A comprehensive introduction to thermal sciences, for engineering students in their junior and senior years, covering the basic principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. The emphasis is on physics and physical arguments so as to develop an understanding of the subject matter.

Part 1 Thermodynamics: basic concepts of thermodynamics; properties of pure substances; energy transfer by heat, work and mass; the first law of thermodynamics; the second law of thermodynamics; entropy - a measure of disorder; power and refrigeration cycles. Part 2 Fluid mechanics: basic concepts of fluid mechanics; fluid statics; Bernoulli energy and momentum equations; flow in pipes; flow over bodies - drag and lift. Part 3 Heat transfer: mechanisms of heat transfer; steady heat conduction; transient heat conduction; forced convection; natural convection; radiation heat transfer; heat exchangers. Part 4 Appendices: property tables and charts (SI Units); property tables and charts (English Units); about the software - application chapters available on the Web; heating and cooling of buildings; cooling of electronic equipment.