Thermodynamics and Heat Power, Ninth Edition
暫譯: 熱力學與熱能，第九版

第九版的《熱力學與熱能》包含了一系列修訂過的熱力學概念，包括物理性質、過程和能源系統，以幫助工程及工程技術的學生在熱力學入門課程中達成學習成果。這本更新的教材以易於理解的方式為基礎，專注於熱力學的基本原理，並探討可再生能源發電、內燃機、發電廠、暖通空調（HVAC）及應用熱傳遞。書中檢視了能量、熱量和功與熱力學循環的關係，並解釋了流體性質對系統性能的影響。大量的逐步示例和問題使這本書非常適合本科生使用。

這本新版本：

- 以物理為基礎的數學公式和示例，幫助解決問題。
- 每章節內包含廣泛的學習特徵，以及適合課堂和實驗室活動的基本計算練習。
- 包含對適用微積分概念的簡單回顧。
- 使用日常例子來促進對熱科學和工程概念的更好理解。

這本書適合工程及工程技術的本科生。

Professor Irving Granet, PE (1924-1996) was a mechanical and nuclear engineer. Professor Granet graduated from Cooper Union and received a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn. He was also a graduate of the Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology. The author of over 100 technical articles and 20 textbooks on thermodynamics, applied mechanics, heat transfer and nuclear energy,　translated into several languages, Professor Granet worked in both industry and academics. He served with Air Corps overseas as Flight Engineer in World War II and was employed in 1944‐45 on Navy Torpedo project as project engineer on stress and vibration studies. He then rose to Director of Staff Engineering, Nuclear Energy Department, Foster Wheeler Corporation. Irving Granet was also Project Manager in Fairchild Hiller's Republic Aviation Plasma Propulsion Laboratory on nuclear propulsion systems, space radiators, thermodynamic power cycle considerations for generating electric power, and system design and operation for space propulsion.

He retired a full Professor in the City University of New York system teaching courses in the areas of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat power. Professor Granet was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, New York Academy of Sciences, Pi Tau Sigma (international honor society in the field of mechanical engineering) and Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Honor Society). He was additionally listed in American Men of Science, Leaders in American Science and Who's Who in World Engineering.

Dr. Jorge L. Alvarado is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University (TAMU). He holds a joint-appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at TAMU. He teaches courses in the areas of thermal sciences, fluid mechanics, and fluid power. Dr. Alvarado also conducts scholarly research activities in the areas of nanotechnology, micro-scale heat transfer, electronic cooling, phase change materials, thermal storage, bio-fuel combustion, and energy conservation and use of renewable energy in buildings. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering (1991) from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; MS (2000) and PhD (2004) degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Alvarado has worked and collaborated with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Trinity University, among others. His publication record includes scholarly articles in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Renewable Energy, Fuel, Energy and Numerical Heat Transfer, among others. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Thermal and Fluid Engineers (ASTFE), American Society for Engineering Education, and the American Physical Society (APS).

Maurice Bluestein (1941-2017) was a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He taught for 19 years at the undergraduate and graduate levels, following a 25-year career in the biomedical engineering industry. His industrial experience included developing artificial limbs for the Veterans Affairs Department, designing waste management systems for the Apollo space mission, managing the clinical usage of the intra-aortic balloon pump as a cardiac assist device, and using ultrasound imaging to detect carotid artery blockages and to aid in the diagnosis of breast cancer. He received a PhD degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University and MS and BS degrees in mechanical engineering from New York University and the City College of New York, respectively. He authored numerous scientific papers and was the codeveloper of the Wind Chill Temperature Chart used by the weather services of the United States and Canada.

歐文·格拉內特教授 (Irving Granet, PE) (1924-1996) 是一位機械與核能工程師。格拉內特教授畢業於庫珀聯盟學院，並在布魯克林的理工學院獲得機械工程碩士學位。他也是橡樹嶺反應器技術學校的畢業生。作為超過100篇技術文章和20本熱力學、應用力學、熱傳遞及核能教科書的作者，這些作品已翻譯成多種語言，格拉內特教授在工業和學術界都有工作經歷。他在第二次世界大戰期間擔任空軍的飛行工程師，並於1944至1945年在海軍魚雷專案中擔任專案工程師，負責應力和振動研究。隨後，他晉升為福斯特·惠勒公司核能部門的工程主任。歐文·格拉內特還曾在費爾柴爾德·希勒的共和國航空等離子推進實驗室擔任專案經理，專注於核推進系統、太空散熱器、發電的熱力學循環考量，以及太空推進系統的設計與運作。

他在紐約市立大學系統退休，擔任全職教授，教授熱力學、流體力學和熱能等領域的課程。格拉內特教授是美國機械工程師學會、全國專業工程師學會、紐約科學院、Pi Tau Sigma（機械工程領域的國際榮譽學會）和Sigma Xi（科學研究榮譽學會）的成員。他還被列入《美國科學家名錄》、《美國科學領袖》和《世界工程名人錄》。

霍爾赫·L·阿爾瓦拉多博士 (Jorge L. Alvarado) 是德州農工大學 (Texas A&M University, TAMU) 工程技術與工業分配系的教授。他在TAMU的機械工程系擁有聯合任職。他教授熱科學、流體力學和流體動力等領域的課程。阿爾瓦拉多博士還在納米技術、微尺度熱傳遞、電子冷卻、相變材料、熱儲存、生物燃料燃燒以及建築中可再生能源的能源保存與使用等領域進行學術研究。他於1991年在波多黎各馬亞圭斯大學獲得機械工程學士學位；2000年獲得伊利諾伊大學香檳分校的碩士學位，並於2004年獲得該校的博士學位。阿爾瓦拉多博士曾與美國陸軍工兵部隊、威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校和三一大學等機構合作。他的出版紀錄包括在《應用物理快報》、《國際熱質傳遞期刊》、《可再生能源》、《燃料》、《能源》和《數值熱傳遞》等期刊上發表的學術文章。他是美國機械工程師學會 (ASME)、美國熱流體工程師學會 (ASTFE)、美國工程教育學會和美國物理學會 (APS) 的成員。

莫里斯·布魯斯坦 (Maurice Bluestein) (1941-2017) 是印第安納大學-普渡大學印第安納波利斯分校的機械工程技術名譽教授。他在本科和研究生階段教學19年，此前在生物醫學工程行業工作了25年。他的工業經驗包括為退伍軍人事務部開發義肢、為阿波羅太空任務設計廢物管理系統、管理作為心臟輔助裝置的主動脈內氣球泵的臨床使用，以及使用超聲波成像檢測頸動脈阻塞並協助乳腺癌的診斷。他在西北大學獲得生物醫學工程博士學位，並在紐約大學和紐約市立學院分別獲得機械工程碩士和學士學位。他撰寫了多篇科學論文，並共同開發了美國和加拿大氣象服務使用的風寒溫度圖表。