Full Description
Based on the authors' successful theory for extended irreversible thermodynamics, the book analyzes the thermodynamic aspects of several phenomena induced by the flow in fluid systems.
Contents
From the contents: Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and Rheology.- Ideal Gases.- Non-ideal Fluids.- Polymeric Solutions.- Non-equilibrium Chemical Potential and Shear-Induced Effects.- Comparison Between Thermodynamical and Dynamical Approaches.- Thermodynamic Couplings Between Flow and Diffusion.- Chemical Reactions Under Flow.- Concluding Remarks and Perspectives.- Appendices: A. Survey of Experimental Information.- B. Liquid Crystals.- C. Summary of Vector and Tensor Notation.- D. Useful Integrals in the Kinetic Theory of Gases.- E. Some Physical Constants.- Subject Index.
