Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems: with Internal Microstructure

Antony N. Beris, Brian J. Edwards

ISBN 10: 019507694X / ISBN 13: 9780195076943

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, US, 1994

About this Item

This monograph presents a new systematic approach to the continuum modelling of flow phenomena within materials endowed with a complex internal microstructure, such as polymers and liquid crystals. The approach taken in this text is novel in that it combines the principles of Hamiltonian mechanics with those of irreversible thermodynamics.The book begins by outlining the relevant physical prnciples and then goes on to the numerous applications. From their results the authors draw conclusions in relation to the available state-of-the-art knowledge of the corresponding subjects.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems: with Internal Microstructure
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, US
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019507694X
• ISBN 13: 9780195076943
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1334 grams

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Synopsis

This much-needed monograph presents a systematic, step-by-step approach to the continuum modeling of flow phenomena exhibited within materials endowed with a complex internal microstructure, such as polymers and liquid crystals. By combining the principles of Hamiltonian mechanics with those of irreversible thermodynamics, Antony N. Beris and Brian J. Edwards, renowned authorities on the subject, expertly describe the complex interplay between conservative and dissipative processes. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the evaluation of the free energy--largely based on ideas from statistical mechanics--and how to fit the values of the phenomenological parameters against those of microscopic models. With Thermodynamics of Flowing Systems in hand, mathematicians, engineers, and physicists involved with the theoretical study of flow behavior in structurally complex media now have a superb, self-contained theoretical framework on which to base their modeling efforts.

About the Author

Antony N. Beris is at University of Delaware. Brian J. Edwards is at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.