Thermodynamics and its applications /
Jefferson W. Tester and Michael Modell.
- 3rd ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall PTR, 1997.
- xviii, 936, 16 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Prentice-Hall international series in the physical and chemical engineering sciences .
Rev. ed. of: Thermodynamics and its applications / Michael Modell, Robert C. Reid. 2nd ed. c1983.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I Fundamental principles: The scope of classical thermodynamics -- Basic concepts and definitions -- Energy and the first law -- Reversibility and the second law -- The calculus of thermodynamics -- Equilibrium criteria -- Stability criteria -- Part II Thermodynamic properties: Properties of pure materials -- Property relationships for mixtures -- Statistical mechanical approach for property models -- Models for non-ideal, non-electrolyte solutions -- Models for electrolyte solutions -- Estimating physical properties -- Practical heat engines and power cycles -- Phase equilibrium and stability -- Chemical equilibria -- Generalised treatment of phase and chemical equilibria -- Systems under stress in electromagnetic or potential fields -- Thermodynamics of surfaces.