Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics
by Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro
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Author: Howard N. Shapiro, Michael J. MoranEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-09
ISBN: 0471787353
Number of pages: 944
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Review: great text
Summary: 5 Stars
I took a course in Thermo as an undergrad, but I basically just learned how to solve the textbook problems to the point where I was able to pass the tests, but I never got a good intuitive understanding of the subject.
My major was EE so one term of Thermo was a required course but not in the mainstream of my studies, so I never needed to understand it in any greater depth.
I recently retired from my career as an EE and have been wanting to become more knowledgable about energy, since I think it is probably the toughest science/engineering issue facing society for the forseeable future.
It dawned on me at some point that if I want to be knowledgable about energy, I need to do more than just read books about energy sources, I need to have a decent grounding in those technical disciplines that energy technologies are based on. The most obvious was Thermodynamics, although I decided I should also beef up my Chemistry.
And I realized, by golly, I can learn this stuff, because of my engineering background and the fact that I'm not too old for my brain to be decomposing too badly so far.
For the moment, I am studying this book on Thermo.
I am really happy with this book. They really cover the material with a lot of rigor and give a ton of examples which really help get an intuitive understanding of what the concepts mean for practical systems.
I haven't finished the book, but am far enough along to be able to judge it. Right now I'm in the chapter on Exergy. I don't believe we ever got into that in the 1st term Thermo I took 30 years ago or so. The Exergy concept really makes a lot of sense in tying everything together and providing a comprehensive approach toward evaluating the efficiency of a particular system.
I do wonder about the notation, though. They denote exergy with an "E", which seems like it could lead to its being mixed up with energy.
Wikipedia says that Exergy is denoted by the letter "B". Not sure where that came from but it seems like a good idea to use a completely different letter for it.
Aside from some minor issues like that, this book seems outstanding to me. I gather it is the predominant textbook for thermo these days. I would say it deserves that status.
I am really looking forward to the later chapters I haven't gotten to yet on the various types of engines and turbos and whatnot.
For the material to really sink in, I know I will need to read the book a second time, but the second pass should go quite a bit faster than the first.
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Now in a Sixth Edition, Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics maintains its engaging, readable style while presenting a broader range of applications that motivate student understanding of core thermodynamics concepts. This leading text uses many relevant engineering-based situations to help students model and solve problems.Engineering Books
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