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Fantastic resource
This was a required test for a rocket propulsion class, but it has become an invaluable resource for many classes.Purchased for at least 20% less than other outlets.

A Must-Have Textbook for every Aerospace Engineer
This is the single best book on rocket propulsion systems, covering both liquid and solid rocket engines, hybrid rocket systems, and a dedicated chapter on electric propulsion. The authors include excellent illustrations and graphs to enhance the text, and practical examples which help the reader to grasp the theory. After loaning a copy of this book for over two years from my library, i finally bought it! Definitely recommended to all engineers and scientists who want to expand into the area of rocket propulsion.

Beware of Typographical Errors
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Subjects:  1. Aeronautics & Astronautics    2. Astrophysics & Space Science    3. Aviation - General    4. Rocket Propulsion    5. Rocket engines    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Aerodynamics    10. Aerospace & air transport industries    11. Aerospace & aviation technology    12. Engineering thermodynamics    13. Science / Astrophysics & Space Science   

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Good enough to be self-study book
This book is really amazing, gives good examples and alot of questions. It is easy to follow, but it hasn't the whole math of many derivations.

Want to understand the physics if life?Need to read this!
The topic of this book, the physical chemistry of molecules, especially those relevant to biology, is one of the mostchallenging courses to a college student in chemist.But these authors have tried to make it easy for you - and they succeed.They used figures, pictures and analogies to help you to understand some of the most sophisticated concepts in science.For example entropy.The authors are leading researchers in the field and they brought a unique perspective to the subject; the writing is very lucid. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Analytic    2. Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology    3. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    4. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Statistical thermodynamics    8. Molecular biology    9. Science / Microbiology    10. Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics   

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Acceptable but Annoying
This text is a fairly standard treatment of classical (macroscopic) thermodynamics. It is targeted specifically at students of mechanical engineering. Anyone going into some other engineering discipline that depends on thermo (e.g., chem eng) -- or into one of the hard sciences (physics, biophys, biochem, chemistry, etc.) -- will get very little value from this book. Its main focus seems to be on the use of the right formula to solve specific kinds of problems. ("Plug and chug.") so far
So far this book is pretty good, but it needs more examples and a short study guide with conversion problems would be helpful. Some of the homework problems really take some time and creative unit changes.

Cengel's 5th edition 2006 surpasses Moran/Shapiro. Definitely, no doubt!
Professor Cengel never ceases to update his series of premium McGraw-Hill Higher Education mechanical engineering textbooks. His flagship, the thermodynamics text - not yet a classic but already a standard and a universum's bestseller for the past 15 years - has become even more modernized and tightly integrated with nowadays media: electronic media (packaged with a free DVD-ROM instead of the CD-ROM), software, and online companion resources. Total professionalism throughout the entire package, a true aeuvre: hats off with regard to the accomplishment on both author's, editor's and publisher's part!
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GOOD BUT....
ITS GOOD BUTIT JUMP TO MUCH STEPS. I RECOMMEND "THERMODYNAMICS AN ENGINEERING APPROACH" FORM CENGEL AND BOLES. ITS MORE FRIENDLY USER. I HAVE BOTH

Excellent but Too Much
This is an excellent text book as well as reference book for thermodynamics. If an undergraduate purchases it there will be many sections that will not be needed in the undergraduate course. If the authors could have produced a smaller volume directed to undergraduates only, that would be useful and more affordable. On the other hand, students who go on for graduate studies in thermal areas will find it useful at that stage too.
Almost good enough on its own
I found this book an excellent aid to learning. The problems are difficult, but not so difficult as to discourage working them through. The instructor is key to any course, but this book definitely enhanced the learning experience from this class. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Mechanical    2. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    3. Physics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Thermodynamics    7. Engineering thermodynamics    8. Science / Thermodynamics   

Subjects:  1. Electric Lighting    2. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Furnaces    5. General    6. Induction heating    7. Industrial applications    8. Material Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Engineering thermodynamics    13. Heat transfer processes    14. Metals technology / metallurgy    15. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

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nice book, nice service
I am both satisfied with amazon service and with the book.
Excellent
Beautiful simple straightforward approach to thermodynamics. The postulates are well explained and the use of the axioms is highlighted. Challenging questions make this book a joy to use, great a student text as well as a reference.

Insightful Postulational Approach to Thermodynamics
Why did I buy an older thermodynamics text, one first published in 1960? I trusted the advice of earlier reviewers.
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Subjects:  1. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    2. Science    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Statistical Mechanics    5. Thermodynamics    6. Science / Thermodynamics    7. Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics    8. Thermodynamics & statistical physics   

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Solid textbook
This is a solid thermo textbook. Goes over concepts and theories fairly well. There are plenty of worked out examples throughout the chapters and appendixes so you know what you're doing. The authors explain everything in a clear and cohesive manner. Somethings are overwhelming, but it is thermodynamics. Plenty of appendixes for steam tables, interroplation, unit conversions, and virial equation constants, etc.
False advertisement
I received the book, but not what I was expecting. The book was advertised as a hardback, but the book received was paperback.The book was an international edition, and not for resale in North America. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemical engineering    2. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    3. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Thermodynamics    8. Engineering thermodynamics    9. Science / Thermodynamics   

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Great examples and solved problems
Many, many practical problems described and solved in detail concerning packaging, PCB layout, housings, forced and non-forced air cooling. Great diagrams and tables of materials, given in both metric and English.Excellent book for the practical engineer to understand methods to cool PCB components.

Missing a lot for electronic packaging engineers
As a mechanical engineer who designs packaging for electronic equipment (telecommunications systems) I am rather disappointed in this book.There are basically two chapters that are useful while the rest are intended for aerospace applications.Fine, aerospace is a "sexier" application; but with the large number of engineers (ever growing) now looking at trying to keep 15W ASICs cool while avoiding EMC issues and/or manufacturing problems this book misses the boat. This is THE book for thermal calcs for electronic packaging.
Lots of examples which apply theory to practical thermal problems in electronic packaging. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooling    2. Electronic Apparatus And Devices    3. Electronic apparatus and appli    4. Electronic apparatus and appliances    5. Electronics - Circuits - General    6. Electronics - General    7. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Engineering thermodynamics    11. Instruments & instrumentation engineering    12. Technology / Electronics / Circuits / General   

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Heat Exchangers    5. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    6. Power Resources    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Engineering thermodynamics    11. Engines & power transmission    12. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

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Where's the useful stuff?
You could spend the rest of your life reading this book! It would be useful for any professor or A student or other intellectual studying the material in depth. But for a practicing engineer who has little available time to ponder the specifics, it would take a "lot" of effort to find material that could be put to work in this text. If you are interested in deriving the equations you need yourself, or if you're analysing a unique design, then this is the book for you. But if you are busy with standardized systems and technology, find another reference.

A Misleading Description
I was expecting more tables and equations especially for natural convection external flow.There is also very little useful information about forced convection external flow.I also would have liked to see some sample calculations to demonstrate how to use this book better.
Reference book for engineers
This is not an introductory book on heat transfer! Instead it is a thorough treatment on heat transfer in a stringent an extensive manner. This book places greater emphasis on correctness than "easy-to-understand-ness". However, if you do read it, you gain a lot compared to most introductory heat transfer books. If you are interested in forced convection heat transfer, this book gives well documented equations and charts for a great number of shapes, though mostly internal flow. This is a very serious book for serious engineers! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Mechanical    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Heat    4. Heat Transfer    5. Mass transfer    6. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    7. Physics    8. Power Resources    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Transmission    13. Engineering thermodynamics    14. Engines & power transmission    15. Science / Thermodynamics   

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CFD Bible
I refer to this book as my CFD bible.I first used this book approximately 19 years ago as part of a two semester course in CFD.Since that time, I have refered to this book often.
A very good book
The book is one of best books in Computational Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer area I have read. It not only covers basic knowledge but also talk a lot about advanced technique about CFD. It is very helpful for students just like me. After I bought this book by using a discount from coupons-center.com, I have used the book for one year. I also found CFD code is very helpful. If you are beginner to CFD coding or want to some free code as reference, this book has many good code examples. you can learn from the code examples and then can easily make your CFD code.

Must have
I learnt CFD on this book. Definitively I give it 5 star, unfortunately I can't give it 6. It covers all the CFD from the beginning to the advance level. You will use it as an undergraduate, graduate, PhD, post doctorate researcher. No kidding. There are some codes, the book contains all the information you need, it is easy to read, never criptic like many others. I suggest you to buy this book without any esitation if you are really wanting to learn and do CFD. There are more specific books on some arguments, say, turbulence, but none is more comprehensive and well written like this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Mechanical    2. Engineering Fluid Mechanics    3. Fluid mechanics    4. Heat    5. Heat Transfer    6. Hydraulics    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Transmission    11. Applications of Computing    12. Engineering thermodynamics    13. Mechanics of fluids    14. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

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excellent book !!
This is by far my favorite book on conduction.Very clear exposition on all topics raging from the classic method of separation of variables to integral transform.However i must warn that this is a book of how to solve partial differential equation of heat conduction.The reader looking for physics explanation should buy the excellent book from arpaci.

Good text
Very well written, and adequately addresses the important issues in thissubject at a graduate level. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Conduction    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Heat    4. Heat Engineering    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Engineering thermodynamics    9. Engines & power transmission    10. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

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The science of mundane
This is a very good book to have for an engineer who deal with two-phaseflows and heat transfer, for those who design and operate nuclear reactors,thermal power plants and other thermal management systems. It provides afoundation, with an extensive collection of empirical formulae which couldbe useful if properly applied. What feels missing in this book, - and isgeneral feature of BOOKS on two-phase flows and boiling - is the heavyempiricism, the lack of a scientific concept, the absence of robusttheoretical treatment that one should possess after reading such acomprehensive compilation. That is to say, it is good for some one whoknows the subject/field, not for teaching someone about boiling heattransfer and two-phase flows.

Flashing Phenomena
I think for better understanding to learn about Nuclear Power Plant System (NPPS), we must learn first about Boiling and Two-phase flow as an important part of thermohydraulicssystem in NPPS

Flashing Phenomena
I think for better understanding to learn about Nuclear Power Plant System (NPPS), we must learn first about Boiling and Two-phase flow as an important part of thermohydraulicssystem in NPPS ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ebullition    2. Engineering - Mechanical    3. Heat    4. Heat Transfer    5. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Transmission    9. Two-Phase Flow    10. Engineering thermodynamics    11. Engines & power transmission    12. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

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Great text and reference
Clearly written more for chemical engineers, as a physicist I have still found myself going back many times over to the 1st. ed., and now to the improved 2nd. ed..The book contains an ample collection of tables of thermal properties for many materials.The theoretical coverage of conduction, convection and radiation is excellent, and the example problems have a practical nature to them.
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THE BEST THERMODYNAMICS BOOK......EVER!!!!
If you thing thermodynamics is just another boring part of Science, this book makes you feel completely interested!! Since the beginning, the main concepts are clarifyed and the difficulty increases with time, but it doesn't bother you anymore because there are no doubts.
One of the bests, but not a perfect
Cengel4 and Moran5 are the two best thermodynamics textbooks. Althought Cengel4 has more information and is more interesting in reading, some readers may lose the main points in the first part of the book, from the first chapter to the chapter of exergy analysis, while Moran5 is not that interesting, but very concise in the first few chapters (it would be better to rearrange the compressibility factor z after the perfect gas). Cengel4's application part is more realistic. Suggestions: Moran5 for the first half part (Cengel4 as the reference book), while Cengel5 for the second half part (Moran5 as the reference book).

A MODEL BOOK FOR TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS
I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE BOOK THERMODYNAMICS BY YUNUS CENGEL AND MICHAEL BOLES AND FOUND IT EXTREMELY USEFUL. THE LANGUAGE IS VERY LUCID AND THE ILLUSTRATIONS PARTICULARLY THE CARTOONS ARE EXTREMELY EDUCATIVE WITH AN ADDED TOUCH OF HUMOR WHICH PENETRATES THE MINDS OF THE STUDENT AND FACULTY. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT AS A HIGH QUALITY TEXT BOOK PARTICULARLY FOR BEGINERS IN ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS.<br /> SIDDHARTHA ROY<br /> FACULTY MEMBER,ICFAI TECH, BHUBANESWAR,INDIA<br /> COURSE INSTRUCTOR,THERMODYNAMICS ... Read more

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This IS THE BOOK of ChE Thermodynamics
I like this book. Rationale:
Not for the undergrad!!!!!!
It always gets to me why university professors think they have to assign an upper-grad level book to undergrads students because their doing a favor for their collegue (author) instead of thinking toward their students. This book is definetly an upper grad level book. It has few examples and is written at a level that is not introductory. I'm not saying this isn't a good book but what I'm saying is it's NOT for the undergraduate student. Professors need to think of their students first!!!!!! The 2 stars are rated toward undergrad level.

My favorite thermo book
This is simply one the best books in the field. Not for casual reader. ... Read more

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Practical
Working your way through the more theoretical books on explosives by, say, Cooper or Zukas and Walters, is fine, but you will be left wanting for a simple, practical guy's knowledge of explosives technolgoy.Cooper's Intro book is the book for you.You might even want to start with this book before going off to the more advanced books.If the math is lacking, the essence of the theory is fairly well captured by Cooper's exposition, and there are plenty of photographs, figures and tables to help you get the ideas.
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An excellent guide for using heat exchangers
Almost all kinds of heat exchangers have introduced by this title! It contains detail and abundant materials about heat exchangers, like charts, equations, and tables. It also contains the detail process for design of heat exchangers. Besides, the examples mentioned by the title are so clear and easy to understand. Well, the title can easily make junior engineers to handle the work of using and design heat exchangers. ... Read more

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Smith & Van Hess preferable!
This book is used as graduate text for GTech, ChBE course, and suffices in context of summarizing a large amount of material on fugacities in mixtures, empirical methods used for prediction and analysis of phase euilibria problems. With no previous exposure to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, I found Smith and Van Hess to be greatly helpful in explaining basic concepts, and providing a lucid, logical development of the subject. While Prausnitz dwells at length on the behavior of mixtures, the development of the subject leaves one wanting for a lot more, and hence this book will always need atleat one complementary text like Smith's book to be a useful text. The topics explained really well in the text include fugacities in gas and liquid mixtures, and calculation of solubilities of solids or gases in liquids. Other areas of thermodynamics are either ignored or coverage is sketchy (for examples treatment of polymers, electrolytes, use of statistical mechanics, etc).

Clearly written , Very good book
The book explains clearly the subjects making easy to understand the topics. I would suggest chem. eng to use it as a tool for understanding any specific subject in phase equilibria. It points out clearly the principles. Any book written by Dr. Prausnitz has high quality.

Good solution thermo, but don't get rid of Smith & Van Ness
This is the text that is used for graduate ChE thermo at Georgia Tech. I found many of the chapters to be very useful and complete. For example, the chapters on estimating fugacities and solubilities in gases and liquids were very well written. However, I found the treatment of some topics, such as equations of state and supercritical fluids to be somewhat superficial and not developed very well in general. Smith & Van Ness and The Properties of Gases and Liquids were useful supplements. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics    2. Chemical Separations    3. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    4. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    5. Liquid-liquid equilibrium    6. Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics    7. Molecular dynamics    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Thermodynamics    12. Science / Thermodynamics