Non-equilibrium thermodynamics for engineers /
S. Kjelstrup ... [et al.]
- Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2010
- xii, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231-244) and index
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 -- The state of minimum entropy production and optimal control theory -- The state of minimum entropy production in selected process units