Which is the best book for BASIC THERMODYNAMICS 3

[icadian]

Please suggest the best book for basic thermodynamics according to their personal views and also mention the speciality of the book ie theory,numericals

 

[walz]

McKonky from McGraw Hill Seiers

 

[MortenA]

I really like Smith & Van Ness "Introduction to chemical engineering thermodynamics" Even though it perhaps goes a bit further than "basic". ISBN 0-07-100303-7

Best regards

Morten

 

[vpl]

This one has the advantage of being free:

http://web.mit.edu/lienhard/

http://www/ahtt.html

Patricia Lougheed

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[SomptingGuy]

"Engineering Thermodynamics: Work and Heat Transfer"
Gordon Rogers, Yon Mayhew

As a student, I bought the recommended text from the University library, but hated it. My GF had used the above during her student years, which was much better. Shame I had to give it back when we went our separate ways really.

- Steve

 

[zekeman]

By far, the best and clearest introductory book on Thermodynamics I ever read was the "bible", Heat and Thermodynamics, by Zemansky,Mcgraw Hill,1937, 1943,....1968

I believe his last edition was the 5th in 1968. Unfortunately another author, Dittman was added to the later versions with mixed reviews. I have not read it.

Zemansky, in my opinion was also a great teacher of Thermodynamics which gave me my first taste of this fascinating subject.

 

[sailoday28]

zekeman (Mechanical)
You answered the question relating to Thermodynamics.
I believe the authors were at CCNY.

At graduate school (CCNY) we also used Thermodynamics by Keenan.