Introduction: A Brief History of Thermodynamics -- What is Thermodynamics? -- Steam Engines -- Heat Engines -- Heat, Work and Energy -- Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics -- The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- Entropy -- Further Reading -- Concepts and Definitions -- Fundamental Concepts from Newtonian Mechanics -- Length -- Mass -- Time -- Derived Quantities; Velocity and Acceleration -- Postulates: Newton's Laws -- Mechanical Work and Energy -- Potential Energy -- Kinetic Energy -- Thermodynamic Systems -- Closed System -- Open System -- Isolated System -- Thermodynamic Properties -- Path Functions -- Intensive and Extensive Properties -- Steady State -- Equilibrium -- Mechanical Equilibrium -- Thermal Equilibrium -- Phase Equilibrium -- State and Process -- Quasi-Equilibrium Process -- Cycle -- Solving Problems in Thermodynamics -- Significant Digits and Decimal Places -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- Thermodynamic System Properties -- Describing a Thermodynamic System -- States of Pure Substances -- Mass and Volume -- Pressure -- Temperature -- Ideal Gas Equation -- Absolute Temperature Scale -- Modelling Ideal Gases -- Internal Energy -- Properties of Liquids and Solids -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics -- Energy -- Forms of Energy -- Energy Transfer -- Heat -- Work -- Boundary Work -- Flow Work -- Shaft Work -- Spring Work -- Electrical Work -- The First Law for a Control Mass -- Enthalpy -- Specific Heats -- Specific Heats of Ideal Gases -- Which should you use, cp or cv? -- Ideal Gas Tables -- Specific Heats of Liquids and Solids -- Steady Mass Flow Through a Control Volume -- The First Law for Steady Mass Flow Through a Control Volume -- Steady Flow Devices -- Turbines and Compressors -- Pumps -- Nozzles and Diffusers -- Transient Analysis for Control Volumes -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- Entropy -- Converting Heat to Work -- A New Extensive Property: Entropy -- Second Law of Thermodynamics -- Reversible and Irreversible Processes -- State Postulate -- Equilibrium in a Gas -- Equilibrium - A Simple Example -- Molecular Definition of Entropy -- Third Law of Thermodynamics -- Production of Entropy -- Heat and Work: A Microscopic View -- Order and Uncertainty -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- The Postulates of Classical Thermodynamics -- Thermal Equilibrium and Temperature -- Mechanical Equilibrium and Pressure -- Gibbs Equation -- Entropy Changes in Solids and Liquids -- Entropy Changes in Ideal Gases -- Constant Specific Heats -- Ideal Gas Tables -- Isentropic Processes in Ideal Gases -- Constant Specific Heats -- Ideal Gas Tables -- Reversible Heat Transfer -- T-S Diagrams -- Entropy Balance for a Control Mass -- Entropy Balance for a Control Volume -- Isentropic Steady Flow Devices -- Isentropic Efficiencies -- Isentropic Turbine Efficiency -- Isentropic Nozzle Efficiency -- Isentropic Pump and Compressor Efficiency -- Exergy -- Exergy of a Control Mass -- Exergy of a Control Volume -- Bernoulli's Equation -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- Phase Equilibrium -- Liquid Vapour Mixtures -- Phase Change -- Gibbs Energy and Chemical Potential -- Phase Equilibrium -- Evaluating the Chemical Potential -- Clausius-Clapyeron Equation -- Liquid-Solid and Vapour-Solid Equilibria -- Phase Change on P-v and T-v Diagrams -- Quality -- Property Tables -- Van der Waals Equation of State -- Compressibility Factor -- Other Equations of State -- Redlich-Kwong Equation of State -- Virial Equation of State -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- Ideal Heat Engines and Refrigerators -- Heat Engines -- Perpetual Motion Machines -- Carnot Engine -- Two-Phase Carnot Engine -- Single Phase Carnot Engine -- Refrigerators and Heat Pumps -- Carnot Refrigerator -- Carnot Heat Pump -- Carnot Principles -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- Vapour Power and Refrigeration Cycles -- Rankine Cycle -- Rankine Cycle with Superheat and Reheat -- Rankine Cycle with Regeneration -- Open Feedwater Heater -- Closed Feedwater Heater -- Vapour Refrigeration Cycle -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems -- Gas Power Cycles -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Otto Cycle -- Diesel Cycle -- Gas Turbines -- Brayton Cycle -- Brayton Cycle with Regeneration, Reheat and Intercooling -- Regeneration -- Reheat -- Intercooling -- Further Reading -- Summary -- Problems