Unit 1 Thermodynamics Foundation 1
Intensive Reading Basic Concepts and Definitions 1
Extensive Reading Thermodynamic Systems 4
Reading Material Pressure 6
Unit 2 Thermodynamics Application 8
Intensive Reading Application of the Principles of Thermodynamics to Steady-flow Components of Engineering Systems 8
Extensive Reading Power and Enthalpy 11
Reading Material The First Law of Thermodynamics 12
Unit 3 Gaseous Fuel 15
Intensive Reading Manufactured Gases 15
Extensive Reading Gaseous Fuels 19
Reading Material The Future of Plastic Pipe at Higher Pressures 20
Unit 4 Application of Gas Fuel 23
Intensive Reading New Areas of Gas Consumption 23
Extensive Reading Liquefied Petroleum Gas（LPG） 26
Reading Material Coal-related Gases 28
Unit 5 Pipeline Network 30
Intensive Reading Network Planning 30
Extensive Reading The Industrial Cogeneration 33
Reading Material The Diaphragm Tank 34
Unit 6 Combustion Equipment 36
Intensive Reading Smoke Tube Economic Boiler 36
Extensive Reading Stoichiometric Combustion of Oil Fuels 40
Reading Material Furnace and Boiler 41
Unit 7 Thermal Comfort in Building 44
Intensive Reading Comfort and Discomfort 44
Extensive Reading Ceiling Heating 47
Reading Material Underfloor Heating 48
Unit 8 Compressor 50
Intensive Reading Compressor Failure 50
Extensive Reading Compressor Overheating Due to Electrical Problems 53
Reading Material District Heating and Cooling Systems 55
Unit 9 Odorization System 57
Intensive Reading Injection Odorization System Design 57
Extensive Reading Safer Repair of Plastic Pipe 61
Reading Material Computers Analyze Odorant Concentration 62
Unit 10 Floor Heating System 65
Intensive Reading Floor Heating：Achieving Thermal Comfort in Artificial Environments 65
Extensive Reading Floor Heating Design Criteria 68
Reading Material System Economics and Design Optimization of Floor Heating System 69
Unit 11 Gas Engineering 72
Intensive Reading New Emphasis on Natural Gas Storage 72
Extensive Reading SCADA Cuts Pipeline 76
Reading Material Flow Measurement up Grade Enables Cost-effective Monitoring 78
Unit 12 Gas Transmission 80
Intensive Reading Gas Gathering and Transport 80
Extensive Reading Gas-water Systems and Dehydration Processing 82
Reading Material Gas and Liquid Separation 84
Unit 13 Natural Gas Property 87
Intensive Reading Volumetric Behavior of Natural Gas Containing Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide 87
Extensive Reading How to Estimate Size Cost of Producing Equipment 90
Reading Material Foam Insulation Reduces Gathering System Costs 92
Unit 14 Air Conditioning System 95
Intensive Reading Introduction to VAV Systems 95
Extensive Reading Test Method of the Air Conditioning Plant 98
Reading Material Air Conditioning Water System Characteristics 100
Unit 15 Heating System 102
Intensive Reading Heat Transmission and Distribution Systems 102
Extensive Reading Infiltration Heat Loss 105
Reading Material Cast-Iron Radiators 107
Unit 16 Refrigeration Principle 109
Intensive Reading Ideal Basic Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle 109
Extensive Reading Probability and Entropy 113
Reading Material Entropy and the Third Law 114
Unit 17 Basic Characteristics of Fluid 117
Intensive Reading Variation of Pressure in A Static Fluid 117
Extensive Reading Compressible and Incompressible Fluids 121
Reading Material Transient Heat Flow 122
Unit 18 Basic Principles of Pipe Flow 124
Intensive Reading Incompressible,Steady,and Uniform Turbulent Flow in Circular Cross-section Pipes 124
Extensive Reading Laminar and Turbulent Flow 128
Reading Material Pipe Networks 129
Unit 19 Convection 131
Intensive Reading Natural Convection 131
Extensive Reading Forced Convection 134
Reading Material Convection 135
Unit 20 Construction and Development of Pipeline Engineering 137
Intensive Reading Pipeline Construction 137
Extensive Reading Europe's Border Gas Trade on the Rise 139
Reading Material Strategies Coping with Challenges of Natural Gas Development 140
Appendix 147
Appendix Ⅰ Basic Knowledge of Professional English（专业英语基础知识） 147
Appendix Ⅱ Word Formation（构词法） 151
Appendix Ⅲ Translation of Professional English（专业英语的翻译） 156
Appendix Ⅳ Technique of Fast Reading（快速阅读技巧） 164
Appendix Ⅴ Writing of Scientific Paper（科技论文的写作） 168
References 186