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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 ...
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 nonequilibrium thermodynamics theory; analysis of transport and rate processes; membrane transport; dissipative structures and biological systems; and other thermodynamic approaches and extended nonequilibrium thermodynamics.·Summarizes new applications of thermodynamics as tools for design
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- Creator
- Yaşar Demirel
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2002
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- 1 online resource (421 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9786611050924, 0080479723, 9780080479729, 0444508864, 128105092X, 9780444508867
- OCLC
- ocn162578890, ocn469589598
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Equilibrium Thermodynamics; 1. Basic Definitions; 2. Reversible and Irreversible Processes; 3. Equilibrium; 4. Thermodynamic Laws; 5. Entropy and Entropy Generation; 6. The Gibbs Equation; 7. Equations of State; 8. Thermodynamic Potentials; References; Chapter 2: Transport and Rate Processes; Introduction; 1. Nonequilibrium Systems; 2. Kinetic Approach; 3. Transport Phenomena; 4. The Maxwell-Stefan Equations; 5. Transport Coefficients; 6. Electric Charge Flow; 7. The Relaxation Theory; 8. Chemical Reactions
- 9. Coupled ProcessesReferences; Chapter 3: Linear Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; Introduction; 1. Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium; 2. Second Law of Thermodynamics; 3. Phenomenological Equations; 4. Curie-Prigogine Principle; 5. Dissipation Function; 6. Variation of Entropy Production; References; Chapter 4: Balance Equations and Entropy Generation; 1. Introduction; 2. Entropy Generation Equation; References; Chapter 5: Entropy and Exergy; 1. Entropy; 2. Exergy; References; Chapter 6: Using the Second Law of Thermodynamics; Introduction; 1. Second Law Analysis; 2. Heat and Fluid Flow
- 3. Heat and Mass Transfer4. Chemical Reactions and Reacting Flows; 5. Separation; References; Chapter 7: Thermoeconomics; Introduction; 1. Thermodynamic Analysis; 2. Thermodynamic Optimum; 3. Availability; 4. Exergy Destruction Number; 5. Equipartition and Optimization; References; Chapter 8: Diffusion; Introduction; 1. Maxwell-Stefan Diffusivity; 2. Diffusion in Nonelectrolyte Systems; 3. Diffusion in Electrolyte Systems; 4. Irreversible Processes in Electrolyte Systems; References; Chapter 9: Heat and Mass Transfer; Introduction; 1. Heat and Mass Transfer; 2. Heat of Transport
- 3. The Degree of Coupling4. Coupling in Liquid Mixtures; References; Chapter 10: Chemical Reactions; Introduction; 1. Dissipation for Chemical Reactions; 2. Coupled Chemical Reactions; References; Chapter 11: Membrane Transport; Introduction; 1. Passive Transport; 2. Facilitated Transport; 3. Active Transport; References; Chapter 12: Thermodynamics and Biological Systems; Introduction; 1. Mitochondria; 2. Bioenergetics in Mitochondria; 3. Oxidative Phosphorylation; 4. Proper Pathways; 5. Multiple Inflection Points; 6. Coupling in Mitochondria; 7. Thermodynamic Regulation in Bioenergetics
- 8. Facilitated Transport9. Active Transport; 10. Molecular Evolution; 11. Molecular Machines; 12. Evolutionary Criterium; References; Chapter 13: Nonequilibrium Thermodynamic Approaches; Introduction; 1. Network Thermodynamics with Bond Graph; 2. Mosaic Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; 3. Rational Thermodynamics; References; Chapter 14: Extended Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; Introduction; 1. Stability; 2. Ordering in Physical Structures; 3 Ordering in Biological Structures; 4. Bifurcation; 5. Extended Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; References; Appendix A; Appendix B: Tensors; Appendix C
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