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THIS book deals briefly with the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and their applications to some of the more common problems in mechanical engineering. The subject matter includes work on the general properties of gases and vapours the flow of fluids through nozzles ; elementary consideration of the steam turbine and reciprocating engine ; refrigeration ; fuels and combustion.
Elementary Engineering Thermodynamics.
By Prof. Theodore H. Taft. Pp. v + 229. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1933.) 16s. 6d. net.
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Elementary Engineering Thermodynamics . Nature 134, 344 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134344c0
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