Category: Thermodynamics

By Gernot Neugebauer

Mit zunehmender Spezialisierung wachst in der Physik auch das Bestreben nach Vereinheitlichung, nach iiber Das vorliegende Taschenbuch greifenden Theorien. m6chte zeigen, daB die thermodynamische Denkweise in Verbindung mit den relativistischen Vorstellungen iiber Raum und Zeit bei derartigen Bestrebungen sehr niitzlich sein kann. In diesem Sinne haben wir uns bemiiht, ganz llnterschiedliche Teilgebiete der Physik, wie die Hydro- und Elastomechanik, die Elektrodynamik (in Medien) und die Gravitationstheorie mit der Kosmologie aus thermodynamischer Sichtund in relativistischer shape darzustellen. Daneben sollten aber auch jene Fragen, die guy spontan mit clem Begriff "relativistische Therlllo dynamik" verbindet, nicht zu kurz kommen: Wir gehen u. a. auf die Temperatnrtransformation nnd auf die relativistische Formulierung der Warmeleitungsgleichung em. Wohl in keiner physikalischen Disziplin mit Aus nahme der Quantentheorie hat guy so intensiv tiber die physikalischen Grundbegriffe approach, Zustand und Proze13 nachgedacht wie in der Thermodynall1ik. Gegen stand der alteren Thermodynamik waren vor allem die verschiedenen Erschcinungsformen der Energie nnd ihre Umwandelbarkeit. Bereits hier machte es sieh no longer wendig, mechanische, elektrodynamische und physiko chemische Phanomene in die thermodynamischen Unter suchungen einzubeziehen. Neben der Energie gibt es aber noch einige andere additive (extensive) GroBen, die bereits als Eigenschaften der Elementarteilchen vor halldell sin!l lind alleh alll lllaluoskopiselwll Kurper 6 Vorwort beobachtet werden konnen. Zu ihnen gehoren Impuls, Drehimpuls, Masse (Baryonenzahl) und elektrische Ladung. Die heutige phanomenologische Thermodynamik irreversibler Prozesse geht von ihrer Additivitatseigen sehaft aus, bilanziert sie und erklart mit einigen wenigen (experimentell gepriiften) Zusatzannahmen eine Viel zahl physikalischer Erseheinungen.

By M. Necat Ozisik

This e-book introduces the basic options of inverse warmth move difficulties. It offers intimately the fundamental steps of 4 options of inverse warmth move protocol, as a parameter estimation strategy and as a functionality estimation method. those options are then utilized to the answer of the issues of useful engineering curiosity regarding conduction, convection, and radiation. The textual content additionally introduces a formula in response to generalized coordinates for the answer of inverse warmth conduction difficulties in two-dimensional areas.

By Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

Thermodynamics, An Engineering technique, 8th variation, covers the elemental ideas of thermodynamics whereas offering a wealth of real-world engineering examples so scholars get a believe for the way thermodynamics is utilized in engineering perform. this article is helping scholars increase an intuitive figuring out by way of emphasizing the physics and actual arguments. Cengel and Boles discover a number of the points of thermodynamics via cautious motives of innovations and use of various useful examples and figures, having scholars increase priceless abilities to bridge the space among wisdom and the boldness to correctly follow their knowledge.

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By Newhouse S.

By P. W Bridgman

By Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, Margaret B. Bailey

This leading text within the box continues its attractive, readable sort whereas proposing a broader variety of purposes that inspire engineers to benefit the center thermodynamics recommendations. new coauthors support replace the cloth and combine attractive, new difficulties. through the chapters, they specialise in the relevance of thermodynamics to fashionable engineering difficulties. Many correct engineering dependent occasions also are provided to assist engineers version and remedy those difficulties.

By Antony N. Beris

This much-needed monograph offers a scientific, step by step method of the continuum modeling of movement phenomena exhibited inside of fabrics endowed with a posh inner microstructure, resembling polymers and liquid crystals. by means of combining the foundations of Hamiltonian mechanics with these of irreversible thermodynamics, Antony N. Beris and Brian J. Edwards, well known professionals at the topic, expertly describe the complicated interaction among conservative and dissipative procedures. during the publication, the authors emphasize the evaluate of the unfastened power - mostly in line with rules from statistical mechanics - and the way to slot the values of the phenomenological parameters opposed to these of microscopic types. With Thermodynamics of Flowing structures in hand, mathematicians, engineers, and physicists concerned with the theoretical learn of circulate habit in structurally complicated media now have an excellent, self-contained theoretical framework on which to base their modeling efforts.

By Klaus Lucas

Das bewährte Lehrbuch beginnt mit den wichtigsten empirischen Erkenntnissen zu Energie- und Stoffumwandlungen. Es erläutert die thermodynamische examine und das Verhalten fluider Materie, um dann die Gesetze der Massen- und Energieerhaltung sowie der Entropieproduktion zu präsentierten. Zu Kontrollfragen und Aufgaben in jedem Kapitel sind Antworten bzw. Lösungen angegeben. Neu in der 7. Auflage ist die Einführung in die gemeinsamen Grundgesetze der Energie- und Stoffumwandlungen und ein erster Einblick in die Energie-, Verfahrens- und Umwelttechnik.

By Myron Kaufman

Excellent for one- or two-semester classes that suppose trouble-free wisdom of calculus, this article provides the basic techniques of thermodynamics and applies those to difficulties facing homes of fabrics, section variations, chemical reactions, options and surfaces. the writer makes use of rules of statistical mechanics to demonstrate key innovations from a microscopic standpoint, in addition to improve equations of kinetic thought. The ebook offers end-of-chapter query and challenge units, a few utilizing Mathcadв„ў and Mathematicaв„ў; an invaluable word list containing very important symbols, definitions, and devices; and appendices overlaying multivariable calculus and priceless numerical equipment.

By Myer Kutz

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