

Internal energy and enthalpy are introduced in connection with the first law, entropy with the second law, and the Helmholtz and Gibbs functions in the chapter on thermodynamic relations. In Chapter 3, tables of thermodynamic properties are introduced, but only in regard to these measurable properties. The first thermodynamic properties to be defined (Chapter 2) are those that can be readily measured: pressure, specific volume, and temperature.

New concepts and definitions are presented in the context where they are first relevant in a natural progression. We have deliberately directed our presentation to students. to prepare the student to effectively use thermodynamics in the practice of engineering.to lay the groundwork for subsequent studies in such fields as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and statistical thermodynamics, and also.to present a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of classical thermodynamics while retaining an engineering perspective, and in doing so.In this seventh edition we have retained the basic objective of the earlier editions: Preface to Fundamentals of Thermodynamics PDF Fundamentals of Thermodynamics Seventh Edition by Claus Borgnakke and Richard E.
