Thermodynamics and applications in hydrocarbons energy production / Abbas Firoozabadi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Firoozabadi, Abbas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fluid dynamics.

Hydrocarbons.

Power (Mechanics).

Thermodynamic equilibrium.

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st edition.

Other Title:

Thermodynamics and applications in hydrocarbons energy production, First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2016.

Contents:

A. Dedication

B. About the Author

C. Preface

D. Acknowledgments

E. Notation

Terms

Superscripts

Subscripts

Symbols

1. Review of Basic Concepts in Bulk Phase Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Conditions for Equilibrium

Mathematical Properties of U and S

Gibbs-Duhem Equation

Other Fundamental Equations

Internal Energy Minimum Principle

Chemical Potential of a Component in a Mixture

Partial Molar Quantities

Fugacity

Ideal and Nonideal Fluids

Activity Coefficient

Relation between ?_i and G^E

Activity Coefficient Models

Legendre Transformation

Jacobian Transformation

Maxwell's Relations

Examples and Theory Extension

Problems

References

2. General Theory of Bulk Phase Equilibria

Equilibrium Condition under the Influence of Gravity

Equilibrium Condition for Curved Interfaces

Equilibrium Condition for Charged Systems

3. Equation-of-State Representation of Fluid Phase Behavior and Properties

EOS Representation of Volumetric and Phase Behavior

Associating Species

Cubic-Plus-Association Equation of State

Two-Phase Isothermal Compressibility

Two-Phase Isentropic Compressibility and Two-Phase Sonic Velocity

Single-Phase Sonic Velocity and Temperature Change Due to Expansion

4. Stability and Criticality

Stability Analysis and Stability Limit

Criticality Analysis

Alternative Approach for Critical-Point Calculation

5. Phase Equilibrium Computations

Gibbs Free Energy Surface Analysis

Tangent-Plane Distance (TPD) Analysis

Stability Testing

Two-Phase Split Computations

Three-Phase Split Calculations

Direct Minimization of Gibbs Free Energy in Multiphase Split Calculation

Phase-Split Calculations in Reduced Space

Critical-Point Calculation

6. Theory of Irreversibility and Diffusion in Multicomponent Mixtures

Irreversibility in a Closed System

Derivation of Diffusion Flux and Diffusion Coefficients in Multicomponent Mixtures

Prediction of Past Climate Changes from Irreversible Thermodynamics

Appendix

7. Interfacial Thermodynamics

Plane Interface

Curved Interface

Thermodynamic Functions

Effect of Curvature on Interfacial Tension

Work of Cluster Formation: Single-Component Systems

Cap-Shaped Clusters

Derivation of the Young Equation

Driving Force (??)

Thermodynamic Functions and Gibbs Adsorption Equation without Chemical Equilibrium

Helmholtz Free Energy of an Open System

Relation between ?_i?, ?_i?, ?_i^s and ?_i?, ?_i?, ?_i^s

Fundamental Equation of the Interface

8. Thermodynamics of Thin Liquid Films

Pressure Anisotropy in the Film

Thin Liquid Film Work and Energy

Equilibrium Conditions

Film Tension

Thermodynamic Functions of the Thin Liquid Film

Relations between Disjoining Pressure and Contact Angle

Example and Theory Extension

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on January 21, 2016.

Other Format:

Print version: Thermodynamics and applications in hydrocarbons energy production

ISBN:

9780071843256 (print ISBN)

0071843256 (print ISBN)

9780071843300 (eISBN)

0071843302 (eISBN)

OCLC:

921915718

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