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Engineering thermodynamics is concerned chiefly with the conversion of heat derived from combustion into work; it also embraces the use of heat from other sources; the transfer of heat by conduction, convection and radiation; and the ‘pumping’ of heat. There are many other physical and chemical aspects which are outside the scope of this book.
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© 1983 Peter Polak
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Polak, P. (1983). Introduction. In: Theory and Practice in Engineering Thermodynamics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17235-1_1
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