Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook Energy and Power Third Edition By Myer Kutz

Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook Energy and Power Third Edition By Myer Kutz

Contents:

1. Thermophysical Properties of Fluids

2. Fluid Mechanics

3. Thermodynamics Fundamentals

4. Exergy Analysis, Entropy Generation Minimization, and Constructal Theory

5. Heat-Transfer Fundamentals

6. Furnaces

7. Energy Auditing

8. Heat Exchangers, Vaporizers, Condensers

9. Heat Pipes

10. Air Heating

11. Cooling Electronic Equipment

12. Refrigeration

13. Cryogenic Systems

14. Indoor Environmental Control

15. Thermal Systems Optimization

16. Combustion 

17. Gaseous Fuels 

18. Liquid Fossil Fuels from Petroleum 

19. Coals, Lignite, Peat 

20. Solar Energy Applications 

21. Geothermal Resources and Technology: An Introduction 

22. Pumps, Fans, Blowers, and Compressors 

23. Nuclear Power 

24. Gas Turbines 

25. Wind Turbines 

26. Steam Turbines 

27. Internal Combustion Engines 

28. Fuel Cells 

29. Fluid Power Systems 

30. Air Pollution Control Technologies 

31. Water Pollution Control Technology 

Preface:

The fourth volume of the Third Edition of the Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook comprises 32 chapters. The volume begins with a chapter on thermophysical properties of fluids, then covers fundamentals of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics (including a chapter on exergy and entropy generation minimization), heat transfer, combustion, and furnaces. Additional heat transfer topics in this volume include heat exchangers, heat pipes, air heating, and electronic equipment cooling. This volume includes chapters on both conventional energy sources– gaseous and liquid fuels, coal, and nuclear—and alternative energy sources—solar, geother mal, and fuel cells (in a chapter entirely new to the handbook). There are six chapters on power machinery: one on fans, blowers, compressors, and pumps; one each on gas, wind (in a chapter entirely new to the handbook), and steam turbines; one on internal combustion engines; and one on fluid power. Refrigeration and cryogenics are covered in two chapters. Four chapters deal with environmental issues: energy auditing, indoor environmental control, and air and water pollution control technologies. A chapter on thermal systems optimization rounds out this volume of the handbook.