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Lecture Notes

When combined, the lecture notes below form a continuous document. They are divided here for accessibility and ease of use. The sections are numbered independently. The table of contents and index below apply to the complete set of lecture notes. These materials were made available to students online, and formed the basis for class sessions.


	SEC #				TOPICS


					Table of Contents and Acknowledgement (PDF)


	0				Prelude: Introduction and Review of Unified Engineering Thermodynamics (PDF)


	1				The Second Law of Thermodynamics


	1a				Background to the Second Law of Thermodynamics (PDF)


	1b				The Second Law of Thermodynamics (PDF)


	1c				Applications of the Second Law (PDF)


	1d				Interpretation of Entropy on the Microscopic Scale — The Connection between Randomness and Entropy (PDF)


	2				Applications of Thermodynamics to Engineering Systems


	2a				Gas Power and Propulsion Cycles (PDF)


	2b				Power Cycles with Two-Phase Media (Vapor Power Cycles) (PDF)


	2c				Introduction to Thermochemistry (PDF)


	3				Fundamentals of Heat Transfer (PDF)


	3a				Introduction to Conduction Heat Transfer


	3b				Introduction to Convection Heat Transfer


	3c				Applications of the Concepts: Heat Exchangers


	3d				Introduction to Thermal Radiation and Radiation Heat Transfer


					Index (PDF)

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