The fourth edition in SI units of ‎"‎Fundamentals of Thermal‎-Fluid Sciences‎"‎ presents a balanced coverage of thermodynamics‎,‎ fluid mechanics‎,‎ and heat transfer packaged in a manner suitable for use in introductory thermal sciences courses‎.‎ By emphasizing the physics and underlying physical phenomena involved‎,‎ the text gives students practical examples that allow development of an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of thermal sciences‎.‎ All the popular features of the previous edition are retained in this edition while new ones are added‎.‎ This edition features‎:‎ a new chapter on Power and Refrigeration Cycles‎;‎ the new Chapter 9 exposes students to the foundations of power generation and refrigeration in a well‎-ordered and compact manner‎.‎ An Early Introduction to the First Law of Thermodynamics ‎(‎Chapter 3‎)‎‎:‎ this chapter establishes a general understanding of energy‎,‎ mechanisms of energy transfer‎,‎ and the concept of energy balance‎,‎ thermo‎-economics‎,‎ and conversion efficiency‎.‎ Learning Objectives‎:‎ each chapter begins with an overview of the material to be covered and chapter‎-specific learning objectives to introduce the material and to set goals‎.‎Developing Physical Intuition‎:‎ a special effort is made to help students develop an intuitive feel for underlying physical mechanisms of natural phenomena and to gain a mastery of solving practical problems that an engineer is likely to face in the real world‎.‎ New Problems‎:‎ A large number of problems in the text are modified and many problems are replaced by new ones‎.‎ Some of the solved examples are also replaced by new ones‎.‎ Upgraded Artwork‎:‎ much of the line artwork in the text is upgraded to figures that appear more three‎-dimensional and realistic‎.‎ Media resources‎:‎ limited Academic Version of EES with selected text solutions packaged with the text on the Student DVD‎.‎ The Online Learning Center offers online resources for instructors including PowerPoint[registered] lecture slides‎,‎ and complete solutions to homework problems‎.‎ McGraw‎-Hill‎'‎s Complete Online Solutions Manual Organization System allows instructors to streamline the creation of assignments‎,‎ quizzes‎,‎ and tests by using problems and solutions from the textbook‎,‎ as well as their own custom material‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Yunus A‎.‎ Cengel‎,‎ John M‎.‎ Cimbala‎,‎ Robert H‎.‎ Turner
• Publisher‎:‎ McGraw‎-Hill
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780071325110