chapters on nozzles and jet propulsion, and the chapter on heat transfer. Apart from the chapter on combustion, I found these the most difficult in the book. The chapter on heat transfer is enormous. I'm sure I spotted a few little mistakes in the text, but very few. My biggest problem with the book was that, in the first few chapters, it generally defined work and heat in terms of internal energy, i.e. Q+W = U2-U1; however, it then started referring to work and heat in terms of enthalpy, i.e. Q+W = H2-H1, and I don't think it explained why, leaving me somewhat perplexed.

The item is as good as new, reached in time. A valuable book for thermodynamics, covers all the fields in details, would detonatly recommend for beginners as well as advance readers. Bought this for an NGO which sends books to Pakistan for students who can't afford expensive books.

It's an excellent book, which I use for my work!

Good reference book bought to supplement my degree course reading material. Now kept on my desk in the Design Office

good book that goes through the various steps in an orderly fashiongood examples to give to students to work with

Pretty much came as new. absolute bargain. would recomend to everyone on my course, but theyve already got a copy haha

Works great. Really helped me out when I was struggling with thermodynamics in university. Was very surprised at the delivery of this book, estimated date was between 1st February and 21st February but the book arrived on 29th January, was very pleased I have to say. Will buy from this company again when I need another book.

great