Welcome to Engineering Thermodynamics, I hope that you will be able to use the resources provided here to deepen your understanding of thermodynamics and to be able to apply its basic principles in school and in practice.  

Dr. M. David Burghardt (aka Dr. B) 


All the resources are freely available, 

 

https://sites.hofstra.edu/m-d-burghardt/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2019/07/Engineering-Thermodynamics35M.pdf 



https://sites.hofstra.edu/m-d-burghardt/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2019/07/Solution_Manual-_Engr-Thermo_-Burghardt.pdf 


And there are video lectures for the two courses that I teach, essentially the first half of the text and the second half of the text. 

link 1     The videos are for chapters 1 and 2, introducing thermodynamics and basic concepts. 

link 2     The videos are for chapter 3, a foundational chapter that introduces the first law of 
               thermodynamics and applies it to a variety of situations.  

link 3     The videos are for chapter 4 which explains how to determine properties of pure substances
               like water and selected refrigerants.  

link 4      The videos are for chapter 5 which explains the determination of properties for ideal and
               actual gases.  

link 5      The videos are for chapter 6 which introduces some new concepts expanding on 
               chapters 3, 4, and 5. 

link 6      The videos are for chapter 7 which introduces the concept of the second law of
               thermodynamics and the Carnot cycle. 

link 7      The videos are for chapter 8 which expands on the concept of the second law of
                thermodynamics and introduces the property called entropy. 

link 8       The videos are for chapter 9 which further explores the second law with the introduction of
                the concept of availability (exergy). 

link 9       The videos are for chapter 11 which examines gas mixtures and gas/vapor mixtures.  

link 10      The videos are for chapter 12 which examines the combustion process with a focus on
                 conservation of mass and energy. 

link 11      The videos are for chapter 13 which examines internal combustion engines. 

link 12      The videos are for chapter 14 which examines gas turbine engines with a focus on gas
                  turbines used for electric power generation. 

link 13      The videos are for chapter 15 which focuses on steam vapor power cycles, those cycles used
                 in power plants that generate much of the electricity that is produced.  

link 14      The videos are for chapter 16 which focuses on refrigeration and air conditioning systems.