Thermodynamics for Engineers
暫譯: 工程師的熱力學

熱力學涉及能量的儲存、轉移和轉換，是工程學生學習熱科學的第一門課程。它為流體力學、熱傳遞以及熱流體系統設計中所需的基本概念和解題技能奠定了基礎。本書旨在提供對這一主題所需的原則、術語和方法論的深入理解。通過詳細的解釋和實際的例子，本書將使學生能夠快速理解這裡所呈現的概念和分析技術。本書中還包含額外的作業題目，以進一步幫助發展這些技能。

本書分為三個部分。第一部分包括材料的熱力學性質及其在工程問題解決中的應用。涵蓋的主題包括物質的性質、熱力學第一定律、功積分、工程裝置、熱力學第二定律以及非理想氣體效應。第二部分將熱力學原則應用於眾多工程裝置和循環。如果需要，這部分的選定主題可以納入第一門課程。在這部分中，我們還分析內燃機和外燃機、制冷系統、心理測量學以及燃燒過程，這些都是後續能源轉換、引擎和暖通空調課程的基礎。第三部分回顧替代能源。本書旨在發展熱力學的基本技能，主要針對一學期的課程，但也有足夠的內容供第二學期使用。

Merle C. Potter has four engineering degrees from Michigan Technological University and the University of Michigan, USA. He has co-authored several Schaum's Outline Books, including Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials and Fluid Mechanics, in addition to numerous exam review books as well as multiple textbooks such as Mechanics of Fluids, Thermodynamics for Engineers, Thermal Sciences, Differential Equations, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, and Engineering Your Future. His research involved fluid flow stability and energy related topics. In addition to teaching awards, he was inducted into the Academy of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) awarded him the 1980 Centennial Award, and the 2008 James Harry Potter Gold Medal. He is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University and continues to write and golf.

Jeffrey S. Allen is the John F. and Joan M. Calder Endowed Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Michigan Technological University, USA, where he has taught since 2004. Prior to joining Michigan Tech, he worked at the NASA Glenn Research Center in the Microgravity Fluid Physics branch as a project scientist, where he was the recipient of eight NASA Achievement Awards. He completed his engineering and doctoral studies from the University of Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Allen's professional interests are in the areas of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, microfluidics and capillary flows, liquid-vapor phase change, optical microscopy, and energy conversion. He has more than a hundred peer-reviewed publications. He was awarded the 2009 SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award and has been inducted into the Michigan Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence. Dr. Allen is actively involved in with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and ECS, and is a fellow of the ASME.

Kenneth A. Kroos held a B.S., M.S., and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo, USA. He taught for five years at the Christian Brothers College in Memphis, Tennessee, and served as the Student Section Advisor and Chair of the Memphis-Mid-south section of ASME. Dr. Kroos joined Villanova University in 1982, teaching courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and several others. He served as the Assistant Department Chair for the Mechanical Engineering Department. With several publications in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, engineering education and computer graphics for flow visualization, he performed research in computer graphics for the U. S. Army Ballistics Research Lab, and consulted for a number of companies in the Memphis and Philadelphia areas. Dr. Kroos was a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He served as Vice President of ASME in 2001 and served a three-year term on the Council for Member Affairs. Dr Kroos passed away in December 2022. He worked at Villanova University for 42 years and was a favourite among his students.

梅爾·C·波特（Merle C. Potter）擁有來自美國密西根科技大學（Michigan Technological University）和密西根大學（University of Michigan）的四個工程學位。他共同撰寫了幾本 Schaum's Outline 書籍，包括靜力學（Statics）、動力學（Dynamics）、材料強度（Strength of Materials）和流體力學（Fluid Mechanics），此外還有多本考試複習書以及多本教科書，如流體力學（Mechanics of Fluids）、工程熱力學（Thermodynamics for Engineers）、熱科學（Thermal Sciences）、微分方程（Differential Equations）、高級工程數學（Advanced Engineering Mathematics）和工程你的未來（Engineering Your Future）。他的研究涉及流體流動穩定性和能源相關主題。除了教學獎項外，他還被選入密西根科技大學機械工程學院（Academy of Mechanical Engineering）。美國機械工程師學會（ASME）於1980年頒發給他百年獎（Centennial Award），並於2008年頒發詹姆斯·哈利·波特金獎（James Harry Potter Gold Medal）。他是密西根州立大學（Michigan State University）機械工程的名譽教授（Professor Emeritus），並持續寫作和打高爾夫球。

傑佛瑞·S·艾倫（Jeffrey S. Allen）是美國密西根科技大學（Michigan Technological University）機械與航空工程系的約翰·F·和琼·M·卡爾德（John F. and Joan M. Calder）講座教授，自2004年以來一直在該校任教。在加入密西根科技大學之前，他曾在NASA格倫研究中心（NASA Glenn Research Center）的微重力流體物理部門擔任專案科學家，並獲得八項NASA成就獎。他在俄亥俄州的代頓大學（University of Dayton）完成了工程學和博士學位。艾倫博士的專業興趣包括熱力學（thermodynamics）、流體力學（fluid mechanics）、微流體學（microfluidics）和毛細流（capillary flows）、液體-蒸氣相變（liquid-vapor phase change）、光學顯微鏡（optical microscopy）和能量轉換（energy conversion）。他擁有超過一百篇的同行評審出版物。他於2009年獲得SAE拉爾夫·R·提特教育獎（SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award），並被選入密西根科技大學教學卓越學院（Academy of Teaching Excellence）。艾倫博士積極參與美國航空航天學會（AIAA）和ECS，並是ASME的會士（fellow）。

肯尼斯·A·克羅斯（Kenneth A. Kroos）擁有來自美國托萊多大學（University of Toledo）的學士、碩士和博士學位，專攻機械工程。他在田納西州孟菲斯的基督兄弟學院（Christian Brothers College）任教五年，並擔任ASME孟菲斯-中南部分會的學生分會顧問和主席。克羅斯博士於1982年加入維拉諾瓦大學（Villanova University），教授熱力學、流體力學及其他幾門課程。他曾擔任機械工程系的助理系主任。克羅斯博士在流體力學、熱傳遞、工程教育和流動可視化的計算機圖形學方面發表了多篇論文，並在美國陸軍彈道研究實驗室（U.S. Army Ballistics Research Lab）進行計算機圖形學研究，並為孟菲斯和費城地區的多家公司提供諮詢。克羅斯博士是美國機械工程師學會（ASME）的會士（Fellow）和美國工程教育學會（ASEE）的成員。他於2001年擔任ASME副總裁，並在會員事務委員會（Council for Member Affairs）任職三年。克羅斯博士於2022年12月去世。他在維拉諾瓦大學工作了42年，深受學生喜愛。