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Engineering Thermodynamics and 21st Century Energy Problems

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This book is organized as a textbook companion. It is meant to supplement and complement other more technically focused thermodynamics textbooks. It is organized into stand-alone modules that parallel the general development of most thermodynamics texts, so that students and instructors can engage this book as little or as much as time permits.

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Riley, D. (2012). What and Why?. In: Engineering Thermodynamics and 21st Century Energy Problems. Synthesis Lectures on Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-79342-4_2

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