Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Key Features:

- A comprehensive guide to essential topics in thermodynamics and heat transfer.
- Step-by-step Python code accompanies each chapter, allowing for hands-on learning and the ability to simulate complex scenarios.
- Clear explanations of complex equations and principles make advanced concepts accessible.
- Application-focused approach to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

What You Will Learn:

- Gain insights into the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics and the concept of temperature equilibrium.
- Comprehend the Ideal Gas Law and its applications in calculating thermodynamic properties.
- Explore the principles of the First Law of Thermodynamics for energy conservation.
- Calculate work and understand its effects on system energy with the Work-Energy Principle.
- Delve into the modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
- Master the Thermal Conductivity Equation for quantifying conductive heat transfer.
- Apply Fourier's Law to steady-state heat conduction analysis.
- Utilize Newton’s Law of Cooling in convective transfer applications.
- Determine flow regimes using the Reynolds Number.
- Design efficient systems with Heat Exchanger Design Equations.
- Analyze entropy and irreversibility through the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
- Calculate theoretical efficiency using the Carnot Cycle.
- Determine entropy changes across various processes.
- Bridge thermodynamic properties with Maxwell’s Relations.
- Predict phase transitions using the Clausius-Clapeyron Equation.
- Navigate humidity calculations with the Psychrometric Chart.
- Utilize Thermodynamic Property Tables for engineering problem-solving.
- Analyze the Rankine Cycle for steam power applications.
- Evaluate Heat Pump and Refrigeration Cycles with efficiency coefficients.
- Understand Thermodynamic Potentials like Gibbs free energy.
- Apply Finite Difference Methods for complex heat transfer problems.
- Conduct Energy Balance Analysis for open systems.
- Simplify analysis with the Lumped Capacitance Method.
- Evaluate Heat Transfer in Insulated Pipes.
- Explore Stefan-Boltzmann Law for thermal radiation effects.
- Study radiation's spectral distribution with Planck's Law.
- Solve Transient Heat Conduction problems analytically and numerically.
- Simplify complex problems using Dimensional Analysis.
- Compute Nusselt Numbers for various convective heat configurations.
- Master the equations governing Boiling and Condensation.
- Design and analyze Heat Pipe systems.
- Formulate Thermal Resistances Networks for system analysis.
- Assess energy degradation with Entropy Generation and perform Exergy Analysis.