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THE THIRD EDITION of Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences presents a balanced coverage of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer packaged in a manner suitable for use in introductory thermal sciences courses. By emphasizing the physics and underlying physical phenomena involved, the text gives students practical examples that allow development of an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of thermal sciences. All the popular features of the previous edition are retained in this edition while new ones are added. Salient Features Everyday examples that students can identify with, followed by the theory and analysis. An integrated and highly intuitive approach to the 1st Law of Thermodynamics unifies, in one chapter, coverage of the 1st Law as it relates to Closed Systems and Control Volumes. Numerous student-friendly examples relate thermal science concepts to students' everyday experiences (i.e., cooking, weight gain, cooling drinks). A structured approach to problem solving is used while maintaining an informal style, giving readers a strong grounding in the concepts of engineering thermal-fluid sciences. Current industrial practices are highlighted by offering two applications chapters to supplement the text. Chapters on the heating and cooling of buildings and the cooling of electronic equipment are available for free download on the book website. Exceptional homework problems--over 2,000 homework problems, including concept, review, design, computer essay, and lab-type problems, are grouped by topic for easy selection. Open-ended problem solving is encouraged and readers are given an early lead-in to design considerations. Numerous realistic economic and safety-related problems are presented to help promote cost, engineering practice, and safety awareness. EES (Engineering Equation Solver) CD-ROM is packaged free with the text. EES is a powerful equation solver with built-in functions and property tables for thermodynamics and transport properties as well as automatic unit checking capability.