이 책은 열역학의 핵심 내용을 간결하게 정리하고 알기 쉽게 설명하였다. 충분한 양의 예제와 연습 문제를 수록하고, 문제 풀이 과정을 상세히 기술함으로써 학생들이 쉽게 이해하고 스스로 공부할 수 있게 하였다. 연습문제는 주요 핵심 개념을 파악할 수 있는 문제로 구성되어 있으며, 공무원과 중등교사 임용시험 및 기사시험 문제를 함께 수록하여 각종 시험 준비에도 도움이 되게 하였다. 특히 학생들이 편리하게 관련 내용을 알고 이해하는 것을 목적으로 모든 문제의 정답을 수록하고 풀이 과정을 기술하였다.

머리말 / 3 제1장 서론 ··········································································9 1.1 열역학 개요 ·································································11 1.2 용어의 정의 ·································································12 1.3 단위 ············································································17 1.4 일과 동력 및 에너지 ·····················································19 제2장 기본 개념 ·································································31 2.1 비체적과 밀도 ······························································33 2.2 몰과 몰질량 ·································································34 2.3 압력 ············································································35 2.4 열역학 제0법칙과 온도 ··················································39 2.5 열량과 비열 및 열평형 ··················································43 제3장 열역학 제1법칙 ·························································57 3.1 열역학 기본법칙 ···························································59 3.2 내부에너지 ···································································61 3.3 열역학 제1법칙 ·····························································63 3.4 기체의 팽창과 압축에 의한 일 ········································66 3.5 엔탈피 ·········································································71 3.6 정상유동에서 에너지 보존 방정식 ···································75 3.7 교축장치 ······································································82 제4장 순수물질의 상태량 ·····················································93 4.1 순수물질과 상 ······························································95 4.2 증기의 발생 ·································································96 4.3 상변화 과정과 상태량 선도 ··········································101 4.4 액체와 증기의 상태량 ··················································109 제5장 이상기체와 상태방정식 ·············································135 5.1 기체의 상태변화에 대한 기본법칙 ·································137 5.2 이상기체의 상태방정식 ················································138 5.3 정적비열, 정압비열 ·····················································143 5.4 이상기체의 내부에너지와 엔탈피 ··································145 5.5 비열비 ······································································147 5.6 이상기체의 상태변화 ··················································150 5.7* 실제기체의 상태방정식 ··············································167 제6장 열역학 제2법칙 ······················································179 6.1 방향성을 갖는 현상과 열역학 제2법칙 ··························181 6.2 열역학 제2법칙 서술 ··················································184 6.3 열기관 ······································································185 6.4 냉동기와 열펌프 ························································188 6.5 가역과정과 비가역과정 ···············································191 6.6 카르노 사이클과 카르노 열기관 ···································191 6.7 카르노 냉동기와 카르노 열펌프 ···································196 제7장 엔트로피 ································································207 7.1 Clausius 부등식 ·························································209 7.2 엔트로피 변화 ····························································211 7.3 엔트로피 증가 원리 ·····················································215 7.4 엔트로피 관계식 ·························································218 7.5 이상기체의 엔트로피 변화 ············································220 7.6 고체와 액체의 엔트로피 변화 ········································226 7.7 카르노 사이클의 T-S 선도 ···········································229 제8장 기체 동력사이클 ·······················································241 8.1 내연기관 개요 ·····························································243 8.2 엔진에 관한 용어 ························································245 8.3 4행정 사이클 가솔린기관 ·············································249 8.4 공기표준 해석 ·····························································250 8.5 카르노 사이클 ·····························································251 8.6 오토 사이클 ································································254 8.7 디젤 사이클 ································································263 8.8 사바테 사이클 ·····························································270 8.9 스털링 사이클과 에릭슨 사이클 ·····································281 8.10 브레이턴 사이클 ························································284 제9장 증기 동력사이클 ······················································299 9.1 증기원동소의 개요 ·······················································301 9.2 랭킨 사이클 ································································303 9.3 실제 사이클과 이상 사이클의 차이 ································315 9.4 재열 사이클 ································································320 제10장 냉동사이클 ····························································339 10.1 냉동기와 열펌프 ························································341 10.2 역카르노 사이클 ························································345 10.3 증기압축 냉동사이클 ··················································348 10.4 냉매 ·········································································359 연습문제 풀이 및 정답 ·······················································371 부록 ·················································································433 ㆍ 참고문헌 ·········································································454 ㆍ 찾아보기 ·········································································455