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This introduction to classical mechanics and thermodynamics provides an accessible and clear treatment of the fundamentals. Starting with particle mechanics and an early introduction to special relativity this textbooks enables the reader to understand the basics in mechanics. T…
This textbook provides an exposition of equilibrium thermodynamics and its applications to several areas of physics with particular attention to phase transitions and critical phenomena. The applications include several areas of condensed matter physics and include also a chapte…
This book presents the basic elements of theoretical physics in a highly accessible, captivating way for university students in the third year of a degree in physics. It covers analytical mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical physics, special and general relativity and non-r…
This textbook covers the fundamentals of physical chemistry, explaining the concepts in an accessible way and guiding the readers in a step-by-step manner. The contents are broadly divided into two sections: the classical physico-chemical topics (thermodynamics, kinetics, electr…
This book is about the mechanisms of wealth creation, or what we like to think of as evolutionary ℓ́ℓprogressℓ́ℓ. For the modern economy, natural wealth consists of complex physical structures of condensed (ℓ́ℓfrozenℓ́ℓ) energy ℓ́ℓ mass - maintained in the earthℓ́ℓs crust far from the…
This concise textbook offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to thermodynamics, one of the core components of undergraduate physics courses. It follows on naturally from the previous volumes in this series, defining macroscopic variables, such as internal energy, entropy …
This monograph presents a comprehensive treatment of analytical solutions to problems in the area of non-equilibrium evaporation and condensation processes. The book covers, among others, topics such as systems of conversation equations for molecular fluxes of mass, momentum and…
This course text provides an accessible introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, at a level that is suitable for both physics and engineering majors. Concepts are approached in a pedagogical way, using precise language, clear explanations and discussions of how …
Learning the basics of physical chemistry with a unique, innovative approach. Georg Job and Regina Rueffler introduce readers to an almost intuitive understanding of the two fundamental concepts, chemical potential and entropy. Avoiding complex mathematics, these concepts are il…
This monograph addresses the foundations of mechanothermodynamics and analyzes two of its key principles?damage of everything that exists has no conceivable limits, and effective energy (entropy) flows caused by loads of a different nature do not have a cumulative property; they…
This book covers the parameterization of entry capsules, including Apollo capsules and planetary probes, and winged entry vehicles such as the Space Shuttle and lifting bodies. The aerodynamic modelling is based on a variety of panel methods that take shadowing into account, and…
Die Statistische Thermodynamik bildet eine Brücke zwischen den universellen, aber makroskopisch-phänomenologischen Gesetzen der Thermodynamik und den mechanischen bzw. quantenmechanischen Eigenschaften der molekularen Bausteine. Qualitative Betrachtungen über die Zusammenhänge z…
Advances in heat transfer enhancement
by Sundén, Bengt, Tiwari, Manvendra, Saha, Sujoy Kumar, Wu, Zan
This Brief addresses the phenomena of heat transfer enhancement. A companion edition in the SpringerBrief Subseries on Thermal Engineering and Applied Science to three other monographs including "Critical Heat Flux in Flow Boiling in Microchannels, " this volume is idea for prof…
"A groundbreaking book providing a new take on three of cosmology's most profound questions: What, if anything, came before the Big Bang? What is the source of order in our universe? What is the universe's ultimate future? Current understanding of our universe dictates that all …
This text explains how to design and analyze heat exchangers, offering the latest correlations for heat transfer coefficients and their application. It covers steady state and transient heat conduction, free and forced convection, heat exchanger design and more.
"In 1992 a new calorimetric technique was introduced that superimposed a small modulation on top of the conventional linear temperature program typically used in differential scanning calorimetry. This book provides both a basic and advanced treatment of the theory of the techni…