Experimental thermodynamics. Volume X, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics with applications / edited by Dick Bedeaux, Signe Kjelstrup, Jan V. Sengers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dick Bedeaux

Contributor:

Bedeaux, Dick, editor.

Kjelstrup, Signe, editor.

Sengers, J. V., editor.

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Series:

Experimental thermodynamics ; 10.

Experimental Thermodynamics Series ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonequilibrium thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Covering recent developments in the theory of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and its applications, this title is aimed at a predominantly, but not exclusively, academic audience of practitioners of thermodynamics and energy conversion.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Basis and Scope; 1.1 Short Historic Overview; 1.2 The Entropy Production in a Homogeneous Phase; 1.3 Linear Flux-Force Relations; 1.3.1 Vectorial Contributions; 1.3.2 Scalar Contributions; 1.3.3 Tensorial Contribution; 1.3.4 Differential Equations; 1.4 The Entropy Production in a Heterogeneous System; 1.4.1 The Surface as an Autonomous System; 1.4.2 The Entropy Production in a Surface and a Contact Line; 1.5 Scope; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 2 Fluctuating Hydrodynamics and Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem in Equilibrium Systems2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fluctuating Hydrodynamics for a One-component Fluid; 2.3 Fluctuating Hydrodynamics for a Binary Mixture; 2.4 Some Examples; 2.4.1 Temperature Fluctuations at Constant Pressure; 2.4.2 Concentration Fluctuations at Large Lewis Number; 2.5 Alternative Approaches; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Thermal Fluctuations in Non-equilibrium Steady States; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Non-equilibrium Enhancement of Thermal Fluctuations; 3.3 Gravity Effects; 3.4 Finite-size Effects

3.5 Fluctuation-induced Nonequilibrium Forces3.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 Local Equilibrium in Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Validating the Hypothesis of Local Equilibrium; 4.2.1 Criteria and Tools; 4.2.2 Homogeneous Phases; 4.2.3 Surfaces; 4.2.4 Mesoscopic Systems; 4.2.5 Local versus Global Equilibrium: Molecular Fluctuations; 4.3 Local Equilibrium and Density Functional Theory; 4.4 Predicting Properties from the Hypothesis of Local Equilibrium; 4.5 Conclusions and Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 5 Diffusion in Liquids: Experiments, Molecular Dynamics, and Engineering Models5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Experimental Methods; 5.2.1 1D Raman Spectroscopy Diffusion Measurement; 5.2.2 Microfluidic Diffusion Measurement; 5.3 The Use of Molecular Dynamics to Compute Diffusivities; 5.3.1 Molecular Dynamics; 5.3.2 Computing Diffusivities from Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics; 5.3.3 Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics to Compute Mutual Diffusion Coefficients; 5.3.4 Thermodynamic Factor from Simulations; 5.4 Engineering Models for Predicting Diffusivities

5.4.1 Prediction of Binary Diffusion Coefficients at Infinite Dilution5.4.2 Prediction of Concentration-dependent Binary Diffusion Coefficients; 5.4.3 Multicomponent Extensions of the Darken and Vignes Equations; 5.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6 Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Background; 6.2.1 Molecular Dynamics; 6.2.2 Transport Coefficients and Linear Response; 6.3 Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations; 6.3.1 Synthetic NEMD; 6.3.2 Boundary-Driven NEMD; 6.3.3 Thermophoretic Forces and Soret Coefficient

6.3.4 Transient Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 10, 2015).

ISBN:

9781782622543

1782622543