Engineering thermodynamics

distinct forms that different phases of matter take on

reaction engine which generates thrust by jet propulsion

reference values for temperature and pressure

region in a substance throughout which all physical properties are essentially uniform; region of material that is chemically uniform, physically distinct, (often) mechanically separable

pressure exterted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium

physical law that the pressure of a mixture of ideal gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of its constituents

hypothetical pressure of gas if it alone occupied the volume of the mixture at the same temperature

equation describing the state of matter under a given set of physical conditions

law of thermodynamics

equation of state that generalizes the ideal gas law

a gas law that states that the amount of dissolved gas is proportional to its partial pressure in the gas phase

quantity measuring the energy per unit of mass or volume that some substance releases upon oxidation

temperature change of a real gas when undergoing a throttled expansion without heat transfer

tendency of a substance to vaporize

relation between vapour pressure and temperature

performance measure of a device that uses thermal energy, expressed as the ratio of work done over thermal energy used

air that has been condensed into a liquid

assertion that all fluids, when compared at the same reduced temperature and reduced pressure, have approximately the same compressibility factor and all deviate from ideal gas behavior to about the same degree

empirical algebraic equation of state more precise than the Van der Waals equation

device to heat air in preparation for a following process

thumb|400px|Types of recuperator, or cross plate heat exchanger A recuperator is a counter-flow energy recovery heat exchanger that recovers waste heat in the supply and exhaust air streams of an air-handling system or in the exhaust gases of an industrial process. Generally, they extract heat from the exhaust and use it to preheat air entering the combustion system, reducing the need for fuel and boosting the system's energy efficiency.

method of rocket engine operation

measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture

Model in physical chemistry

concept in thermodynamics

linear relationship between the temperatures at which two solutions exert the same vapour pressure