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Modern Engineering Thermodynamics

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List of Symbols<br />

A<br />

a<br />

B<br />

COP<br />

CR<br />

c<br />

c p<br />

c v<br />

E<br />

e<br />

F<br />

G<br />

g<br />

Availability and area<br />

Specific availability, A/m<br />

Magnetic induction<br />

Coefficient of performance<br />

Compression ratio<br />

Specific heat of a liquid or solid<br />

Constant pressure specific heat<br />

Constant volume specific heat<br />

Energy and electric field strength<br />

Specific energy, E/m<br />

Force<br />

Gibbs function<br />

Acceleration of gravity<br />

g c 32.174 lbm · ft/l(lbf · s 2 )<br />

H Total enthalpy and magnetic field strength<br />

h Specific enthalpy, H/m, and convective heat<br />

transfer coefficient<br />

I Irreversibility<br />

_I Irreversibility rate<br />

i Specific irreversibility, I/m, and electric<br />

current<br />

KE Kinetic energy<br />

ke Specific kinetic energy, KE/m<br />

K e Chemical equilibrium constant<br />

k t Thermal conductivity<br />

k specific heat ratio, c p /c v<br />

L Length<br />

L ik Phenomenological coefficients<br />

L qr Coupling coefficient<br />

L sr Coupling coefficient<br />

m Mass<br />

_m Mass flow rate<br />

M Molecular mass<br />

n Number of moles<br />

P<br />

PE<br />

pe<br />

PR<br />

p<br />

p sat<br />

p i<br />

p r<br />

q<br />

Q<br />

_Q<br />

R<br />

R<br />

S<br />

s<br />

S p<br />

_S P<br />

t<br />

T<br />

T sat<br />

T r<br />

U<br />

u<br />

V<br />

V<br />

v<br />

w<br />

W<br />

Ẇ<br />

x<br />

X<br />

y<br />

Z<br />

Polarization<br />

Potential energy<br />

Specific potential energy, PE/m<br />

Pressure ratio<br />

Pressure<br />

Saturation pressure<br />

Partial pressure of species i<br />

Reduced pressure<br />

Heat transfer per unit area, Q/A<br />

Heat transfer<br />

Heat transfer rate<br />

Individual gas constant and electrical<br />

resistance<br />

Universal gas constant<br />

Total entropy<br />

Specific entropy, S/m<br />

Entropy production<br />

Entropy production rate<br />

Time<br />

Temperature and torque<br />

Saturation temperature<br />

Reduced temperature<br />

Total internal energy<br />

Specific internal energy, U/m<br />

Velocity<br />

Volume<br />

Specific volume, V/m<br />

Mass fraction<br />

Work<br />

Work rate (power)<br />

Quality<br />

Generalized thermodynamic force<br />

Degree of chemical dissociation<br />

Height and compressibility factor<br />

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