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Thermodynamics, Gas Dynamics, and Combustion

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Authors:
  1. Henry Clyde Foust III

    1. University of Houston – Downtown, Houston, USA

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  • Presents a thorough overview of the fundamentals of thermodynamics
  • Contains end of chapter questions, worked examples, and solutions
  • Provides ancillary materials to support the concepts outlined in the text

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Equations of State

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      Pages 3-23

    3. Heat and Work

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      Pages 25-42

    4. First Law of Thermodynamics

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      Pages 43-71

    5. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

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      Pages 73-102

    6. Various Heat Engines and Refrigeration Cycles

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      Pages 103-124

    7. Thermodynamic Properties and Gas Mixtures

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      Pages 125-148

  3. Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Conservation Principles for a Gaseous System, Part I

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      Pages 151-168

    3. Conservation Principles for a Gaseous System, Part II

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      Pages 169-193

    4. Critical Flow

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      Pages 195-234

  4. Fundamentals of Combustion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. Physically Based Combustion

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      Pages 237-266

    3. Combustion Chemistry

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      Pages 267-299

    4. Deflagration

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      Pages 301-331

    5. Detonations

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      Pages 333-361

    6. Blast Waves

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      Pages 363-394

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 395-402
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About this book

This textbook provides students studying thermodynamics for the first time with an accessible and readable primer on the subject. The book is written in three parts: Part I covers the fundamentals of thermodynamics, Part II is on gas dynamics, and Part III focuses on combustion. Chapters are written clearly and concisely and include examples and problems to support the concepts outlined in the text. The book begins with a discussion of the fundamentals of thermodynamics and includes a thorough analysis of engineering devices. The book moves on to address applications in gas dynamics and combustion to include advanced topics such as two-phase critical flow and blast theory. Written for use in Introduction to Thermodynamics, Advanced Thermodynamics, and Introduction to Combustion courses, this book uniquely covers thermodynamics, gas dynamics, and combustion in a clear and concise manner, showing the integral connections at an advanced undergraduate or graduate student level. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Houston – Downtown, Houston, USA

    Henry Clyde Foust III

About the author

Henry Foust is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston - Downtown. He holds degrees from Colorado School of Mines and Tulane University in Environmental Science and Engineering and Civil Engineering. He has 14 years of experience teaching at the university level and his research is in the areas of liquid/solid and liquid/gas flows to include reactive flows. Additionally, he has over a dozen referred publications, has presented at over three dozen international conferences and leading universities, and has been a Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on research and equipment grants totaling over $900,000.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Thermodynamics, Gas Dynamics, and Combustion

  • Authors: Henry Clyde Foust III

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87387-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87386-8Published: 08 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87389-9Published: 09 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-87387-5Published: 07 December 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 402

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Energy Systems, Mechanical Engineering

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