Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics [Hardcover]

Michael J. Moran (Author), Howard N. Shapiro (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471317136 | ISBN-13: 978-0471317135 | Publication Date: July 15, 2000 | Edition: 4

The revision of this market-leading text offers more to students and to faculty. Responding to market requests, significant new pedagogy has been added to make the text an easier study tool. In addition, more qualitative material has been included to help students understand chapter content at a conceptual level. A new art program gives more realism to engineering devices and systems. To help faculty and students, a new technology package has been developed that includes a website (Thermodynamics Design Online), an Instructor's CD-ROM, and IT V2.0.

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From the Back Cover

A proven pedagogical framework gives students the support they need!

Now with an even stronger pedagogical framework, Moran & Shapiro’s Fifth Edition of Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics presents a comprehensive treatment of engineering thermodynamics. The text helps you develop a deeper and more complete understanding of the subject.

Here’s how Moran & Shapiro’s approach works:

• New Thermodynamics in the News items tie reports from the popular press, such as fuel cells, to concepts covered in the text.
• A strong problem-solving methodology encourages readers to develop an orderly approach to problem solving, think systematically, and reduce typical errors.
• End-of-chapter materials builds problem-solving skills in three modes: Conceptual (Exercises: Things Engineers Think About); Skill building (Problems: Developing Engineering Skills); and Exploration (Design and Open-Ended Problems: Exploring Engineering Practice).
• Online study guide, including key concepts summaries and additional homework problems with answers and selected solutions, offer tools to test your understanding of chapter material.
• Design/Open-Ended Problems provide brief design experiences that provide opportunities to think creatively, apply constraints, and consider alternatives.
• Thorough development of the second law, featuring the entropy production concept and energy analysis, provide a state-of-the-art introduction to second law analysis.
• IT: Interactive Thermodynamics software (purchased separately) features property data calculation, systems modeling, and “what if’ calculation capabilities, so you can explore more realistic thermodynamic system behavior.
• ThermoNet tutorials for basic engineering concepts feature animations, pop-up quizzes, and additional worked examples. Available through the book’s website.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Michael J Moran, The Ohio State University
Howard N. Shapiro, Iowa State University of Science & Technology

Product Details

• Hardcover: 918 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (July 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471317136
• ISBN-13: 978-0471317135
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #624,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #13 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Engineering

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many words, but lots of examples, November 8, 2004

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Eduardo Antico "..." (...) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics (Hardcover)

This book crossed my path three times. First was my undergrad thermo course, as a prescribed text. I thought it was a little wordy but the verbosity did not contribute to my understanding. The more they tried to explain the concepts (e.g., on Kelvin's and Clausius' statements of the second law of thermodynamics), the more confusing they became. Needless to say, I didn't do too well. That, however, was another story.

The second time was in my masters studies, and I was the TA for an undergrad thermo course (go figure). I took some examples and exercises for my students. But it still didn't change my opinion on it. Locating anything on thie text would take forever because one would have to peel through layers of words.

The third time, and (hopefully) the last was in my Ph.D. programme. I was flipping through the pages on the advanced topics (Maxwell's relations, Clapeyron's equation, etc.,etc.). Their treatment were simply too trivial, and, with the lack of depth, I promptly put it back to the shelf.

Moran and Shapiro are, no doubt, authorities on thermodynamics, and I respect them very much as experts in their areas. In their writing, it is quite clear that, they assume understanding can be achieved by loading concepts with words, the more the merrier. In my opinion, if is more effective to go through the major concepts succinctly and formally, and go through their implications in more detail. I think, this book fails utterly it this respect.

On the merit of its extensive collection of examples and exercises, I only recommend this book as supplemental. As anything beyond that, however, the shear amount of diction alone will spell frustration for the novice, and redundance for the adept.

Finally, I think Cengel, and Holman do a much better job presenting the concepts at a beginner's level. For the advanced topics (sans stat. mech. and quantum), I would opt for Callen, and Hatsopoulos and Keenan (if you can get your hands on it), with the latter as a reference. Finally, for statistical and quantum mechanics, I would recommend Carter for a starter, and Atkins (Physical Chemistry) will do very well to fill the holes.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A College level book, August 4, 2000

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Jason Berrio (Houston, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)

Warning, this book is a college level Thermodynamics book written for students who are pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. As one reviewer pointed out, this book, unfortunately, will force you to think and will not simply provide you with the formulas necessary to solve all the problems in the back. I purchased this book as a supplement to the required text for the thermo course I was taking. I found it extremely helpful in filling in the gaps left by my text with many thorough example problems. I have recommended this book to our faculty as a replacement to our current text.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cengel4 or MoranShapiro5? A matter of taste only!, April 7, 2004

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Bookinfo (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics (Hardcover)

To all eng thermo learners: i did an intensive comparison of Cengel4 and MoranShapiro5 whenever on the john. Sonntag6 was out-of-race: book really bad (in comparison to the two in question), so let's not talk about it any further. So the remaining top-sellers, they are *the* most widely-used most popular intro texts (the very first two semesters on thermo for engineering students) available; very comprehensive (~800pages) and extremely modern in didactics, layout, and content presentation. No wonder that they are the two best-sold intro texts. Question: which is better?
Results: Both are 100% equally top choices (and 95% equal in teaching text) and in the end it s only a matter of taste and peripheral preferences. My personal peripheral preference would be the "Which one s the better deal (US $)?". Well, MoranShapiro5 is a little harder to read (it uses one colour only: pics, drawings, and images all in GREEN, aarrgh!) and not as nicely layout as Cengel4. But text is a little more detailed and the examples are much longer, and a bit harder and thus more detailed too! Number of examples seems to be higher too (!?) ("So, if you re not a dummie (=total beginner), go for S/M as text and ref!"). Furthermore, the WileyInternationalEdition comes in HARDCOVER whereas the McGraw-HillInternationEdtion comes in PAPERBACK. Both books feature a student book companion site or online learning center. The Wiley book site has the fantastic "ThermoNet"-website, and instructors will find digitized solutions to all text problems. The McGraw-Hill book site does not offer much neither to the student nor to the instructor. Textwise, Cengel *is* better. Easier to read, grasp, learn, and understand. And apply ("So, the best thermo book for dummies is Cengel!"). VERY VERY nice layout, VERY attractive and fun to work with. An enjoyable reading. A bit more fun than Moran's. But as explained, all in all the better deal would be MoranShapiro5. Moran's text is the more serious one: useful as text *and* reference. Cengel's book-for-dummies is very useful for total beginners and poor learners. Well, if you *now* begin to complain that neither Cengel's nor Moran's book pleases you, then you wont find any other good intro tome ('picture book'). These two intro tomes *are* the best, there are no better on the market. Choose one of the two, or dont buy any intro text on eng thermo! If you dont like these two books because eng thermo is too hard for you, then please have a close look at Octave Levenspiel's intro text "Understanding Engineering Thermo". This might be the best to start with then. For you.