Statistical Thermodynamics And Microscale Thermophysics
by Van P. Carey /
1999 / English / PDF
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Many exciting new developments in microscale engineering are based
on the application of traditional principles of statistical
thermodynamics. In this text Van Carey offers a modern view of
thermodynamics, interweaving classical and statistical
thermodynamic principles and applying them to current engineering
systems. He begins with coverage of microscale energy storage
mechanisms from a quantum mechanics perspective and then develops
the fundamental elements of classical and statistical
thermodynamics. Subsequent chapters discuss applications of
equilibrium statistical thermodynamics to solid, liquid, and gas
phase systems. The remainder of the book is devoted to
nonequilibrium thermodynamics of transport phenomena and to
nonequilibrium effects and noncontinuum behavior at the microscale.
Although the text emphasizes mathematical development, Carey
includes many examples and exercises to illustrate how the
theoretical concepts are applied to systems of scientific and
engineering interest. In the process he offers a fresh view of
statistical thermodynamics for advanced undergraduate and graduate
students, as well as practitioners, in mechanical, chemical, and
materials engineering.
Many exciting new developments in microscale engineering are based
on the application of traditional principles of statistical
thermodynamics. In this text Van Carey offers a modern view of
thermodynamics, interweaving classical and statistical
thermodynamic principles and applying them to current engineering
systems. He begins with coverage of microscale energy storage
mechanisms from a quantum mechanics perspective and then develops
the fundamental elements of classical and statistical
thermodynamics. Subsequent chapters discuss applications of
equilibrium statistical thermodynamics to solid, liquid, and gas
phase systems. The remainder of the book is devoted to
nonequilibrium thermodynamics of transport phenomena and to
nonequilibrium effects and noncontinuum behavior at the microscale.
Although the text emphasizes mathematical development, Carey
includes many examples and exercises to illustrate how the
theoretical concepts are applied to systems of scientific and
engineering interest. In the process he offers a fresh view of
statistical thermodynamics for advanced undergraduate and graduate
students, as well as practitioners, in mechanical, chemical, and
materials engineering.
