

The text is well suited for curriculums that have a common introductory course or a two-course sequence on thermal-fluid sciences. Most chapters are practically independent of each other and can be covered in any order.

Cimbala, and the heat transfer portion is based on Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach by Y. Boles, the fluid mechanics portion is based on Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications by Y. The thermodynamics portion of this text is based on the text Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach by Y. T his text is an abbreviated version of standard thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer texts, covering topics that engineering students are most likely to need in their professional lives.
