Thermal Engineering

Thermal Engineering by P. L. Ballaney

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Book Summary:

This is perhaps the only comprehensive text book on Thermal Engineering in SI units, covering a very wide range of topics in a single volume keeping in view the curriculum followed in the country for degree and diploma and AMIE examinations.

Audience of the Book :

This book Useful for Mechanical Engineering Students.

Table of Content:

1. Definition, Concepts and Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

2. First Law of Thermodynamic

3. Second Law of Thermodynamic and Entropy

4. Availability, Irreversibility and Efficiency

5. Thermodynamic Relations

6. Properties of Steam or Pure Substance

7. Introduction to Heat Transfer

8. Reversed Carnot Cycle

9. Gas Cycle Refrigeration

10. Reciprocating Air Compressors

11. Simple Vapour Compression Refrigeration System

12. Properties of Common Refrigerants

13. Steam Generators

14. Boiler Mountings and Accessories

15. Draught

16. Fuels and Combustion

17. Performance of Steam Generator

18. Reciprocating Steam Engine

19. Compound Steam Engines

20. Condensers

21. Ranldne Cycle-Rankine Engine

22. Introduction To Steam Nozzles

23. Steam Turbines

24. Cycles for Modern Steam Plants

25. Air Cycles

26. Variable Specific Heat and Dissociation in Gases-Fuel-Air Cycles

27. Internal Combustion Engine

28. Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines

29. Gas Turbine

30. Absorption Refrigeration

31. Steam Jet Refrigeration

32. Psychrometry

33. Rotary Compressor

34. Fans

35. Lubrication

36. Volumetric Efficiency Analysis of Four Stroke Internal Combustion Engines

37. Introduction to Super-Charging of Internal Combustion Engine

Appendices

Objective Type Questions and Answers

Proposed Sample Questions for Test Examination

Steam, Gas & Refrigerant Tables and Charts

Index