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<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I: Covering the Basics in Thermodynamics 7</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Thermodynamics in Everyday Life 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: Laying the Foundation of Thermodynamics 15</p> <p>Chapter 3: Working with Phases and Properties of Substances 39</p> <p>Chapter 4: Work and Heat Go Together Like Macaroni and Cheese 57</p> <p><b>Part II: Employing the Laws of Thermodynamics 75</b></p> <p>Chapter 5: Using the First Law in Closed Systems 77</p> <p>Chapter 6: Using the First Law in Open Systems 91</p> <p>Chapter 7: Governing Heat Engines and Refrigerators with the Second Law 111</p> <p>Chapter 8: Entropy Is the Demise of the Universe 123</p> <p>Chapter 9: Analyzing Systems Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics 145</p> <p><b>Part III: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Making Heat Work for You 165</b></p> <p>Chapter 10: Working with Carnot and Brayton Cycles 167</p> <p>Chapter 11: Working with Otto and Diesel Cycles 197</p> <p>Chapter 12: Working with Rankine Cycles 221</p> <p>Chapter 13: Cooling Off with Refrigeration Cycles 243</p> <p><b>Part IV: Handling Thermodynamic Relationships, Reactions, and Mixtures 265</b></p> <p>Chapter 14: Understanding the Behavior of Real Gases 267</p> <p>Chapter 15: Mixing Gases That Don’t React with Each Other 277</p> <p>Chapter 16: Burning Up with Combustion 303</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens 325</b></p> <p>Chapter 17: Ten Famous Names in Thermodynamics 327</p> <p>Chapter 18: Ten More Cycles of Note 331</p> <p>Appendix: Thermodynamic Property Tables 341</p> <p>Index 351</p>

<b>Michael Pauken</b>, PhD, is a senior mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, an operating division of the California Institute of Technology, where he also teaches courses on thermodynamics and heat transfer.

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