Thermodynamics in Nuclear Power Plant Systems

Chapter One: Definitions and Basic Principles Chapter Two: Properties of Pure Substances Chapter Three: Mixture Chapter Four: Work and Heat Chapter Five: First Law of Thermodynamics Chapter Six: The Kinetic Theory of Gases Chapter Seven: Second Law of Thermodynamics Chapter Eight: Reversible Work, Irreversibility, and Exergy (Availability) Chapter Nine: Gas Kinetic Theory of Entropy Chapter Ten: Thermodynamic Relations Chapter Eleven: Combustion Chapter Twelve: Heat Transfer Chapter Thirteen: Heat Exchangers Chapter Fourteen: Gas Power Cycles Chapter Fifteen: Vapor Power Cycles Chapter Sixteen: Circulating Water Systems Chapter Seventeen: Electrical System Chapter Eighteen: Nuclear Power Plants Chapter Nineteen: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chapter Twenty: The Economic Future of Nuclear Power Chapter Twenty One: Safety, Waste Disposal, Containment, and Accidents Appendix A: Table and Graphs Compilations Index