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...
Many exciting new developments in microscale engineering are based on the application of traditional principles of statistical thermodynamics. In this...
Since the second edition of Liquid Vapor Phase Change Phenomena was written, research has substantially enhanced the understanding of the effects of nanostructured surfaces, effects of microchannel and nanonchannel geometries and the effects of extreme wetting on liquid-vapor phase change processes. This edition includes significant new coverage of microchannels and nanostructures along with many other updates. More worked examples and numerous new problems have been added along with a complete solutions manual and electronic figures for classroom projection.
Since the second edition of Liquid Vapor Phase Change Phenomena was written, research has substantially enhanced the understanding...
