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A textbook of chemical engineering thermodynamics

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2006Description: xii, 516p : illustrations, graphs, tables ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 8120317327
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 660.2969 NAR-C
Contents:
Ch. 1. Introduction and basic concepts - Ch. 2. First law of thermodynamics -- Ch. 3. P-V-T behaviour and heat effects -- Ch. 4. Second law of thermodynamics -- Ch. 5. Some applications of the laws of thermodynamics -- Ch. 6. Thermodynamic properties of pure fluids -- Ch. 7. Properties of solutions -- Ch. 8. Phase equilibria -- Ch. 9. Chemical reaction equilibria -- Appendix A. Thermodynamic properties of saturated steam -- Appendix B. Thermodynamic properties of superheated steam -- Appendix C. Aptitude test in chemical engineering thermodynamics -- Answers to problems -- References -- Index.
Summary: Undergraduate-level textbook for chemical engineering students providing complete coverage of classical thermodynamics, with emphasis on properties of solutions, phase equilibria, and chemical reaction equilibria. Covers basic concepts, First and Second Laws, PVT behaviour, heat effects, flow processes, refrigeration, power cycles, thermodynamic property relations, fugacity and activity, solution thermodynamics, phase and chemical reaction equilibria. Steam tables and aptitude test included as appendices. Classroom-tested for Indian undergraduate programmes.
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Books and Monographs Central Library, NIT Jalandhar General Stacks Central Library, NIT Jalandhar 660.2969 NAR-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 87772

Originally published under the Prentice-Hall of India imprint. First edition: ISBN 9788120317321, 520 pages. Second edition: ISBN 9788120347472, 552 pages, 2013. Appendices include thermodynamic properties of saturated and superheated steam, and an aptitude test in chemical engineering thermodynamics.
Author: K.V. Narayanan, Former Professor and Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Former Principal, Government Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala.

Ch. 1. Introduction and basic concepts -
Ch. 2. First law of thermodynamics --
Ch. 3. P-V-T behaviour and heat effects --
Ch. 4. Second law of thermodynamics --
Ch. 5. Some applications of the laws of thermodynamics --
Ch. 6. Thermodynamic properties of pure fluids --
Ch. 7. Properties of solutions --
Ch. 8. Phase equilibria --
Ch. 9. Chemical reaction equilibria --
Appendix A. Thermodynamic properties of saturated steam --
Appendix B. Thermodynamic properties of superheated steam --
Appendix C. Aptitude test in chemical engineering thermodynamics --
Answers to problems -- References -- Index.

Undergraduate-level textbook for chemical engineering students providing complete coverage of classical thermodynamics, with emphasis on properties of solutions, phase equilibria, and chemical reaction equilibria. Covers basic concepts, First and Second Laws, PVT behaviour, heat effects, flow processes, refrigeration, power cycles, thermodynamic property relations, fugacity and activity, solution thermodynamics, phase and chemical reaction equilibria. Steam tables and aptitude test included as appendices. Classroom-tested for Indian undergraduate programmes.

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