Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics includes thirteen independent volumes that define how to perform the selection and calculation of equipment involved in the thirteen basic operations of process engineering, offering reliable and simple methods. Throughout these concise and easy-to-use books, the author uses his vast...

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Main Author: Duroudier, Jean-Paul,
Other Authors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Oxford : Elsevier Science, 2016.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: Industrial equipment for chemical engineering set.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover ; Dedication ; Thermodynamics; Copyright ; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: A Logical Presentation of Thermodynamics ; 1.1. Concepts in thermodynamics ; 1.2. Tenets of thermodynamics ; 1.3. First law of thermodynamics and internal energy ; 1.4. Second law and entropy ; 1.5. Gibbs energy and Euler's theorem ; 1.6. Values of state. Thermodynamic potentials ; 1.7. Use of the concept of entropy
  • thermal machines and entropy analysis ; 1.8. Gibbs-Duhem and Gibbs-Helmholtz equations ; 1.9. Entropy and statistical physics ; Chapter 2: Equations of State and Fugacities ; 2.1. Perfect gases.
  • 2.2. Mixture of perfect gases 2.3. Real chemical species in the pure state ; 2.4. Properties of real mixtures ; 2.5. Characterization of crude-oil-based mixtures ; 2.6. Conclusion ; Chapter 3: Solution Activity Coefficients ; 3.1. Mixtures in the liquid state (non-electrolytes) ; 3.2. Equilibrium between crystal and solution ; 3.3. Electric field of Debye and Hückel ; 3.4. Two approximate calculation methods (electrolytes) ; 3.5. Osmotic coefficient (electrolytes) ; 3.6. Cruz and Renon's theoretical and practical review.
  • Chapter 4: Laws Governing the Transfer of Material and Heat Between Two Immiscible Fluids Electrolytes and their Diffusion 4.1. Fick's law ; 4.2. Maxwell-Stefan equations ; 4.3. Matrix resolution of the M.-S equations ; 4.4. Simultaneous transfers of material and heat ; 4.5. Diffusion of electrolytes ; 4.6. Determination of diffusivities ; 4.7. Concepts concerning batteries and electrolytic cells ; Chapter 5: Calculation of the Equilibrium Between Two Fluids ; 5.1. General ; 5.2. Representation of liquid-vapor equilibria ; 5.3. Calculation of the equilibria between two fluids.
  • 5.4. A limiting case: Henry's law 5.5. Liquid-liquid equilibrium: general points and representations ; 5.6. Calculation of liquid-liquid equilibria: binary mixtures. ; 5.7. Ternary mixtures; 5.8. Equilibria in the supercritical domain ; Appendices ; Appendix 1: Indefinite Integrals Useful for the Calculation of the Functions of State on the Basis of a Cubic Equation ; A1.1. Expression of the "cubic" equation; A1.2. Expressions of the integrals; Appendix 2: Solving Thirdand Fourth-degree Equations: Searching for Dimensioless Groups ; A2.1. Third-degree equation; A2.2. Fourth-degree equation.
  • A2.3. Finding dimensionless groups expressing a physical lawAppendix 3: A Few Important Identities ; A3.1. Theorem of reciprocity; A3.2. Closed-loop derivation; A3.3. Cascaded derivation; A3.4. Rational fractions and simple elements; Appendix 4: A Few Expressions for Partial Vapor Pressures ; A4.1. Henry's constant; A4.2. Empirical formulae; Appendix 5: Numerical Calculation of the Solution to F(X) = 0 ; Appendix 6: Jacobian Method ; Appendix 7: Characteristics of Various Gases ; Appendix 8: The CGS Electromagnetic System.