THE FIFTH EDITION IN SI UNITS of Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences presents a balanced coverage of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer packaged in a manner suitable for use in introductory thermal sciences courses. By emphasizing the physics and underlying physical phenomena involved, the text gives students practical examples that allow development of an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of thermal sciences. A special effort is made to help students develop an intuitive feel for underlying physical mechanisms of natural phenomena and to gain a mastery of solving practical problems that an engineer is likely to face in the real world.

THIS EDITION FEATURES:

• A Systematic Solution Procedure
  The problem is first stated and objectives, assumptions and properties identified to provide students with a well-structured approach to problem-solving. The significance of findings is discussed following the solutions.


• Emphasis on Physics
  A special effort is made to help students develop an intuitive feel for underlying physical mechanisms of natural phenomena and to gain a mastery of solving practical problems that an engineer is likely to face in the real world.


• Full colour and extensive illustrations
  Effective use of full color graphics to emphasise key concepts and enhance students’ learning experience.


• Numerous Real World End-of-Chapter Problems
  Each chapter ends with several categories of problems, including Concept Questions to test conceptual understanding, Review Problems to check recall of material and Design and Essay problems to encourage students to make Engineering judgements.

MEDIA RESOURCES:

• The Online Learning Center (www.mheducation.asia/olc/cengel) offers online resources for instructors including PowerPoint^® lecture slides, and complete solutions to homework problems.


• McGraw-Hill’s Complete Online Solutions Manual Organization System (http://cosmos.mhhe.com/) allows instructors to streamline the creation of assignments, quizzes, and tests by using problems and solutions from the textbook, as well as their own custom material.

Visit the book websites for all texts in the series at: www.mheducation.asia/olc/cengel.