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Energy Conversion
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A solid grounding in heat and power has long been a characteristic expected of mechanical engineers. This text deals with energy conversion topics that should be well understood by all mechanical engineers. It is intended for use in an introductory three-semester-hour course in energy conversion, to follow first courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and, where possible, heat transfer. No attempt is made to treat electrical motors, generators, and other conventional electric power equipment dealt with in electrical engineering power courses. Rather, it focuses, in the first six chapters, on the three predominant thermal power systems: the steam power plant, the gas turbine, and the reciprocating engine. These are considered the mainstream energy converters in which all mechanical engineers should be well grounded. The remaining five chapters provide a variety of choices for an instructor to select to round out a three-hour junior or senior level course. While the latter chapters depend on fundamentals appearing in the first six chapters as much as possible, they are organized and written to be independent of each other, so that they may be used in almost any order, or may be completely ignored.
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