Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics: Transport and Rate Processes in Physical & Biological Systems
| By: | Demirel, Yasar; Demirel, Yasar |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780444508867 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780080479729 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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 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 and optimisation
· Covers second law and exergy analysis for sustainable development
· Promotes understanding of the coupled phenomena of natural processes