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Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to 20th century thermodynamics that can be applied to both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, unifying what was traditionally divided into 'thermodynamics' and �...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118698723 |
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Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to 20th century thermodynamics that can be applied to both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, unifying what was traditionally divided into 'thermodynamics' and 'kinetics' into one theory of irreversible processes. This comprehensive text, suitable for introductory as well as advanced courses on thermodynamics, has been widely used by chemists, physicists, engineers and geologists. Fully revised and expanded, this new edition includes the following updates and featur. |
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Description based upon print version of record. 4.1 Chemical Potential and Affinity: The Thermodynamic Force for Chemical Reactions |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (552 p.) |
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9781118698723 111869872X |
| Index Number: | QC311 |
| CLC: | O414.1 |
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Modern Thermodynamics; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Notes for Instructors; List of Variables; Part I Historical Roots: From Heat Engines to Cosmology; 1 Basic Concepts and the Laws of Gases; Introduction; 1.1 Thermodynamic Systems; 1.2 Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Systems; 1.3 Biological and Other Open Systems; 1.4 Temperature, Heat and Quantitative Laws of Gases; 1.4.1 The Laws of Gases; 1.5 States of Matter and the van der Waals Equation; 1.5.1 The Law of Corresponding States 1.5.2 Molecular Forces and the Law of Corresponding States1.6 An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases; 1.6.1 Kinetic Theory of Pressure; 1.6.2 The Maxwell-Boltzmann Velocity Distribution; 1.6.3 The Maxwell Speed Distribution; Appendix 1.1 Partial Derivatives; Derivatives of Many Variables; Basic Identities; Appendix 1.2 Elementary Concepts in Probability Theory; Average Values; Some Common Probability Distributions; Some Useful Integrals; Appendix 1.3 Mathematica Codes; References; Examples; Exercises; 2 The First Law of Thermodynamics The Idea of Energy Conservation Amidst New Discoveries2.1 The Nature of Heat; 2.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics: The Conservation of Energy; 2.3 Elementary Applications of the First Law; 2.3.1 Relation between Cmp and CmV; 2.3.2 Adiabatic Processes in an Ideal Gas; 2.3.3 Sound Propagation; 2.4 Thermochemistry: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions; 2.4.1 Variation of Enthalpy with Temperature; 2.4.2 Variation of Enthalpy with Pressure; 2.4.3 Computation of DHr Using Bond Enthalpies; 2.5 Extent of Reaction: A State Variable for Chemical Systems 2.6 Conservation of Energy in Nuclear Reactions and Some General Remarks2.6.1 General Remarks; 2.7 Energy Flows and Organized States; 2.7.1 Self-organization; 2.7.2 Process Flows; 2.7.3 Solar Energy Flow; 2.7.4 Energy Flows in Biological Systems; 2.7.5 Wind Energy and the Betz Law; Appendix 2.1 Mathematica Codes; Appendix 2.2 Energy Flow in the USA for the Year 2013; References; Examples; Exercises; 3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Arrow of Time; 3.1 The Birth of the Second Law; 3.1.1 Efficiency of a Reversible Engine; 3.2 The Absolute Scale of Temperature 3.3 The Second Law and the Concept of Entropy3.3.1 Statements of the Second Law; 3.4 Modern Formulation of the Second Law; 3.5 Examples of Entropy Changes due to Irreversible Processes; 3.5.1 Heat Conduction; 3.5.2 Irreversible Expansion of a Gas; 3.6 Entropy Changes Associated with Phase Transformations; 3.7 Entropy of an Ideal Gas; 3.8 Remarks about the Second Law and Irreversible Processes; Appendix 3.1 The Hurricane as a Heat Engine; Appendix 3.2 Entropy Production in Continuous Systems; References; Examples; Exercises; 4 Entropy in the Realm of Chemical Reactions |