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δh = qp
δs = q/t
δs = ∫(dq/t)
δu = q - w

A

Absolute entropy
Absolute temperature
Absorber
Absorption refrigeration
Actual combustion
Actual performance
Adiabatic compression
Adiabatic flame temperature
Adiabatic mixing
Adiabatic process
Adiabatic process equation
Advanced gas turbine technology
Air conditioning
Air conditioning systems
Air specific heat
Air-fuel ratio
Air-source heat pump
Aircraft engines
Amagat's Law
Ammonia
Apparent molecular weight
Atmospheres
Atmospheric stability
Automotive exhaust diffusers
Availability
Azeotrope

B

Beattie-Bridgeman Equation
Behavior of gases under different conditions
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
Bernoulli's Equation
Biofuels
Boiler
Boundary Work
Boyle's Law
Brake horsepower
Brayton Cycle

C

C_p
C_v
Cal/g·°c
Calculating thermodynamic properties
Calorie
Calorific value
Calorimetry
Carnot Cycle
Carnot Efficiency
Carnot Efficiency Equation
Carnot engine
Carnot Equation
Carnot's Theorem
Celsius
Central air conditioning
Cetane number
CFCs
Change in volume upon vaporization
Charles's Law
Chemical Equilibrium
Clapeyron Equation
Clausius
Clausius Inequality
Clausius-Clapeyron Equation
Closed System
Closed system exergy balance
Coefficient of performance
Coefficient of performance (COP)
Collision frequency
Colloid
Combined cycle
Combined Cycle Power Plant
Combustion
Combustion analysis
Combustion efficiency
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