Commonly asked questions in thermodynamics
Definitions and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics (What Is Thermodynamics?What Vocabulary Is Needed to Understand Thermodynamics? -- What Are Intermolecular Forces and Why Do We Know They Exist? -- What Is Thermodynamic Energy? -- What Is the 1st Law of Thermodynamics? -- Questions that Serve as Example...
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2011
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Definitions and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics (What Is Thermodynamics?What Vocabulary Is Needed to Understand Thermodynamics? -- What Are Intermolecular Forces and Why Do We Know They Exist? -- What Is Thermodynamic Energy? -- What Is the 1st Law of Thermodynamics? -- Questions that Serve as Examples of Work and the 1st Law of Thermodynamics? -- How Are Thermophysical Properties Measured? -- What Is the Difference Between Uncertainty and Accuracy? -- What Are Standard Quantities and How Are they Used? -- What Mathematical Relationships Are Useful in Thermodynamics?). -- What Is Statistical Mechanics? (What Is Boltzmann's Distribution? -- How Do I Evaluate the Partition Function Q? -- What Can Be Calculated Using the Molecular Partition Function? -- Can Statistical Mechanics Be Used to Calculate the Properties of Real Fluids? -- What Are Real, Ideal, and Perfect Gases and Fluids? -- What Is the Virial Equation and Why Is It Useful? -- What Is the Principle of Corresponding States? -- What is Entropy S?). -. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (What Are the Two 2nd Laws?What Do I Do if There Are Other Independent Variables? -- What Happens when There is a Chemical Reaction? -- What Am I Able To Do Knowing Law 2a? -- What Am I Able To Do Knowing Law 2b? -- Is There a Third Law? -- How Is the 2nd Law Connected To the Efficiency of a Heat Engine? -- What Is Exergy Good for?). -- Phase Equilibria (What Is Phase Equilibrium of a Pure Substance? -- What Is the Condition of Equilibrium Between Two Phases of a Mixture of Substances? -- Do I Have To Use Chemical Potentials? What Is Fugacity? -- What Are Activity Coefficients? -- How Do I Calculate Vapor + Liquid Equilibrium -- Would Practical Examples Help? -- What is the temperature change of dilution? -- What about Liquid + Liquid and Solid + Liquid Equilibria? -- What Particular Features Do Phase Equilibria Have? -- What Are Solutions?). -- Reactions, Electrolytes, and Nonequilibrium (What Is Chemical Equilibrium? -- What Are Equilibrium Constants? What Is Irreversible Thermodynamics? -- What Are Galvanic Cells? -- What Is Special about Electrolyte Solutions? -- What Can Be Understood and Predicted for Systems Not at Equilibrium? -- Why Does a Polished Car in the Rain Have Water Beads? (Interfacial Tension)). -. Power Generation, Refrigeration, and Liquefaction (What Is a Cyclic Process and its Use?What Are the Characteristics of Power Cycles? What Is a Refrigeration Cycle? -- What Is a Liquefaction Process?). -- Where Do I Find My Numbers? (What Kind of Numbers Are We Searching for? -- Is the Internet a Source to Find Any Number? -- How Can I Evaluate Reported Experimental Values? -- How Do I Calculate Thermodynamic Properties? -- How Do I Calculate Transport Properties?). Literaturangaben "Acutely aware that this is especially the case for thermodynamics and thermophysics. The subjects of thermodynamics and thermophysics play a role to some extent in every other discipline of science from the nano-scale to the cosmos and astrophysics with biology and life-sciences on the way. Furthermore, while some aspects of thermodynamics under pin the very fundamentals of these subjects, others parts of thermodynamics impact upon almost every application in engineering. In consequence the range of individuals who may have questions about thermodynamics and its applications encompass most of the world's scientists and engineers at most of the levels of activity from the undergraduate to the research frontier. "-- "Accurate and clearly explained answers to common questions. Every scientist and engineer encounters problems that may be solved at least in part using the principles of thermodynamics. The importance of thermodynamics is often so fundamental to life that we should all have a fairly detailed understanding of this core field. This clearly written, easy-to-follow guide allows even nonscientists considering use of alternative fuel sources to achieve a solid grounding in thermodynamics. The authors cover topics spanning from energy sources to the environment to climate change. A broad audience of general readers, students, industry professionals, and academic researchers will appreciate the answers found in this book"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | XXI, 346 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9781420086959 978-1-4200-8695-9 1420086952 1-4200-8695-2 |