本书按国家教委颁发的《大学英语专业阅读阶段的教学基本要求》规定组织编写的专业英语教材。本册内容包括工程热力学、流体力学、传热学、燃气概况等。全书安排16个单元，每单元除正课文外，还配有两篇阅读材料，均配有必要的注释。正课文还配有词汇表和练习，书后配有总词汇表、参考译文和练习答案。本书供本专业学生三年级上半学期使用，也可供有关专业人员自学英语参考。

UNIT ONE
Text Basic Concepts and Definitions
Reading Material AThermodynamic Systems
Reading Material BPressure
UNIT TWO
Text Application of the Principles of Thermodynamics to Steady-Flow Components of Engineering Systems
Reading Material APower and Enthalpy
Reading Material BThe First Law of Thermodynamics
UNIT THREE
Text Equations of State
Reading Material AVan Der Waals Equation of State
Reading Material BEquilibrium
UNIT FOUR
Text The Ideal Basic Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle
Reading Material AProbability and Entropy
Reading Material BEntropy and the Third Law
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