Fundamentals of Equilibrium and Steady-State Thermodynamics (eBook)

N.W. Tschoegl (Autor)

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2000 | 1. Auflage
280 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-053211-0 (ISBN)

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This book summarizes the salient features of both equilibrium and steady-state thermodynamic theory under a uniform postulatory viewpoint. The emphasis is upon the formal aspects and logical structure of thermodynamic theory, allowing it to emerge as a coherent whole, unfettered by much of those details which - albeit indispensable in practical applications - tend to obscure this coherent structure. Largely because of this, statistical mechanics and reference to molecular structure are, barring an occasional allusion, avoided. The treatment is, therefore, 'classical', or - using a perhaps more appropriate word - 'phenomenological'.
The volume almost exclusively deals with 'ideal' systems, given that the treatment of 'real' systems properly belongs in the realm of applied, rather than theoretical thermodynamics. For these reasons, only selected ideal systems are covered. Ideal gases are discussed extensively. The ideal solution is treated as an example of a liquid system. The amorphous ideal rubber serves as an example of a solid. The formalism developed in these sections is a model for the treatment of other, more complex systems. This short structural overview is written in the hope that a knowledge of steady-state theory will deepen readers' understanding of thermodynamics as a whole.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Fundamentals of Equilibrium and Steady-State Thermodynamics 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 11
Preface 8
Part I: Equilibrium Thermodynamics 14
Chapter 1. Definitions 16
Chapter 2. The Postulates of Equilibrium Thermodynamics 22
Chapter 3. The Fundamental Equation 29
Chapter 4. Thermodynamic Equilibrium 37
Chapter 5. Thermodynamic Processes 44
Chapter 6. Reversible Sources and Reservoirs 49
Chapter 7. Work and Heat 51
Chapter 8. Thermodynomic Potentials 62
Chapter 9. Massieu Functions 75
Chapter 10. Second Order Partial Derivatives 79
Chapter 11. Ideal Systems 85
Chapter 12. The Ideal Gas 87
Chapter 13. The Monatomic Ideal Gas 96
Chapter 14. The Ideal Mixture 102
Chapter 15. The Multicomponent Ideal Gas 110
Chapter 16. The Ideal Solution 117
Chapter 17. The Ideal Rubber 126
Chapter 18. Stability 142
Chapter 19. Phase Transitions 154
Chapter 20. Chemical Reactions 167
Chapter 21. Reaction Equilibrium 173
Part II: Steady-State Thermodynamics 182
Chapter 22. Chemical Reactions as Irreversible Processes 184
Chapter 23. The Postulates of Steady-State Thermodynamics 191
Chapter 24. Coupled Linear Steady States 195
Chapter 25. Entropy Production in the Steady State 199
Chapter 26. The Pivotal Functions 203
Chapter 27. Matter and Heat Flow 207
Chapter 28. The Quantities of Transport 214
Chapter 29. Uses of the Heat of Transport 222
Chapter 30. Minimum Entropy Production 226
Part III: Appendices 230
Al. Exact and Inexact Differentials 232
A2. Jacobians 235
A3. The Legendre Transformation 240
A4. The Fundamental Equation of the Ideal Gas 247
A5 The Equation of State of The Ideal Rubber 249
A6. Positive Definiteness of a Quadratic Form 251
A7. Heat Conduction at the System Boundaries 256
References 260
List of Symbols 262
Author and Subject Index 266

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.2.2000
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-053211-X / 008053211X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-053211-0 / 9780080532110