Essential Classical Thermodynamics

Author : Ulf W. Gedde
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030382858

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Essential Classical Thermodynamics by Ulf W. Gedde Pdf

This book is a concise, readable, yet authoritative primer of basic classic thermodynamics. Many students have difficulty with thermodynamics, and find at some stage of their careers in academia or industry that they have forgotten what they learned, or never really understood these fundamental physical laws. As the title of the book suggests, the author has distilled the subject down to its essentials, using many simple and clear illustrations, instructive examples, and key equations and simple derivations to elucidate concepts. Based on many years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels, “Essential Classical Thermodynamics” is intended to provide a positive learning experience, and to empower the reader to explore the many possibilities for applying thermodynamics in other fields of science, engineering, and even economics where energy plays a central role. Thermodynamics is fun when you understand it!

Author : Daniel Blankschtein
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030491987

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Lectures in Classical Thermodynamics with an Introduction to Statistical Mechanics by Daniel Blankschtein Pdf

This textbook facilitates students’ ability to apply fundamental principles and concepts in classical thermodynamics to solve challenging problems relevant to industry and everyday life. It also introduces the reader to the fundamentals of statistical mechanics, including understanding how the microscopic properties of atoms and molecules, and their associated intermolecular interactions, can be accounted for to calculate various average properties of macroscopic systems. The author emphasizes application of the fundamental principles outlined above to the calculation of a variety of thermodynamic properties, to the estimation of conversion efficiencies for work production by heat interactions, and to the solution of practical thermodynamic problems related to the behavior of non-ideal pure fluids and fluid mixtures, including phase equilibria and chemical reaction equilibria. The book contains detailed solutions to many challenging sample problems in classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics that will help the reader crystallize the material taught. Class-tested and perfected over 30 years of use by nine-time Best Teaching Award recipient Professor Daniel Blankschtein of the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT, the book is ideal for students of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, and Materials Science, who will benefit greatly from in-depth discussions and pedagogical explanations of key concepts. Distills critical concepts, methods, and applications from leading full-length textbooks, along with the author’s own deep understanding of the material taught, into a concise yet rigorous graduate and advanced undergraduate text; Enriches the standard curriculum with succinct, problem-based learning strategies derived from the content of 50 lectures given over the years in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT; Reinforces concepts covered with detailed solutions to illuminating and challenging homework problems.

Author : N.D. Hari Dass
Publisher : SRI Books, an imprint of the Simplicity Research Institute
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Essentials of Thermodynamics by N.D. Hari Dass Pdf

Essentials of Thermodynamics offers a fresh perspective on classical thermodynamics and its explanation of natural phenomena. It combines fundamental principles with applications to offer an integrated resource for students, teachers and experts alike. The essence of classic texts has been distilled to give a balanced and in-depth treatment, including a detailed history of ideas which explains how thermodynamics evolved without knowledge of the underlying atomic structure of matter. The principles are illustrated by a vast range of applications, such as osmotic pressure, how solids melt and liquids boil, the incredible race to reach absolute zero, and the modern theme of the renormalization group. Topics are handled using a variety of techniques, which helps readers see how concepts such as entropy and free energy can be applied to many situations, and in diverse ways. The book has a large number of solved examples and problems in each chapter, as well as a carefully selected guide to further reading. The treatment of traditional topics like the three laws of thermodynamics, Carnot cycles, Clapeyron equation, phase equilibria, and dilute solutions is considerably more detailed than usual. For example, the chapter on Carnot cycles discusses exotic cases like the photon cycle along with more practical ones like the Otto, Diesel and Rankine cycles. There is a chapter on critical phenomena that is modern and yet highly pedagogical and contains a first principles calculation of the critical exponents of Van der Waals systems. Topics like entropy constants, surface thermodynamics, and superconducting phase transitions are explained in depth while maintaining accessibility for different readers.

Author : Clifford A. Truesdell,Subramanyam Bharatha
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642810770

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The Concepts and Logic of Classical Thermodynamics as a Theory of Heat Engines by Clifford A. Truesdell,Subramanyam Bharatha Pdf

Mon but n'a jamais be de m'occuper des ces matieres comme physicien, mais seulement comme /ogicien ... F. REECH, 1856 I do not think it possible to write the history of a science until that science itself shall have been understood, thanks to a clear, explicit, and decent logical structure. The exuberance of dim, involute, and undisciplined his torical essays upon classical thermodynamics reflects the confusion of the theory itself. Thermodynamics, despite its long history, has never had the benefit of a magisterial synthesis like that which EULER gave to hydro dynamics in 1757 or that which MAXWELL gave to electromagnetism in 1873; the expositions in the works of discovery in thermodynamics stand a pole apart from the pellucid directness of the notes in which CAUCHY presented his creation and development of the theory of elasticity from 1822 to 1845. Thermodynamics was born in obscurity and disorder, not to say confusion, and there the common presentations of it have remained. With this tractate I aim to provide a simple logical structure for the classical thermodynamics of homogeneous fluid bodies. Like any logical structure, it is only one of many possible ones. I think it is as simple and pretty as can be.

Author : Didier De Fontaine
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813222700

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Principles Of Classical Thermodynamics: Applied To Materials Science by Didier De Fontaine Pdf

The aim of this book is to present Classical Thermodynamics in a unified way, from the most fundamental principles to non-uniform systems, thereby requiring the introduction of coarse graining methods, leading for instance to phase field methods. Solutions thermodynamics and temperature-concentration phase diagrams are covered, plus also a brief introduction to statistical thermodynamics and topological disorder. The Landau theory is included along with a general treatment of multicomponent instabilities in various types of thermodynamic applications, including phase separation and order-disorder transitions. Nucleation theory and spinodal decomposition are presented as extreme cases of a single approach involving the all-important role of fluctuations.In this way, it is hoped that this coverage will reconcile in a unified manner techniques generally presented separately in physics and materials texts.

Author : Enrico Fermi
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486134857

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Thermodynamics by Enrico Fermi Pdf

In this classic of modern science, the Nobel laureate presents a clear treatment of systems, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic potentials, and much more. Calculus required.

Author : Gordon J. Van Wylen,Richard E. Sonntag
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015021640902

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Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics by Gordon J. Van Wylen,Richard E. Sonntag Pdf

A revision of the best-selling introduction to classical thermodynamics written for undergraduate engineering students. Developed from first principles, the text goes on to include a variety of modern applications. Combines English and SI units, provides excellent examples and homework problems, introduces a formal technique for organizing the analysis and solution of problems, and allows for flexibility in the amount of coverage of advanced topics.

Author : Choonkyu Lee,Hyunsoo Min
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789813234666

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Essential Classical Mechanics by Choonkyu Lee,Hyunsoo Min Pdf

Author : Gordon J. Van Wylen,Richard E. Sonntag,Claus Borgnakke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1124 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018343983

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Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics by Gordon J. Van Wylen,Richard E. Sonntag,Claus Borgnakke Pdf

A bestselling textbook, this edition features a fresh, two-color design, expanded problem sections with over 50% new design applications, updated content areas and new computer aided thermodynamics software included with each copy.

Author : H. C. Van Ness
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483225470

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Classical Thermodynamics of Non-Electrolyte Solutions by H. C. Van Ness Pdf

Classical Thermodynamics of Non-Electrolyte Solutions covers the historical development of classical thermodynamics that concerns the properties of vapor and liquid solutions of non-electrolytes. Classical thermodynamics is a network of equations, developed through the formal logic of mathematics from a very few fundamental postulates and leading to a great variety of useful deductions. This book is composed of seven chapters and begins with discussions on the fundamentals of thermodynamics and the thermodynamic properties of fluids. The succeeding chapter presents the equations of state for the calculation of the thermodynamic behavior of constant-composition fluids, both liquid and gaseous. These topics are followed by surveys of the mixing of pure materials to form a solution under conditions of constant temperature and pressure. The discussion then shifts to general equations for calculation of partial molal properties of homogeneous binary systems. The last chapter considers the approach to equilibrium of systems within which composition changes are brought about either by mass transfer between phases or by chemical reaction within a phase, or by both.

Author : Henry A. Bent
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Statistical thermodynamics
ISBN : 0195008286

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The Second Law by Henry A. Bent Pdf

Author : Jochen Rau
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199595068

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Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics by Jochen Rau Pdf

Statistical physics and thermodynamics describe the behaviour of systems on the macroscopic scale. Their methods are applicable to a wide range of phenomena, from neutron stars to heat engines, or from chemical reactions to phase transitions. The pertinent laws are among the most universal ones of all laws of physics.

Author : Juan H. Vera,Grazyna Wilczek-Vera
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781315399058

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Classical Thermodynamics of Fluid Systems by Juan H. Vera,Grazyna Wilczek-Vera Pdf

This text explores the connections between different thermodynamic subjects related to fluid systems. Emphasis is placed on the clarification of concepts by returning to the conceptual foundation of thermodynamics and special effort is directed to the use of a simple nomenclature and algebra. The book presents the structural elements of classical thermodynamics of fluid systems, covers the treatment of mixtures, and shows via examples and references both the usefulness and the limitations of classical thermodynamics for the treatment of practical problems related to fluid systems. It also includes diverse selected topics of interest to researchers and advanced students and four practical appendices, including an introduction to material balances and step-by-step procedures for using the Virial EOS and the PRSV EOS for fugacities and the ASOG-KT group method for activity coefficients. The Olivera-Fuentes table of PRSV parameters for more than 800 chemical compounds and the Gmehling-Tochigi tables of ASOG interaction parameters for 43 groups are included.

Author : Gordon John Van Wylen,Richard Edwin Sonntag
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Thermodynamics
ISBN : 0471829331

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Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics by Gordon John Van Wylen,Richard Edwin Sonntag Pdf

In this third edition, the basic objective of the first two editions has been retained in order to present a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of classical thermodynamics while retaining an engineering perspective, and, in doing so, laying the groundwork for subsequent studies in such fields as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and statistical thermodynamics. It also prepares the student to use thermodynamics in the practice of engineering.

Author : Georgy Lebon,David Jou
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540742524

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Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics by Georgy Lebon,David Jou Pdf

Discover the many facets of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The first part of this book describes the current thermodynamic formalism recognized as the classical theory. The second part focuses on different approaches. Throughout the presentation, the emphasis is on problem-solving applications. To help build your understanding, some problems have been analyzed using several formalisms to underscore their differences and their similarities.