Publisher's Synopsis
Volume one of this two-volume set presents a simplified technique for the practical application of thermodynamics by students, engineers, materials scientists, geologists, chemists and others concerned with metals/materials-related problems. This technique incorporates Kirchoff's law as a four-step procedure structured around a thermodynamic loop or "TL" similar to that used to describe engine performance in mechanical systems. The four steps include: graphical characterizations; application of principles; data acquisition; and computation.;The TL approach affords the reader a framework for using a vast store of tabulated and graphical data, including phase diagrams. This text places an emphasis on solving practical problems rather than generating new data, therefore, engineering estimates are sufficient for most of the problems presented.;Volume two provides solutions to the example problems presented in volume one, and introduces the reader to problems of a wider scope that extend the application of the thermodynamic loop.
