Statistical Thermodynamics and Microscale Thermophysics

ISBN-13: 9780521654203 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 436 str.

V. P. Carey; Van P. Carey

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'… a very useful book for anyone who is particularly interested in thermodynamics … good value.' W. A. Woods, Journal of Mechanical of Engineering Science

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Quantum mechanics and energy storage in particles; 2. Statistical treatment of multiparticle systems; 3. A macroscopic framework; 4. Other ensemble formulations; 5. Ideal gases; 6. Dense gases, liquids and quantum fluids; 7. Solid crystals; 8. Phase transitions and phase equilibrium; 9. Nonequilibrium thermodynamics; 10. Nonequilibrium and noncontinuum elements of microscale systems; Appendices; Nomenclature; Index.