Based on courses for students of science, engineering, and systems science atthe Zurich University of Applied Sciences at Winterthur, this text approachesthe fundamentals of thermodynamics from the point of view of continuum physics. By describing physical processes in terms of the flow and balance of physical quantities, the author achieves a unified approach to hydraulics, electricity, mechanics and thermodynamics. In this way, it becomes clear that entropy is the fundamental property that is transported in thermal processes (i.e., heat), and that temperature is the corresponding potential. The resulting theory of the creation, flow, and balance of entropy provides the foundation of a dynamical theory of heat. This extensively revised and updated second edition includes new material on dynamical chemical processes, thermoelectricity, and explicit dynamical modeling of thermal and chemical processes. To make the book more useful for courses on thermodynamics and physical chemistry at different levels, coverage of topics is divided into introductory and more advanced and formal treatments. Previous knowledge of thermodynamics is not required, but the reader should be familiar with basic electricity, mechanics, and chemistry and should have some knowledge of elementary calculus. The special feature of the first edition - the integration of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and chemical processes -- has been maintained and strengthened. First revised edition of a successful text/reference in fourteen years More than 25 percent new material Provides a unified approach to thermodynamics and heat transport in fundamental physical and chemical processes Includes worked examples, questions, andproblem sets for use as a teaching text or to test the reader's understandingIncludes many system dynamics models of laboratory experiments INDICE: Introduction: From Metaphors to Models of Heat.- PART I: Fluids, Electricity, and Energy.- Storage and Flow of Fluids.- Electricity, Fluids, andOscillatory Systems.- Energy in Physical Processes.- PART II: Thermal and Chemical Processes.- Storage, Flow, and Production of Heat.- Transport of Substances.- The Response of Gases and Radiation to Heat.- Chemical Reactions and Heat.- Transport of Heat.- Minimization of Entropy Production.- PART III: A Dynamical Theory of Heat.- Thernodynamics of Uniform Processes.- Chemical processesin uniform fluid systems.- Laws of balance in continuous processes.- Thermodynamics of continuous processes.- PART IV: Special Processes and Systems.- Conduction and Thermoelectricity.- Radiation and Radiative Transport of Heat.- Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer.- Phase Changes and Engines.- Mixtures and Solutions.
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-7603-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 700
- Fecha Publicación: 27/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés