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Nonequilibrium thermodynamics : transport and rate processes in physical and biological systems /

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The book begins with a brief review of equilibrium systems and transport and rate processes, then covers the following areas: theory of nonequilibrium thermodynamics; dissipation function; entropy and exergy; analysis and case studies on using the second law of thermodynamics; economic impact of the...

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Main Author: Demirel, Yaşar
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
Transport theory.
Thermodynamique irréversible.
Théorie du transport.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > Thermodynamics.
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
Transport theory
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Frontmatter; Chapter 1: Equilibrium Thermodynamics; Chapter 2: Transport and Rate Processes; Chapter 3: Linear Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; Chapter 4: Balance Equations and Entropy Generation; Chapter 5: Entropy and Exergy; Chapter 6: Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics; Chapter 7: Thermoeconomics; Chapter 8: Diffusion; Chapter 9: Heat and Mass Transfer; Chapter 10: Chemical Reactions; Chapter 11: Membrane Transport; Chapter 12: Thermodynamics and Biological Systems; Chapter 13: Nonequilibrium Thermodynamic Approaches; Chapter 14: Extended Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; Backmatter.