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Finite physical dimensions optimal thermodynamics 1 : fundamentals /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feidt, Michel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : ISTE Press - Elsevier, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Finite Physical Dimensions Optimal Thermodynamics 1: Fundamentals
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Notations and Acronyms
  • 1. From Thermostatics to Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
  • 1.1. Equilibrium thermodynamics, a brief history
  • 1.2. Essentials of thermostatics
  • 1.3. Further additions: analytical thermodynamics
  • 1.4. Major branches of thermodynamics
  • 1.5. Second and third laws of thermodynamics
  • 1.6. First conclusions and perspectives
  • 2. Heat Exchangers
  • 2.1. Heat exchangers
  • essential component of systems and processes
  • 2.2. Thermodynamic models of heat exchangers
  • 2.3. Heat exchanger optimization: a generic compromise
  • 2.4. Transient of heat exchangers
  • 2.5. Conclusions of this chapter
  • 3. From Carnot Cycle to Carnot Heat Engine: A Case Study
  • 3.1. Thermomechanical engine
  • a model
  • 3.2. Thermomechanical engine: first power optimization
  • 3.3. Thermomechanical engine: constrained optimizations
  • 3.4. Reverse cycle Carnot machine
  • 3.5. Generalization of the Carnot machine model
  • 3.6. Conclusions and perspectives
  • 4. Internal Combustion Engines Revisited
  • 4.1. A brief review of internal combustion engines
  • 4.2. From technique to the first models
  • 4.3. Models revisited
  • 4.4. Other variants
  • 4.5. Conclusions and extensions
  • 5. Combustion Turbines and Other Heat Engines
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. The combustion turbine
  • 5.3. From CT to GT
  • 5.4. External combustion engines
  • 5.5. Other engines
  • 6. Reverse Cycle Machines
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Classical thermodynamics of machines with steam compression
  • 6.3. New thermodynamics contributions to machines with one source and one heat sink
  • 6.4. Machines with three or four heat reservoirs
  • 6.5. Other machines
  • 6.6. Conclusion and extensions
  • 6.7. Illustrative exercises.
  • Conclusion and Perspectives
  • Main conclusions
  • Perspectives
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1: Fluids
  • Appendix 2: Mathematics
  • A2.1. Legendre transformation
  • A2.2. Calculus of variations
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover.