Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics for Engineers

Kjelstrup, Bedeaux, Johannessen, and Gross describe what non-equilibrium thermodynamics is in a simple and practical way and how it can add to engineering design. They explain how to describe proper equations of transport that are more precise than those used so far, and how to use them to understand the waste of energy resources in central process units in the industry. The authors introduce the entropy balance as an additional equation to use in engineering; to create consistent thermodynamic models, and to systematically minimize energy losses that are connected with the transport of heat, mass, charge and momentum.

Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics for Engineers teaches the essence of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and its applications at a level comprehensible to engineering students, practitioner engineers, and scientists working on industrial problems. The book may be used as a textbook in basic engineering curricula or graduate courses.

Contents:

• Scope
• Why Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics?
• The Entropy Production of One-Dimensional Transport Processes
• Flux Equations and Transport Coefficients
• Non-Isothermal Multi-Component Diffusion
• Systems with Shear Flow
• Chemical Reactions
• The Lost Work in the Aluminum Electrolysis
• Coupled Transport Through Surfaces
• Transport Through Membranes
• The State of Minimum Entropy Production
• Appendices

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and professionals dealing with thermodynamics in mechanical and chemical engineering, applied chemistry, electrochemistry, and energy research.
Key Features:

• There is no yet another book in the field aiming to teach the essence of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and its applications to engineering students, practitioner engineers, and scientists working on industrial problems, but a simpler way to at non-equilibrium thermodynamics
• The publication of the book will be a great improvement of the present situation