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