Psychrometric charts, 740–741, 994–995
Psychrometrics, 727–761
air-conditioning processes, 741–758
cooling towers, 758–761
defined, 727
dew point temperature, evaluation of,
731–732
humidity ratio, 728–729, 737–738
mixture enthalpy, 729
moist air, 727–728, 730–731
relative humidity, 729
Pump(s), 184, 186–189
analyzing, 186–187
defined, 184
exergetic efficiency of, 393
isentropic efficiency of, 327–328
modeling considerations with, 184
in Rankine cycle, 435, 443–444
vapor cycle exergy analysis of, 472–473
Pumped-hydro energy storage, 181, 188
Pure substance, defined, 92
P-v diagrams, 96
P-v-T surface, 94–97
Q
Quality (of a mixture), 98
Quasiequilibrium (quasistatic) processes:
defined, 46–47
and internally reversible processes, 246
and state principle, 93
work in, 46–52
R
Radiation, thermal, 56–57
Radiation therapy, 55
Radiation thermometers, 20
Ram effect, 546
Rankine cycle, 433–447
Carnot cycle vs., 442–443
effects of boiler and condenser pressures
on, 441–443
ideal, 437–440
and irreversibilities/losses, 443–447
modeling, 434–436
organic, 464
power plants based on, 427, 428
in vapor power systems, 430–431
Rankine temperature scale, 21
Rayleigh line, 561
Reactants, 778
Reacting systems:
energy balances for, 786–787, 789–797
entropy balances for, 786–787, 810–815
evaluating enthalpy for, 787–789
evaluating entropy for, 809–810
evaluating Gibbs function for, 815–816
exergetic efficiencies of, 829–832
Rectifier (absorption refrigeration systems),
607
Redlich-Kwong equation, 635–637, 933, 983
Reduced pressure, 123
Reduced temperature, 123
Reference states, 108–109
Reference values, 108–109
Reforming, 246, 805
REFPROP, 666
Refrigerants, 100, 600–603
environmental considerations, 601–602
natural, 100, 601–602
performance of, 600
refrigeration without, 602–603
types and characteristics, 600–601
Refrigerant 12, 100, 601
Refrigerant 22, 600–601
pressure table for saturated, 902, 952
superheated (table), 903, 953
temperature table for saturated, 901, 951
Refrigerant 134a, 601
pressure table for saturated, 908, 958
superheated (table), 909, 959
temperature table for saturated, 907, 957
Refrigerant 407-C, 601
Refrigerant 410A, 601
Refrigeration capacity, 592
Refrigeration cycles, 72–73
Carnot, 264
coefficient of performance for, 73–74
corollaries of the second law for, 252–253
limits on coefficients of performance
for, 251
maximum performance measures for,
259–260
Refrigeration systems, 590–608
absorption, 606–608
gas, 612–618
vapor, 590–592
vapor-compression, 592–600
without refrigerants, 602–603
Regeneration, 453–463
with closed feedwater heaters, 458–459
with multiple feedwater heaters, 459–463
with open feedwater heaters, 453–458
Regenerative hybrid vehicle components, 39
Regenerators (regenerative gas turbines),
521–525
and Brayton cycle, 523–525
effectiveness of, 522–523
with intercooling, 528–535
with reheat, 525–527, 532–535
Regions, 6
Reheat, 447–453
regenerator with, 525–527, 532–535
Relative humidity, 729
Renewable energy resources, 180
electricity generation by, 426
hydropower, 180
in power generation, 426–428
Resistance temperature detectors, 20
Reversible processes, 242, 245–246
entropy change in, 292–295
of water, 293–295
Rockets, 550
S
S, see Entropy
Sand deposits, oil from, 392
Saturated air, 728
Saturated liquids, 118–119
Saturation data (for entropy), 284
Saturation pressure, 96
Saturation state, 95
Saturation tables, 103–104
Saturation temperature, 96
SBS (sick building syndrome), 727
Secondary dimensions, 11
Second law of thermodynamics, 236–267
aspects of, 238–239
and Clausius inequality, 264–266
Clausius statement of, 239
entropy statement of, 241–242
and internally reversible processes, 246
and International Temperature Scale of
1990, 256
and irreversible processes, 242–245
Kelvin-Planck statement of, 239–241,
247–248
and Kelvin temperature scale, 253–254
and opportunities for developing
work, 238
and reversible processes, 242, 245–246
and spontaneous processes, 236–237
and thermodynamic cycles, 249–266
uses of, 238–239
violation of, 306, 307
Second T ds equation, 287
Shaft, transmission of power by, 51
Shale:
natural gas from, 426
oil from, 392
Shear stresses, 15
Shock, normal, 560–561
SI base units, 11–12
Sick building syndrome (SBS), 727
Sign convention(s):
for heat transfer, 54
for work, 43
Silicon chip, at steady state, 67–68
Simple compressible systems, 92–93
Simultaneous reactions, 871–874
Single-crystal turbine blades, 539
Smart grids, 430
Sodium-sulfur batteries, 74
SOFCs (solid oxide fuel cells), 806–808
Solar-concentrating power plants, 427
Solar energy, storage of, 111
Solar-photovoltaic power plants, 427
Solar power plants, 428
Solar thermal power plants, 430, 432–433
Solids, properties of, 924, 974
Solid bar, extension of, 40
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), 806–808
Solid wastes, from coal combustion, 436
Solutions, 679
equilibrium constants for, 863–864
ideal, 688–690
Sonic flow, 554
Sonic velocity, 552, 658
Sound:
medical uses of, 554–555
velocity of, 552–555, 658
Sound waves, 552–554, 658
Spark-ignition engines, 494
Specific exergy, 366–368
Specific flow exergy, 378–379
Specific heats (heat capacities), 117–118
of common gases (table), 925, 975
constant, and entropy change of ideal
gas, 291
as constants, 135–141
of ideal gas mixture, 712
in ideal gas model, 130–133
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