Thermodynamics and heat

Since a formulated concept of functionally graded materials (FGMs) was proposed in 1984 as a means of preparing thermal barrier materials, a coordinated research has been developed since 1986.

This textbook is an introduction to the Brownian motion of colloids and nano-particles, and the diffusion of molecules.

This classic textbook on experimental physics, written by Robert W.

Nanotechnology for Hydrogen Production and Storage: Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces presents an evaluation of the various nano-based systems for hydrogen generation and storage.

This Brief deals with externally finned tubes, their geometric parameters, Reynolds number, dimensionless variables, friction factor, plain plate fins on round tubes, the effect of fin spacing, correlations, pain individually finned tubes, circular fins with staggered tubes, low integral fin tubes, wavy fin, enhanced plate  fin geometries with round tubes, Offset Strip Fins, convex louver fins, louvered fin, perforated fin, mesh fin, vortex generator, enhanced circular fin geometries, spine or segmented fin, wire loop fin, flat extruded tubes with internal membranes, plate and fin automotive radiators, performance comparison, numerical simulation, advanced fin geometries, hydrophilic coatings, internally finned tubes and annuli, spirally fluted and  indented tube, advanced internal fin geometries, and finned annuli.

This textbook explores the working principles of all kinds of turbomachines.

Gehörst Du zu denjenigen, die sich in der Welt der Thermodynamik mit ihren vielen Definitionen und schwer zu verstehenden Fachbegriffen kaum zurechtfinden?

CRC Press is pleased to introduce the new edition of Commonly Asked Questions in Thermodynamics, an indispensable resource for those in modern science and engineering disciplines from molecular science, engineering and biotechnology to astrophysics.

The fifth edition has been issued to incorporate two new tables - Data of Refrigerant 134a and a table containing for selected substances, molar enthalpies and molar Gibbs functions of formation, Equilibirum constants of formation, as well as molar heat capacities and absolute entropies.

This thesis represents the first systematic description of the two-phase flow problem.

This textbook provides comprehensive information on general and statistical thermodynamics.

This book presents a new view of the mechanism of functional expression of ATP-driven motors (proteins or protein complexes).

Statistical Physics I discusses the fundamentals of equilibrium statistical mechanics, focussing on basic physical aspects.

This volume offers a wide range of theoretical, numerical and experimental research papers on fluid dynamics.

Heat Pipes: Theory, Design and Applications, Seventh Edition, takes a highly practical approach to the design and selection of heat pipes, making it an essential guide for practicing engineers and an ideal text for postgraduate students.

This book contains the papers presented at the IMechE and SAE International, Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference (VTMS10), held at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire, 15-19th May 2011.

Computer simulation has become the main engine of development in statistical mechanics.

Steam and Gas Tables with Computer Equations presents tables illustrating the thermodynamic properties of steam and air, along with computer equations.

In this book we have tried to provide a user-friendly introduction to the topic of convection in porous media.

This textbook describes the fundamentals of the phenomena of fluid dynamics in the context of engineering instances.

This book offers a survey of the historic development of selected areas of chemistry and chemical physics, discussing in detail the European, American and Russian approaches to the development of chemistry.

This book provides design engineers using gas-liquid two-phase flow in different industrial applications the necessary fundamental understanding of the two-phase flow variables.

A textbook connecting fundamental physics to practical applications, for students in meteorology or atmospheric science and for working professionals as a reference text.

This book introduces the concepts of physical chemistry of polymers in a format targeted for a blended-learning approach.

This book elucidates the important role of conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer, mass transport in solids and fluids, and internal and external fluid flow in the behavior of materials processes.

Die zwölfte Auflage unterscheidet sich von den vorangegangenen durch eine umfassende Neubearbeitung.

Energy is typically regarded as understandable, despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer.

In the present volume numerous descriptions of Ram accelerators are presented.

The experimental discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) at the end of 1981 by Tsui, Stormer and Gossard was absolutely unexpected since, at this time, no theoretical work existed that could predict new struc- tures in the magnetotransport coefficients under conditions representing the extreme quantum limit.

This book explains the modelling and simulation of thermal power plants, and introduces readers to the equations needed to model a wide range of industrial energy processes.

Entropie ist die wichtigste und zugleich am schwierigsten verständliche Größe der Thermodynamik.

This monograph discusses the essential principles of the evaporationprocess by looking at it at the molecular and atomic level.

This book is a considerable outgrowth of lecture notes on Mechanics of en- vironmentally related systems I, which I hold since more than ten years in the Department of Mechanics at the Darmstadt University of Technology for upper level students majoring in mechanics, mathematics, physics and the classical engineering sciences.

This textbook explains the meaning of heat and work and the definition of energy and energy systems.

Cryogenic engineering (cryogenics) is the production, preservation, and use or application of cold.

During the last decades a considerable effort has been made on the computation of the isothermal flow of viscoelastic fluids.

Microgrid Methodologies and Applications provides step-by-guide guidance on the implementation of microgrids projects that is informed by current scientific principles, emergent technologies such as modern power electronic interfaces, energy storage systems, multi-vector energy systems, and a close study of recent case studies.

The importance of thermodynamics, particularly its Second Principle, to all branches of science in which systems with very large numbers of particles are involved cannot be overstated.

This book discusses the merging of nanoscale electronics and electrochemistry and how this can potentially modernize the way electronic devices are currently engineered or constructed.

This book offers innovative ideas and solutions from tropical fruits and crops for engineering problems.

The new edition of this highly regarded textbook provides a detailed overview of the most important characterization techniques for solar cells and a discussion of their advantages and disadvantages.