于志家、李香琴、兰忠编著的《化工热力学》共分九章。内容基于读者已学完物理化学课程的热力学基础进行组织，编排次序注重课程内容更好的衔接。第一章是绪论，介绍热力学的发展及热力学第一、第二定律；第二章阐述流体的p-V-T关系；第三章介绍纯组分热力学性质的计算；第四章是混合物热力学性质的计算；第五章为溶液热力学基础；第六章是流体相平衡，重点阐述了汽液平衡计算，对气液与液液平衡亦作了适当的介绍；第七章为流动过程热力学，介绍典型化工过程的流体输运、功能热转换与计算；第八章阐述流体的动力循环与制冷循环；第九章为化工过程的节能分析。前五章重点阐述化工热力学的基础理论，后四章着重体现了化工热力学理论与化工生产实践的结合。

于志家、李香琴、兰忠编著的《化工热力学》应国内高校化工热力学课程双语教学的需要,吸取国内外最新教材的精华,参考国内多数高校执行的48学时安排与双语教学的需要与特点,精选教学内容，采用英文编写。

《化工热力学》讲述并应用热力学基本原理，阐述流体的热力学性质及相平衡，对化工过程进行节能分析。原理阐述简练，例题与习题适量，注重利用热力学原理解决实际化工生产问题。

《化工热力学》共分九章，主要内容有：导论,流体的p-V-T关系，流体的热力学性质，混合物的热力学性质,溶液的热力学性质，流体相平衡，流动、压缩及膨胀过程热力学计算，蒸汽动力循环及制冷循环，化工过程的热力学分析。书中各章都配有例题及一定量的习题。习题设置注意知识点覆盖，并附有答案。

《化工热力学》可作为高等学校化工类专业本科生的双语教学教科书与教学参考书。

Chapter 1 Introduction

 1.1 The Scope of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

 1.2 System and Surroundings

 1.3 The Chemical State and Fluid Properties

 1.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics

  1.4.1 The first law of thermodynamics for controlled mass system

  1.4.2 The first law of thermodynamics for controlled volume system

 1.5 The Second Law of Thermodynamics

  1.5.1 The upper limit for the conversion of heat into work

  1.5.2 Entropy

  1.5.3 Mathematical statement of the second law

 Problems

Chapter 2 Volumetric Properties of Fluids

 2.1 p-V-T Behavior of Pure Substances

 2.2 The Equations of State(EOS)of Fluid

  2.2.1 The EOS of ideal gas

  2.2.2 Virial equations of state

 2.3 Cubic Equations of State

  2.3.1 The van der Waals equation of state

  2.3.2 The Redlich-Kwong(R-K)equation of state

  2.3.3 The Soave-Redlich-Kwong(SRK)equation of state

  2.3.4 The Peng-Robinson(P-R)equation of state

  2.3.5 A generic cubic equation of state

 2.4 Generalized Correlations of Gases

  2.4.1 Theorem of corresponding states

  2.4.2 Generalized cubic EOS

  2.4.3 Two-parameter theorem of corresponding states

  2.4.4 Three-parameter theorem of corresponding states

  2.4.5 Generalized correlations of the second virial coefficient

 2.5 Liquid & Liquid-like Roots of the Generic Cubic EOS

 2.6 Generalized Correlations for Liquids

 Problems

Chapter 3 Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids

 3.1 Property Relations for Homogenous Phases

 3.2 Calculations of Enthalpy and Entropy

 3.3 Residual Properties

 3.4 Residual Properties by EOS

 3.5 Calculations of Liquid Enthalpy and Entropy

 3.6 Generalized Property Correlations for Gases

  3.6.1 Generalized compressibility factor Z for residual enthalpy and residual entropy

  3.6.2 Generalized second virial coefficient for residual enthalpy and residual entropy

 3.7 Thermodynamic Diagrams

 3.8 Tables of Thermodynamic Properties

 3.9 T-S Diagrams

  3.9.1 Heating and cooling processes at isopiestic pressure

  3.9.2 Throttling expansion processes

  3.9.3 Isentropic expansion or compression processes

 3.10 p-H Diagrams

 3.11 H-S Diagrams

 Problems

Chapter 4Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures

 4.1 The Mixing Rules

 4.2 The Calculations of Vm,mix and Zmix

  4.2.1 Amagat’s law(part volume law)combined with Z graphs

  4.2.2 EOS for a mixture of real gases

 4.3 The Calculations of HR and SR

  4.3.1 The calculations of HR and SR by EOS

  4.3.2 The calculations of HR and SR by generalized correlation graphs

 Problems

Chapter 5 Solution Thermodynamics

 5.1 Property Relations for Open Systems and Chemical Potential

 5.2 Partial Properties

 5.3 Fugacity and Fugacity Coefficient

  5.3.1 Fugacity calculations for pure gases

  5.3.2 Fugacity calculations for pure liquids

  5.3.3 Fugacity calculations for species in solution

  5.3.4 Application of Microsoft Excel in the thermodynamic property calculations

 5.4 The Ideal Solution and Standard State

 5.5 Excess Properties and Property Change in Mixing

  5.5.1 Excess properties

  5.5.2 Property change in mixing

  5.5.3 H-x graph

 5.6 Activity and Activity Coefficient

  5.6.1 The Wohl type equations

  5.6.2 The gamma equation based on local composition

  5.6.3 The UNIQUAC and UNIFAC model

 Problems

Chapter 6 Phase Equilibrium

 6.1 The Criterion of Phases Equilibrium

 6.2 Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium

  6.2.1 VLE under low pressures

  6.2.2 VLE under moderate pressures

  6.2.3 VLE under high pressures

 6.3 Gas-Liquid Equilibrium

 6.4 Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium

  6.4.1 LLE phase diagrams

  6.4.2 The stability of liquid solution

  6.4.3 LLE calculations

 6.5 Vapor-Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium (VLLE)

 Problems

Chapter 7 Thermodynamics of Flow Process

 7.1 Conservation of Mass

 7.2 Conservation of Energy

 7.3 Entropy Balance

  7.3.1 Concept of entropy

  7.3.2 Entropy balance

 7.4 Processes Analyzed by Thermodynamics Methods

  7.4.1 Fluid flowing

  7.4.2 Compression process

  7.4.3 Expansion process

  7.4.4 Throttling process

 Problems

Chapter 8Thermodynamics Cycle

 8.1 Carnot-Cycle and Its Anticlockwise Cycle

 8.2 Rankine-Cycle & Steam Power Plant

  8.2.1 Improving of the Carnot engine

  8.2.2 Improving of the Rankine engine

 8.3 Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle

 8.4 Absorption Refrigeration

 8.5 Heat Pump

  8.5.1 A brief historical development of heat pumps

  8.5.2 Vapor compression HP

  8.5.3 Absorption heat pump

 Problems

Chapter 9 Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes

 9.1 Ideal Work

  9.1.1 Non-flowing process

  9.1.2 Steady-state flow process

 9.2 Lost Work

 9.3 Typical Problems

  9.3.1 Tube flow

  9.3.2 Heat transfer

 9.4 Energy Optimization

Problems

Appendix

 Appendix A Conversion Factors and Values of the Gas Constant

 Appendix B Properties of Pure Species

 Appendix C Heat Capacities and Property Changes of Formation

 Appendix D The Lee/Kesler Generalized Correlation Tables

 Appendix E Steam Tables

List of Symbols

Selected Glossary in Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics with Chinese Translation

References