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Part Ⅰ Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines

 1.1 Definition of a Fluid and Classification of Fluid Flow

 1.2 Historical Development of Fluid Mechanics

 1.3 The Characteristics of Fluids

 1.4 Scope Significance and Trend of Fluid Mechanics

 1.5 The Principles of Fluid Machines

 1.6　Turbulent Flow

 1.7 Flow of Gas Through a Nozzle

Part Ⅱ Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

2.1 Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics

2.2 Thermodynamic Systems

2.3 General Characteristics of Heat Transfer

2.4 Necessity of Studying Heat Transfer

2.5 Conduction

2.6 Natural Convection

2.7 Radiation

2.8 Heat and Work

Part Ⅲ Fuels and Combustion

3.1 Heat of Combustion

3.2 Oil and Gas

3.3 Fuel-ash

3.4 The Mechanisms of Gaseous Fuels Combustion

3.5 The Combustion of Liquid Fuels and Solid Fuels

3.6 Nuclear Fuels

3.7 Liquid By-product Fuels

3.8 Solid By-product Fuels

Part Ⅳ Refrigeration and Aircondifioning

4.1 The Ideal Basic Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle

4.2 Refrigerant Evaporators

4.3 Refrigeration

4.4 Absorption Heat Pumps

4.5 Comfort and Discomfort

4.6 Compressor Failure

4.7 Operation and Maintenance of the Airconditioning Plant

Part Ⅴ Boiler

5.1 Boilers

5.2 Stokers

5.3 Boiler Circulation

5.4 Fossil-fuel Boilers for Electrie Utilities

5.5 Spreader Stoker

5.6 Economizers and Air Heaters

5.7 Selection of Coal-burning Equipment

5.8 Oil and Gas Burning Equipment

5.9 Draft

5.10 Gas and Fuel Oil - fired Furnaces

5.11 Boiler Design

5.12 Superheaters and Reheaters

Part Ⅵ Turbine

6.1 Steam Turbine

6.2 Gas Turbine

6.3 Compressor

6.4 Gas Turbine Plants

6.5 Types of Turbines

6.6 Current Practice and Trends of Turbine

6.7 The Modem Steam Power Plant

6.8 Wind Turbines

Part Ⅶ Enviromnental Protection, Corrosion and Others

7.1 Ash Removal and Disposal

7.2 Oil-ash Corrosion

7.3 Control of Pollutant Gases

7.4 Fans

7.5 Stokers

7.6 History of Steam Generation and Use

7.7 Steam Separation

7.8 Pulverizers

7.9 Steam Application

7.10 Air Pollution

7.11 Pressure Measurement

7.12 Temperature Measurement