Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of heterogeneous systems

The Resource Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of heterogeneous systems

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Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of heterogeneous systems

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Signe Kjelstrup, Dick Bedeaux

Language

eng

Summary

The purpose of this book is to encourage the use of non-equilibrium thermodynamics to describe transport in complex, heterogeneous media. With large coupling effects between the transport of heat, mass, charge and chemical reactions at surfaces, it is important to know how one should properly integrate across systems where different phases are in contact. No other book gives a prescription of how to set up flux equations for transports across heterogeneous systems. The authors apply the thermodynamic description in terms of excess densities, developed by Gibbs for equilibrium, to non-equilibrium systems. The treatment is restricted to transport into and through the surface. Using local equilibrium together with the balance equations for the surface, expressions for the excess entropy production of the surface and of the contact line are derived. Many examples are given to illustrate how the theory can be applied to coupled transport of mass, heat, charge and chemical reactions; in phase transitions, at electrode surfaces and in fuel cells. Molecular simulations and analytical studies are used to add insight

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CaPaEBR

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illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QC318.I7

LC item number

.K54 2008eb

Literary form

non fiction

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standards specifications
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Series on advances in statistical mechanics

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