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Statistical thermodynamics and microscale thermophysics

By Van P. Carey

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1999
ISBN
9780521654203, 0521654203
LCC
QC311.5 .C36 1999
Open Library ID
OL383020M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4191346 bytes)
Pages
432\432
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Many exciting new developments in microscale engineering are based on the application of traditional principles of statistical thermodynamics. In this text Van Carey offers a modern view of thermodynamics, interweaving classical and statistical thermodynamic principles and applying them to current engineering systems. He begins with coverage of microscale energy storage mechanisms from a quantum mechanics perspective and then develops the fundamental elements of classical and statistical thermodynamics. Subsequent chapters discuss applications of equilibrium statistical thermodynamics to solid, liquid, and gas phase systems. The remainder of the book is devoted to nonequilibrium thermodynamics of transport phenomena and to nonequilibrium effects and noncontinuum behavior at the microscale. Although the text emphasizes mathematical development, Carey includes many examples and exercises to illustrate how the theoretical concepts are applied to systems of scientific and engineering interest. In the process he offers a fresh view of statistical thermodynamics for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as practitioners, in mechanical, chemical, and materials engineering.

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