52 Best Books on Thermal Engineering

“A Textbook of Thermal Engineering: Mechanical Technology” Book Review: This book highlights all theories of the subject and makes it easy for all students of mechanical engineering. It covers topics such as general thermodynamics relations and variable specific heat as well as turbines and air compressors in-depth. In addition it includes numerous solved examples and chapter-end exercises and questions to understand all the concepts. The book is divided in 40 chapters and it explains each concept thoroughly.

“Thermal Engineering” Book Review: This book aims at helping students who are preparing subjects for B.Tech./B.E. examinations of various Indian Universities, and competitive examinations like U.P.S.C., GATE etc. It contains 29 chapters in all, which deals with the subject matter exhaustively. Salient features include the presentation of subject matter in a very systematic manner and the language is lucid, direct, and easy to understand. Each chapter of the book is filled with text supported by neat and self-explanatory diagrams to make the subject matter self-explanatory to a great extent. Numerous solved examples and questions selected from various universities, U.P.S.C., GATE etc., examination question papers have been added in various chapters to enable the readers to attempt different types of questions in the examination without any difficulty. Each chapter ends with highlights, objective type questions, theoretical questions, and unsolved examples.

“Thermal Engineering” Book Review: This book is designed for the undergraduate students of Mechanical, Automobile and Aeronautical Engineering as well as AMIE courses. It provides a comprehensive overview of Thermodynamics, Applied Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering. The book is written in a simple and user-friendly manner. It explains the subject systematically with various illustrative examples and schematic diagrams to support the theoretical concepts.

“Thermal Engineering” Book Review: This book designed for students pursuing instrumentation engineering, control engineering and mechanical engineering. It is necessary for undergraduate students who are learning about hydraulic and thermal machines. It explains the laws of thermodynamics and its properties. It discusses various generators and engines processes and their properties. It also explains the refrigeration process. Certain contents are represented as tables and charts for easy understanding. It includes sample question papers for self-assessment of students.

“Thermal Engineering” Book Review: This book covers the diploma syllabus for te main course in thermal engineering of different universities. It provides concise and simple covering of each topic in-depth. It illustrated 400 illustrations with theoretical concepts for clear understanding. It covers chapters on refrigeration and air-conditioning. The book contains solved examples, review questions and objective type questions for students to ensure the concepts.

“Engineering Thermodynamics” Book Review: The new edition of the book explains a stack of real-world engineering examples to understand and augment the ideas developed. It is written in clear and simple exposition of thermodynamic principles. This book provides the reader to comprehend its basic ideas and helps to appreciate logical development of thermodynamic reasoning.

“Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering” Book Review: This book is designed for all the students of mechanical engineering in all universities. The main aim of the book is to make understand the basic principles of thermodynamics and apply those concepts in practical problems. It contains a clear and in-depth explanation of basic concepts of thermodynamics. The book also explains the concepts like enthalpy, entropy, reversibility and availability in detailed manner. It also discusses the important applications of thermodynamics like various engineering cycles and processes. Each chapter is supplemented with solved examples from GATE, IES exams, objective questions, review questions and exercise problems.

“Thermal Engineering” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive study of basics of Applied Thermodynamics. It focuses on critical analysis of design parameters rather than simple detailing of various applications. The introductory chapter covers the fundamentals of thermodynamics and heat transfer and laboratory testing procedures for IC Engines. Other technical topics such as computer programming models on thermodynamic cycle and power cycle analysis, estimating the efficiencies of energy conversion are also discussed. The book includes figures, example problems, computer -oriented examples and theoretical review questions to provide a blend of practical and theoretical knowledge of the subject. In addition, several exercise problems, objective questions and computer-oriented exercises help the students test their understanding. The book is useful for students in the field of mechanical and civil engineering.

“Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems, Second Edition (Mechanical Engineering)” Book Review: The book is on fluid and thermal system design. The book gives hands-on guidance that is needed to solve practical and progressively complex design problems. The book gives a thorough examination of basic concepts and procedures for conceptual design, formulation, modeling, simulation, feasible design, and optimization. The chapters contain traditional as well as emerging techniques, containing examples which demonstrate the range of potential problems. It gives coverage on manufacturability, material selection, and sensitivity. It includes new material on genetic and gradient search methods and highlights significant trends such as knowledge-based design methodology. The book is intended for senior-level engineering students.

“Essentials of Thermal System Design and Optimization” Book Review: The book gives the general principles involved in system design and optimization as applicable to thermal systems, followed by the methods to implement them. The book uses several examples and uses a conversational style to introduce contemporary techniques and concepts. The book explains concepts like genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, ANN, and Bayesian Inference in the context of thermal system optimization. The book has a chapter which is on inverse problems in thermal systems. The book has examples and problems which helps to clarify the concepts and methods.

“Design of Thermal Systems” Book Review: The book focuses on applications of modeling, simulation and optimization to thermal systems. The book keeps pace with the fast developing field of thermal system design and analysis. It discusses concepts of mathematical modeling, steady state system simulation, and search methods, challenges in simulating large thermal systems, dynamic behavior, and probabilistic approach to design and so on. The book contains a total of nineteen chapters covering essential topics such as designing a workable system, economics, equation fitting, system simulation, geometric programming, linear programming etc.

“Introduction to Thermal Systems Engineering: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer” Book Review: The book is on Thermal Systems Engineering which covers Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. It analyses and optimizes the research undertaken in the field of thermal system engineering. The book presents the content in an easy way. The book contains chapters which discusses the use of energy that is the focal point of thermal systems, the conversion and evaluation of such energy. The book contains computing like to how psychometric applications work, plus the usage of thermal and other systems in refrigeration and gas power systems is described. The book contains a lot of diagrams and definitions with a number of tips.

“Design of Fluid Thermal Systems” Book Review: The book is on design course in fluid and thermal systems design. It emphasizes on practical applications. The book starts with a discussion of design methodology, including the process of bidding to obtain a project and project management techniques. The book gives an overview of fluid thermal systems and reviews the properties of fluids and the equations of fluid mechanics. The book discusses the piping system including the economics of pipe size selection. Janna examines pumps and piping systems. The book gives a basic heat transfer principle and the analysis of heat exchangers, including double pipe, shell and tube, plate and frame cross flow heat exchangers. The book is intended for senior level engineering students.

“Operation and Maintenance of Thermal Power Stations: Best Practices and Health Monitoring (Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering)” Book Review: The book discusses operation and maintenance practices for economic generation and managing health of a thermal power generator beyond its regulatory life. The book gives knowledge on managing power station operations. The book gives a detailed procedure for conducting performance evaluation tests on different equipment, and for analyzing test results for predicting maintenance requirements, which has lent a new dimension to power systems operation and maintenance practices. The book contains a number of real-life case studies. The book is intended for power systems operations professionals. It is also intended for researchers and students.

“Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes” Book Review: The book gives a current coverage of solar energy theory, systems design, and applications in different market sectors along with an emphasis on solar system design and analysis using simulations to help readers translate theory into practice. The book covers topics like photovoltaics and the design of solar cells and heaters. It has a chapter on applying CombiSys to simulate a solar heated house with solar- heated domestic hot water. The book is intended for students of solar engineering, It is also intended for professionals working in the power and energy industry or related fields.

Thermal Engineering Data Handbook” by B Sreenivasa Reddy Book Review:- The book is designed in such a way that it covers all the areas in thermal engineering curriculum, namely, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, refrigeration and air-conditioning and solar energy. The data books generally available in the market are specific to any one of the above subjects but not all.The book presents properties of various materials, tables/charts, formulae and empirical relations concerned with thermal engineering curriculum. The subject matter has been developed and compiled logically and integrated around a coherent central theme.

“Integrated Design for Space Transportation System” Book Review: The book gives an integrated design aspect of a space transportation system involving several disciplines like propulsion, vehicle structures, aerodynamics, flight mechanics, navigation, guidance and control system. The book aims to fill the gap by addressing systems approach for STS design, highlighting the integrated design aspects, interactions between various subsystems and interdependencies. The book focuses towards the complex integrated design to arrive at an optimum, robust and cost-effective space transportation system. The book contains important analytical expressions, graphs and sketches which will help to provide an in-depth understanding of the subject.

“Heat Transfer: Thermal Management of Electronics” Book Review: The book tells how to use intelligent thermal design to prevent heat-related failures, increase the life expectancy of the system, and reduce emitted noise, energy consumption, cost, and time to market. The book first gives the basic knowledge necessary to understand and solve simple electronic cooling problems. It then gives more detail about heat transfer fundamentals to give a deeper understanding of the heat transfer. It then describes experimental and numerical techniques and tools that are used in a typical thermal design process. It then describes advanced cooling methods. The book is intended for engineers to help them develop the necessary expertise in thermal management of electronics.

“Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects” Book Review: The book is on environmental control systems with the emphasis on sustainable design. It gives details about many factors that contribute to the comfort in a building. It helps architects to minimize mechanical systems and energy usage over the life of the building by sitting, building design, and landscaping to maximize natural heating, cooling, and lighting. It has information on integrated design strategies and designing for the Tropics. The book provides detailed guidance for each phase of the design project. It helps to understand the concept of sustainability as applied to energy sources. It gives the basic review of thermal comfort and the critical role of climate.

“Design Analysis of Thermal Systems” Book Review: This book presents the core elements of the study of thermal systems suitable for computer-aided design at the senior-undergraduate and graduate levels. Extensive examples and concerns highlight modelling and computer applications when synthesizing thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics materials. This book Features a detailed coverage of analytical methods from the second law, comprehensive numerical modelling, optimization, and an exemplary explanation of cost analysis for the construction of thermal systems. Theoretical analysis, consequences, and discussions are presented separately for each chapter. Calculations, figure methods, graphs, distribution maps, and temperature charts are presented to clearly explain the definitions.

“Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Analysis” Book Review: Thermal Energy Systems: Design and Simulation delivers basic working knowledge of the analysis and design of thermal fluid energy systems, allowing consumers to formulate, refine and validate their own design projects effectively. This text covers the theoretical foundations of thermal-fluid system analysis and architecture, offering an understanding of the core concepts of simulation and optimization, and incorporating simulation and optimization techniques that can be extended to a system model. It deals with hydraulic systems, energy systems, simulation of systems and optimization of systems. Glossaries, appendices, figures, illustrations, and methodologies are provided for better understanding. Students can easily test their knowledge using the provided exercises, examples, and homework problems. Various case studies are also provided at the end.

“Thermal Deformation in Machine Tools” Book Review: This definitive work, written by global specialists in the field of machine tool engineering, provides validated methods for minimizing thermal deformation in machine tools. For the calculation of the magnitude of induced heat and the determination of the thermal boundary state, analytical expressions and design data are given. The book discusses solutions from structural architecture and NC compensation technologies for reducing thermal deformation. This comprehensive guide also provides statistical tools for measuring and estimating thermal behaviour. Some of the topics covered in this book are Fundamentals in design of structural body components, Estimation of heat sources and thermal deformation, Finite element analysis for thermal behaviour, engineering computation for thermal behaviour and thermal performance test. It requires a glossary of biological words and statistics outlining scientific principles with additional support.

“Stochastic Process Variation in Deep-Submicron CMOS: Circuits and Algorithms (Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics)” Book Review: This book presents a special mix of mathematical treatment of random process variation, electrical noise temperature, and required circuit realizations for on-chip control. At different abstraction levels, i.e., circuit level, design level and device level, the related concerns are discussed. It therefore provides a broad view on the various solutions that have to be used and their possible combination in very effective complementary techniques for both analog/ mixed-signal and digital circuits. It requires a glossary of biological words and statistics outlining scientific principles with additional support. From the various solved sample problems, statistical appendices, and exercises, students would be ready to solve simple biofluid-related issues and obtain new physical insight.

“Tokamak Engineering Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering Series)” Book Review: This book provides succinct and detailed coverage of the theory and application of engineering mechanics for tokamaks, and various examples that support the content. General principles, static mechanics, dynamic mechanics, thermal fluid mechanics and Multiphysics structural mechanics of tokamak structure analysis are the subjects of the chapter. The scientific definition of architecture and the computational techniques for different components and load conditions are discussed, while the new engineering developments are also presented. For readers interested in mechanical and hybrid engineering, the book provides a reasonable overview of tokamak engineering mechanics. For each chapter, the classification diagram, theoretical analysis, detailed explanations, findings, and discussions are separately given. Calculations, figure methods, diagrams, and temperature graphs are provided for a better understanding at the end of each chapter.

“Tokamak Engineering Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering Series)” Book Review: This book provides succinct and detailed coverage of the theory and application of engineering mechanics for tokamaks, and various examples that support the content. General principles, static mechanics, dynamic mechanics, thermal fluid mechanics and Multiphysics structural mechanics of tokamak structure analysis are the subjects of the chapter. The scientific definition of architecture and the computational techniques for different components and load conditions are discussed, while the new engineering developments are also presented. For readers interested in mechanical and hybrid engineering, the book provides a reasonable overview of tokamak engineering mechanics. For each chapter, the classification diagram, theoretical analysis, detailed explanations, findings, and discussions are separately given. Calculations, figure methods, diagrams, and temperature graphs are provided for a better understanding at the end of each chapter.

“Design and Analysis of Heat Sinks (Thermal Management of Microelectronic and Electronic System Series)” Book Review: This book talks about a good technique to produce heat sinks of superior thermal efficiency at low cost with minimal added mass. This also talks about the only systematic treatment available for the nature and study of heat sinks. It offers all the theoretical and practical knowledge required for electronic equipment to effectively build and/or pick cost-effective heat sinks. Topics included in this book are Fundamentals of heat transfer, Thermal modeling of electronic packages, mathematical tools for heat-sink analysis and design, and Prevailing thermal transport processes. The presentation provides detailed descriptions of the governing phenomena of heat transfer, full coverage of thermal simulation tools for geometrically complex fin systems, and comprehensive discourse on the identification of possibilities for thermal optimization. Design and Analysis of Heat Sinks is both a superior reference for accomplished thermal specialists and an outstanding textbook for graduate courses in advanced thermal applications for mechanical engineering students, completely self-contained and filled with valuable information not available from any other single source. For electrical engineering classes, this book may also act as a text in thermal physics.

“Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals” Book Review: The principles behind thermal hydraulics are discussed in this book. It discusses the features of power reactors, concepts of thermal architecture, and how heat is produced by reactors. Transport equations for single and two-phase flows are also provided in the paper. This book also addresses the thermodynamics of conversion processes for nuclear technology, including nuclear power plants and a condensed energy grid. Carbon thermal analysis, single-phase fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and two-phase liquid dynamics and heat transfer are also considered. A steady-state study of a single heated canal is provided in the final chapter. For each chapter, the classification diagram, theoretical analysis, detailed explanations, findings, and discussions are separately given. Calculations, figure methods, diagrams, and manual solutions are provided for a better understanding at the end of each chapter.

“Thermal Analysis and Design of Passive Solar Buildings (BEST (Buildings Energy and Solar Technology))” Book Review: In the thermal analysis and construction of passive solar structures, this design guide book takes the building engineer or physicist step by step. In particular, two key issues are highlighted: the maximum utilization of usable solar energy and thermal storage, and the dimensioning of an effective auxiliary heating/cooling system in combination with good thermal control. This book is highly useful for mechanical engineers, architects, HVAC engineers and building physicists. Passive solar building thermal analysis and architecture is an important contribution to the optimization of buildings as structures that serve as natural filters between passive solar buildings Several recent advancements and future trends with its applications are also given.

“Thermo- Mechanical Solar Power Plant” Book Review: This book deals with a workshop on solar central receiver projects held in Italy. As a result proceedings provide a comprehensive overview of the technology in its current state of development. The Workshop was organized by the Commission of the European Communities. They were under the responsibility of its Directorate-General (X 11) for Science, Research and Development in Brussels. The meeting place, Varese, in Italy, was selected because of its neighbourhood to the Ispra Establishment of the Commission’s Joint Research Centre. It includes solar power plants of central receiving type which have two conflicting characteristics.It was a hope for rapid progress. The available components were used to make large experimental plants. When they were done, it was difficult to make meteorological conditions at construction sites result in less yield.

“Structural Optimization and Experimental Investigation of the Organic Rankine Cycle for Solar Thermal Power Generation” Book Review: This book is about Organic Rankine Cycle compared to conventional Rankine cycle. ORC can create efficient expansion at low power. It can also avoid over heat and give high thermal efficiency. Small-scale ORCs from several kWe to a few hundred kWe offer great potential. They give out residential demand on heat and power. They are of growing interest in scientific and technical fields. It was later resolved with the problem of efficiency of devices. Another problem is the cost-effectiveness that arises when the ORC is scaled down. In this thesis, the ORC is combined with low concentration-ratio solar collectors. It also explains about the background, merit and importance of ORC. Three innovative solutions are proposed. Solar ORC without heat transfer fluid (HTF). Hybrid solar power generation based on ORC. Osmosis-driven solar ORC.Special attention is paid to the variable operation and parameter design with respect to the condensation temperature.

“Experimental Combustion: An introduction” Book Review: This book gives in detail an introduction about the Experimental Combustion. This book gives information about chemical kinetics and premixed flame. It explains about Diffusion flame and liquid droplet combustion. This book discusses the general elements of measurement systems and data acquisition and analysis. It even talks about thermal flow measurements, gas composition measurements. It also covers topics about optical combustion diagnostics extensively. It even describes the construction, working principles, application areas. It also gives limitations of the necessary instruments for combustion systems. This book discusses advanced optical techniques. Which are particle image velocimetry (PIV), laser Doppler anemometry (LDA), and planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) methods. It provides a solid understanding of the underlying concepts. We can also understand measurement of tools required for the execution and interpretation of practical combustion experiments.

“Experimental And Analytical Modeling of Natural Circulation and Forced Circulation BWRs: Thermal-hydraulic, Core-wide, and Regional Stability Phenomena” Book Review: This book deals with a major topic about boiling water reactors. These BWRs have pumps that cool their reactor. In the design of new BWRs, ways to cool the core by a natural circulation flow. Which is called natural circulation BWRs. In these new systems, a chimney is installed on top of the core to increase natural circulation flow. One disadvantage of natural circulation BWRs is that susceptibility to instabilities, which lead to both flow and power oscillations. These features were investigated using dedicated experimental setups, analytical models and numerical codes. This book is a great way to learn the difference between pure thermal-hydraulic stability. Fission power is assumed to be constant. This book gives dynamics and stability of the boiling two-phase flow, both in the natural circulation flow with a chimney and in the forced circulation flow without a chimney. Along with thermal-hydraulic stability, coupled thermal-hydraulic-neutronic stability is also involved.

“Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: Standards, Experimental Methods, and Protocols (SpringerBriefs in Energy)” Book Review: This book gives materials development and characterization for photoelectrochemical (PEC). It explains proper metrics for describing material performance. It even explains how to assemble testing cells and prepare materials for assessment of their properties. It helps us to understand how to perform the experimental measurements needed to achieve reliable results towards better scientific understanding. It is student friendly . It provides for each technique, proper procedure, benefits, limitations, and data interpretation. The information is short, accessible, and easy to read. This reference guide will allow researchers to more rapidly immerse themselves into PEC research. This also provides better results against those of other researchers to better advanced materials development. This book interests in engaging in the field of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. PEC water splitting is a rapidly growing field of research. The goal is to develop materials which can absorb the energy from sunlight. It helps us understand complexity in the scientific understanding and experimental protocols needed to sufficiently pursue accurately. This book even helps us understand that a large need exists to consolidate and standardize.

“Experimental Methods with Flows for Combustion (Combustion Treatise)” Book Review: This book is fifth volume that aims for students engineers and advanced students. This volume has reviews of many researchers in universities and industries. This book gives information about physical probes, laser-doppler velocimetry, (CARS coherent anti-stokes; raman spectroscopy). It even explains about planar fluorescence imaging and multi-dimensional imaging. In the first chapter, “Basic Conditions” discusses why these new instruments are useful. He even explains the concept of reaction mechanisms and scalar dissipation. It explains about measurements of gas composition, velocity and temperature. It even analyzes sampling probe designs, favourable contributions made by radical removal at the probe wall. It gives information about CARS measurement of temperature and species concentration. It explains the requirement depending on the magnitude of the mole fraction and the burner scale. This book describes measurements of concentration, temperature, velocity, pressure and density using planar. This book summarizes the state-of-the-art of the more important instruments in seven chapters. Concentrates on the potential by reference to measurement example.

Book Review: This book introduces the concepts of heating, ventilation and air conditioning along with the basic principles of HVAC design applications. The book also describes alternative approaches to various technologies and the applications where they are used in. The book also presents numerous examples with solutions that mention the assumptions, reference equations and supporting material. The book also contains separate chapters on energy estimation, air handling system design, piping system design and also discusses various environmental issues as well as replacement refrigerants. This is a very good reference book for professional mechanical engineers.

“Thermal Environmental Engineering” Book Review: This book introduces fundamentals of heating, air conditioning, and ventilation starting with basic principles of engineering which leads to the latest HVAC design practice. Its engineering approach emphasizes fundamentals and realistic applications. It provides numerous approaches to all the engineering problems, while representing alternate approaches and describing why some approaches work best in particular applications and what negotiations are made using each of them. It provides meticulously worked examples with step-by-step solutions listing assumptions, reference equations, and supporting material. It incorporates a careful use of easy-to-follow units and conversion factors providing basic mass and energy balances. It has been updated to reflect current approaches as well as new chapters on energy estimation, piping system design, and air handling system design. It also discusses new replacement refrigerants as well as related environmental issues. This book is an essential reference book for professional mechanical engineers.

“Groundwater Contamination Due to Thermal Power Plant Ash Ponds: Physico-Chemical and Heavy Metal Analysis” Book Review: This book provides information on coal based thermal power plants that generate coal ash as a waste product. It also explains disposal of fly ash is a great global challenge for the planners and dumping the ash in nearby wastelands is the most preferred disposal method adopted by agencies. In India, such depositions are often transformed into varying sizes of ponds that are known as ash ponds. Out of the 8 major thermal power plants of Maharashtra, fly ash ponds associated with the concerned Thermal Power Station were explored as habitats for the faunal diversity. The book begins with introduction, describes materials and methods, heavy metal concentration in coal and fly ash, and heavy metal contamination in groundwater.

“Thermo-Hydrodynamic Design of Fluidized Bed Combustors: Estimating Metal Wastage” Book Review: This book provides information on estimating metal wastage is a unique volume that finds that the most delicate parameters affecting metal wastage are particle diameter, superficial fluidizing velocity, and particle sphericity. It describes gross consistencies between disparate data sources using different techniques found when the erosion rates are compared on the same basis using the concept of renormalization. The simplified mechanistic models and correlations, when validated, can be used to renormalize any experimental data so they can be compared on a consistent basis using a master equation. The book covers approach, description of simplified models, operating parameters, and design parameters. It also talks about scaling and relationships between dependent variables and metal wastage, parameters that have uncertain effects upon metal wastage and concludes with some recommendations.

“Human Thermal Environments” Book Review: This book discusses the effects of hot, moderate, and cold environments on human health, comfort, and performance. The book covers testing and development of clothing, adaptive models, thermal comfort for special populations, special environments, extreme environments, weather, outdoor environments and climate change, fun runs and heat waves and much more. This book covers the six basic parameters like air temperature, humidity, air velocity, radiant temperature, clothing worn, and person’s activity. It provides readers with updated tools, techniques, and methods for the design of products and environments that achieve thermal comfort.

“A Textbook of Thermal Engineering” Book Review: This book is one of the best sellers in this topic. It talks about properties of gases, thermodynamic processes of perfect gases, entropy of perfect gases, kinetic theory of gases. It also provides detailed information on thermodynamic air cycle and formation and properties of steam, entropy of steam, thermodynamic processes of vapor and thermodynamic vapor cycles. It covers fuels, combustion of fuels, steam boilers, boilers mountings and accessories, performance of steam boilers, boiler draught, steam engines, compound steam engines, steam condensers, steam nozzles, impulse turbines, reaction turbines and its performance. The book covers vapor compression refrigeration systems, psychrometry, air conditioning systems and more.

“Engineering Thermodynamics” Book Review: This book is designed for aspirants of GATE and other competitive examinations, engineering students and teachers. It has a comprehensive and authoritative coverage of thermodynamics. It coherently incorporates the latest research results and exam patterns, making it perfect for every reader. It contains various chapters on temperature and gas laws, energy and its reversibility, work and heat, entropy, properties of gases and mixtures, gas power cycles and vapor power, refrigeration, compressors, reactive systems, and thermodynamic equilibrium. The book provides holistic study of topics of thermodynamic applications, power plant engineering, and automobile IC systems.

“THERMAL ENGINEERING” Book Review: This book is intended for undergraduate students of mechanical, automobile, and aeronautical engineering as well as AMIE courses. It provides complete coverage of thermodynamics, applied thermodynamics and thermal engineering. It is written in a simple and interesting language, which exposes the subject systematically along with numerous illustrative examples and appropriate schematic diagrams supporting the theoretical concepts. The book covers energy and work transfer, working substances, first law applied non flow systems and processes, steam engines, nozzles, turbines, and condensers. It goes over gas power cycles, vapor cycles, refrigerators, ideal gas mixtures, psychrometry and air conditioning.

“Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics” Book Review: This book provides all macroscopic systems which consist of atoms obeying the laws of quantum mechanics. It forms the basis for comprehensive text and is intended for the first upper level course in statistical and thermal physics. The material is presented to help students to access advanced work, to allow them with higher levels of curiosity to read beyond the minimum required. It aims to enhance understanding by presenting several ways of looking at a problem statement. The book covers energy and work transfer, steam engines, nozzles, turbines, and condensers, gas power cycles, vapor cycles, refrigerators, psychrometry and air conditioning.