About this product

This book present a simple yet rigorous approach to the fundamentals of thermodynamics. The author expects to help the engineering students in such a way that learning would be easy and effective, and practical enough for workshop practice and understanding.

**Chapter 1 and 2 present the development of the first law of thermodynamics. and energy analysis of open system.

**Chapter 3 and 4 give a presentation of equation of state and the process involving ideal gases.

**Chapter 5 and 6 The second law of thermodynamics and its applications to different thermodynamic cycles.

**Chapter 7 deals with gas compressors and its operations.

**Chapter 8 develops the Brayton cycle which can be omitted if sufficient time is not available.