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Thermodynamic Approaches in Engineering Systems
1st Edition - May 20, 2016
Author: Stanislaw Sieniutycz
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780128054628
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Thermodynamic Approaches in Engineering Systems responds to the need for a synthesizing volume that throws light upon the extensive field of thermodynamics from a chemical engineering perspective that applies basic ideas and key results from the field to chemical engineering problems.
This book outlines and interprets the most valuable achievements in applied non-equilibrium thermodynamics obtained within the recent fifty years. It synthesizes nontrivial achievements of thermodynamics in important branches of chemical and biochemical engineering. Readers will gain an update on what has been achieved, what new research problems could be stated, and what kind of further studies should be developed within specialized research.
Presents clearly structured chapters beginning with an introduction, elaboration of the process, and results summarized in a conclusion
Written by a first-class expert in the field of advanced methods in thermodynamics
Provides a synthesis of recent thermodynamic developments in practical systems
Presents very elaborate literature discussions from the past fifty years
Scientists in academia and industry, chemical engineers, and students in chemistry, electrochemistry, and biochemistry
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Contemporary Thermodynamics for Engineering Systems
Abstract
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Basic Structure of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamic Theory
1.3. Extremum Properties of Thermodynamic Systems
1.4. Classical Motion of Heat Quasiparticles in Thermal Field
1.5. Thermodynamic Geometries
1.6. A Finite Rate Exergy
1.7. Thermodynamics of Transport and Rate Processes
1.8. Complex Thermodynamic Systems
Chapter 2: Variational Approaches to Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics
Abstract
2.1. Introduction: State of Art, Aims, and Scope
2.2. Systems With Heat and Mass Transfer Without Chemical Reaction
2.3. Gradient Representations of Thermal Fields
2.4. Inclusion of Chemical Processes
2.5. Change of Thermodynamic Potential
2.6. From Adjoined Constraints to Potential Representations of Thermal Fields
2.7. Action Functional for Hyperbolic Transport of Heat
2.8. Evolution Described by Single Poissonian Brackets
2.9. Extension of Theory to Multiphase Systems
2.10. Final Remarks
Chapter 3: Wave Equations of Heat and Mass Transfer
Abstract
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Relaxation Theory of Heat Flux
3.3. Extended Thermodynamics of Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer
3.4. Various Forms of Wave Equations for Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer
3.5. Stability of Dissipative Wave Systems
3.6. Variational Principles
3.7. Other Applications
3.8. High-Frequency Behavior of Thermodynamic Systems
3.9. Further Work
Chapter 4: Classical and Anomalous Diffusion
Abstract
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Classical Picture of Diffusion
4.3. Introducing Anomalous Diffusion
4.4. Compte’s and Jou’s (1996) Treatment
4.5. Zanette’s (1999) Treatment
4.6. Discussion of Selected Works
Chapter 5: Thermodynamic Lapunov Functions and Stability
Abstract
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Qualitative Properties of Paths Around Equilibrium and Pseudoequilibrium Points
5.3. Stability of Steady States Close to Equilibrium
5.4. Chemically Reacting Systems, Fluctuations, and Turbulent Flows
5.5. Periodic States, Oscillatory Systems, and Chaotic Solutions
5.6. Stability of Thermal Fields in Resting and Flow Systems Far From Equilibrium
5.7. New Approach to Lapunov Functions and Functionals
5.8. Further Work
5.9. Concluding Remarks
Chapter 6: Analyzing Drying Operations in Thermodynamic Diagrams
Abstract
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Modeling of Moisture Extraction in Drying Systems
6.3. Graphical Approach to Drying of Single Grain and Drying in Fluidized Beds
6.4. Grain Drying in Countercurrent, Crosscurrent, and Concurrent Gas Flows
6.5. Graphical Classification of Experimental Data
6.6. Concluding Remarks
6.7. Appendix: Some Associated Drying Problems
Chapter 7: Frictional Fluid Flow Through Inhomogeneous Porous Bed
Abstract
7.1. Introduction
7.2. A Discrete Model Leading to a Bending Law
7.3. Bending of Fluid Paths in Inhomogeneous Porous System
7.4. Variational Approach to Nonlinear Darcy’s Flow
7.5. Use of Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman Theory
7.6. Extensions to Other Systems
7.7. Example
7.8. Final Remarks
Chapter 8: Thermodynamics and Optimization of Practical Processes
Abstract
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Backgrounds for Optimizing in Thermodynamic Systems
8.3. Mathematical Methods of Optimization
8.4. Sorption Models for Minimal Catalyst Deactivation
8.5. An Excursion to Bejan’s Constructal Theory
8.6. Discussion of Research Works
Chapter 9: Thermodynamic Controls in Chemical Reactors
Abstract
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Stoichiometry of General Chemical Reactions
9.3. Driving Forces of Transport and Rate Processes
9.4. Nonlinear Macrokinetics of Chemical Processes
9.5. Heterogeneities, Affinities, and Chemical Ohm’s Law
9.6. Other Important Results Advancing the Field
9.7. Stability and Fluctuations in Chemical Reactions
9.8. Instabilities and Limit Cycles
9.9. Chaos and Fractals in Chemical Word
9.10. Power Yield in Chemical Engines
Chapter 10: Power Limits in Thermochemical Units, Fuel Cells, and Separation Systems
Abstract
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Internal Dissipation in Steady Thermal Systems
10.3. Selected Results for Dynamical Thermal Systems
10.4. Radiation Engines by the Stefan–Boltzmann Equations
10.5. Hamiltonians and Canonical Equations
10.6. Simple Chemical and Electrochemical Systems
10.7. Power Yield and Power Limits in FCs
10.8. Exergy and Second Law Analyses of FC Systems
10.9. Limits on Power Consumption in Thermochemical Systems
10.10. Estimate of Minimum Power Supplied to Power Consumers
10.11. Final Remarks
Chapter 11: Thermodynamic Aspects of Engineering Biosystems
Abstract
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Control of Biological Reactions and Decaying Enzymes
11.3. Biophysics and Bioenergetics
11.4. Power Yield and Exergy-Valued Biofuels
11.5. Ecology and Ecological Optimization
11.6. Fractals and Erythrocytes
11.7. Animal Locomotion and Pulsating Physiologies
11.8. Thermostatistics of Helix-Coil Transitions
11.9. Biochemical Cycles in Living Cells
11.10. Elucidation of Protein Sequence–Structure Relations
11.11. Complexity, Self-organization, Evolution, and Life
Chapter 12: Multiphase Flow Systems
Abstract
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Aspects of Thermodynamics of Surfaces and Interfaces
12.3. Heating or Cooling Policies Minimizing Entropy Production
12.4. Optimal Control in Imperfect Multiphase Systems
12.5. Turbulent Mixtures, Instabilities, and Phase Transitions
12.6. Multiphase Chemical Reactors and Regenerators
12.7. Final Remarks
Chapter 13: Radiation and Solar Systems
Abstract
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Basic Problems in Radiation Thermodynamics
13.3. Conversion of Solar Flux into a Heating Medium
13.4. Maximum of Exergy or Work Fluxes in Radiation Systems
13.5. Solar Buildings and Solar Systems
13.6. Closing Remarks
Chapter 14: Appendix: A Causal Approach to Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer
Abstract
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Action, Lagrangian and Thermohydrodynamic Potentials
14.3. Basic Information on Thermal Inertia
14.4. Matter Tensor of General Relativistic Theory
14.5. Thermal Mass and Modified Temperatures
14.6. Tensor of Matter Including Heat and Viscous Stress
14.7. Conclusions and Final Remarks
References
Glossary
Subject Index
No. of pages: 738
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: May 20, 2016
Imprint: Elsevier
Paperback ISBN: 9780128054628
eBook ISBN: 9780128093399
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Stanislaw Sieniutycz
Stanislaw Sieniutycz is a former member of the Committee of Engineering at the Polish Academy of Sciences and also a professor of chemical engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. His research focuses on problems of chemical, environmental, ecological, and biomechanical engineering with emphasis on analysis, control, and optimization of these systems. He is a former member of the Editorial Board of Open System and Information Dynamics and an honorary editor of the Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics. He has served as an associate editor of Advances in Thermodynamics Series and Energy & Conversion Management. He has published 12 books, 250 articles, and 152 conference papers. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Budapest, University of Bern, University of San Diego, University of Delaware, and University of Chicago.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Poland
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