This authoritative textbook will cover the principal topics in
thermodynamics for officer cadets studying Merchant Navy Marine
Engineering Certificates of Competency (CoC) as well as the core syllabi
in thermodynamics for undergraduate students in marine engineering,
naval architecture and other marine technology related programmes. It
will cover the laws of thermodynamics and of perfect gases, their
principles and application in a marine environment.
This new edition will be fully updated to reflect the recent changes to
the Merchant Navy syllabus and current pathways to a sea-going
engineering career, including National Diplomas, Higher National Diploma
and degree courses. This new content will focus on how the the formulae
and calculations apply to the actual workplace, and these updates will
open up the potential market in the UK as well as appealing to more of
the international market.
Each chapter has fully worked examples interwoven into the text, with
test examples at the end of each chapter. Other revisions include new
material on combined steam and motor propulsion systems, expanded
sections on different IC engine cycles, information on the modern use of
steam and gas turbines for the production of electrical power, and more.