Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics

by Michael J. Moran, Ralph Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, et al.

Book Overview

A comprehensive, best-selling introduction to the basics of engineering thermodynamics. Requiring only college-level physics and calculus, this popular book includes a realistic art program to give more realism to engineering devices and systems. A tested and proven problem-solving methodology encourages readers to think systematically and develop an orderly approach to problem solving: Provides readers with a state-of-the art introduction to second...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471274712
• ISBN13: 9780471274711
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.2" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Solid foundation in thermodynamics

A good text for undergrad study of thermodynamics. Alot of tables for common binary fluids. Clear and easy to understand. Emphasizes cycle analysis.

very well written, clear and easy to refer to

Very well written book. I've been using this book to review concepts I studied 15 years ago. Recommended for an entry point. Clear and a lot of exercises with solutions if you get access to the solution manual.

Great Book

This is a great textbook for anyone who wishes to learn about thermodynamics. The examples are clear and complete and will help to solve the end of chapter problems. This book makes going to lectures completely useless if your lecturer follows the book closely since the explanations are always very clear.

Excellent Teaching Tool

As a student in Mechanical Engineering I used this book for my BS and MS. This book in conjunction with the included software (Interactive Thermodynamics) provides a great teaching and experimental combination. I was able to extend the level of understanding by modifying parameters and variables to see the interaction between variables.This book challenges you to THINK and UNDERSTAND the concepts presented in each section by progressively increasing the level of complexity and difficulty of the practice problems introduced for each section. A very well thought piece of work.

Well-conceived and executed

I have perused a number of thermodynamics texts and this one merits special note. The layout is clear and crisp and extensive problem sets provide the student with the opportunity to develop the "hands-on" approach to thermodynamics that is so critical for doing the job right. I have tried to load and run the "Interactive Thermodynamics v. 1.5" CD programs and problem set and found them to be well-conceived. (one wish is that the graphing capability would include a log (f) vs. 1/T with the accompanying slope, intercept and regression statistics.) The extensive use of both English and SI units as well as the capabilities in the program to switch from one set to another in a "point-and-click" format is well-advised. The writing is straightforward and the coverage is thorough. As noted in the title, this is an ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICs book concerned with the transformation of heat into work and vice-versa. As such, discussions of chemical and phase equilibria are limited to the last two chapters.