Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginnings -- Thermodynamic properties, property relationships, and processes -- Conservation of mass -- Energy and energy transfer -- Conservation of energy -- Second law of thermodynamics and some of its consequences -- Steady-flow devices -- Systems for power production, propulsion, and heating and cooling -- Appendix A. Timeline -- Appendix B. Thermodynamic properties of ideal gases and carbon -- Appendix C. Thermodynamic and thermo-physical properties of air -- Appendix D. Thermodynamic properties of H₂O -- Appendix E. Various thermodynamic data -- Appendix F. Thermo-physical properties of selected gases at 1 ATM -- Appendix G. Thermo-physical properties of selected liquids -- Appendix H. Thermo-physical properties of hydrocarbon fuels -- Appendix I. Thermo-physical properties of selected solids -- Appendix J. Radiation properties of selected materials and substances -- Appendix K. Mach number relationships for compressible flow -- Appendix L. Psychrometric charts.

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