Fundamentals of Mechanical Sciences: Engineering Thermodynamics

The book is primarily intended for the first-year undergraduate students of all branches of engineering as per the course curriculum of the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT). It is a comprehensive textbook on fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. It gives a detailed description of the theory along with the systematic applications of laws of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to engineering problems. The text is amply illustrated with worked-out examples, tables and diagrams to enable the students to comprehend the subject with ease. It is designed to take students from an elementary level to a level of sound understanding required for the analysis of practical problems.

KEY FEATURES
• Deals with basic principles in a clear and easy-tounderstand style.
• Provides plenty of solved problems in each chapter.
• Unsolved problems with hints and answers are included at the end of each chapter, to develop students’ problem-solving skills.
• Multiple choice questions with answers are provided to help students assess their comprehension of the subject.
• To make the students familiar with the examination pattern, previous years’ WBUT Examination Question Papers are given along with the solutions.