The Thermodynamics Problem Solver - Softcover

Ralph Pike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878915559 ISBN 13: 9780878915552

Publisher: Research and Education Association, 1984

Synopsis

REA’s Thermodynamics Problem Solver

Each Problem Solver is an insightful and essential study and solution guide chock-full of clear, concise problem-solving gems. Answers to all of your questions can be found in one convenient source from one of the most trusted names in reference solution guides. More useful, more practical, and more informative, these study aids are the best review books and textbook companions available. They're perfect for undergraduate and graduate studies.

This highly useful reference provides thorough coverage of pressure, work and heat, energy, entropy, first and second laws, ideal gas processes, vapor refrigeration cycles, mixtures, and solutions. For students in engineering, physics, and chemistry.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

REA’s Problem Solvers is a series of useful, practical, and informative study guides. Each title in the series is complete step-by-step solution guide. The Thermodynamics Problem Solver enables students to solve difficult problems by showing them step-by-step solutions to Thermodynamics problems.

The Problem Solvers cover material ranging from the elementary to the advanced and make excellent review books and textbook companions.

The Thermodynamics Problem Solver is the perfect resource for any class, any exam, and any problem!

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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

The Thermodynamics Problem Solver¨ can be an invaluable aid to students in thermodynamics as a supplement to their textbooks. The subject matter in the book is divided into 14 chapters beginning with work and heat, ideal gas processes, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics, irreversibility and availability, and thermodynamic relations, and extending through vapor power and refrigeration cycles, mixtures and solutions, and chemical reaction and equilibrium. Also included are problems in flow through nozzles and blade passages, as well as heat transfer and statistical thermodynamics. An extensive number of applications have been included, since these appear to be most troublesome to students.

HOW TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND
A TOPIC THOROUGHLY

1. Refer to your class text and read the section pertaining to the topic. You should become acquainted with the principles discussed there. These principles, however, may not be clear to you at the time.
2. Locate the topic you are looking for by referring to the table of contents in the front of this book.
3. Turn to the page where the topic begins and review the problems under each topic, in the order given. For each topic, the problems are arranged in order of complexity, from the simplest to the more difficult. Some problems may appear similar to others, but each problem has been selected to illustrate a different point or solution method.
To learn and understand a topic thoroughly and retain its contents, it will be generally necessary for students to review the problems several times. Repeated review is essential to gaining experience in recognizing the principles that should be applied and for selecting the best solution technique.

HOW TO FIND A PARTICULAR PROBLEM
To locate one or more problems related to particular subject matter, refer to the index. In using the index, be certain to note that the numbers given refer to problem numbers, not to page numbers. This arrangement of the index is intended to facilitate finding a problem more rapidly, since two or more problems may appear on a page.
If a particular type of problem cannot be found readily, it is recommended that the student refer to the table of contents and then turn to the chapter that is applicable to the problem being sought. By scanning or glancing at the material that is boxed, it will generally be possible to find problems related to the one being sought, without consuming considerable time. After the problems have been located, the solutions can be reviewed and studied in detail. For the purpose of locating problems rapidly, students should acquaint themselves with the organization of the book as found in the table of contents.
In preparing for an exam, it is useful to find the topics to be covered on the exam from the table of contents and then review the problems under those topics several times. This should equip the student with what might be needed for the exam.

About this edition

• Publisher: Research and Education Association
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0878915559
• ISBN 13: 9780878915552
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1104
• Editor: M. Fogiel