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