Ebook: Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions - Part I (Software used, Units, Pressure, Temp, Pure substances)

BoBoCoAe, 2014, 218 pages, ISBN: 8740306720 9788740306729This book contains Solutions to Problems in Basic Thermodynamics. Problems are solved using three popular software, viz. Mathcad, Engineering Equation Solver (EES) and The Expert System on Thermodynamics (TEST). Some ‘free software’ are also explained.Part-I contains an Introduction to software used, information and worked-out problems on the topics of Units, Pressure, Temperature, and examples of extensive use of software to find properties of Pure substances and to perform related calculations.Part I ContentIntroduction To The Software Used
Introduction
About the software
‘Free’ Software
Summary
ReferencesSI units, Unit conversion, Pressure, Temperature etc
Introduction
International System of Units (SI)
Conversion of Units
Examples of Unit conversion
Examples of Pressure calculations with Manometers
Examples of Temperature calculations with Thermocouples
Constant volume gas thermometer
Resistance Thermometer Detectors (RTD)
Summary
ReferencesProperties Of Pure Substances
Introduction
Property diagrams for Water
Property Diagrams from Software
Property values and Tables
Example Problems
Determination of ‘quality’ (or dryness fraction) of wet steam
Conclusion
References
Exercise Problems