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NON-EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS FOR
ENGINEERS
by S Kjelstrup (Norwegian University of Science and
Technology, Norway), D Bedeaux (Norwegian University of
Science and Technology, Norway), E Johannessen (Statoil
ASA, Norway) & J Gross (University of Stuttgart,
Germany)
272pp
978-981-4322-15-7: US$68 / Â42 Â US$51 /
Â31.50
The book describes in a simple and practical way what
non-equilibrium thermodynamics is and how it can add to engineering
fields. It explains how to describe proper equations of transport, more
precise than used so far, and how to use them to understand the waste
of energy resources in central unit processes in the industry. It
introduces the entropy balance as an additional equation to use, to
create consistent thermodynamic models, and a systematic method for
minimizing energy losses that are connected with transport of heat,
mass, charge, momentum and chemical reactions.
Contents:
- Scope
- Why Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics?
- The Entropy Production in One-Dimensional Flow
- Flux Equations and Transport Coefficients
- Non-isothermal Multi-Component Diffusion
- Systems with Shear Flow
- Chemical Reactions
- The Lost Work in the Aluminum Electrolysis
- The State of Minimum Entropy Production and
Optimal Control Theory
- The State of Minimum Entropy Production in
Selected Process Units
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