Thermodynamics of flowing systems : with internal microstructure
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Thermodynamics of flowing systems : with internal microstructure
（The Oxford engineering science series, 36）
Oxford University Press, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- PART 1: THEORY
- Introduction
- 1. Symplectic geometry in optics
- 2. Hamiltonian mechanics of discrete particle systems
- 3. Equilibrium thermodynamics
- 4. Poisson brackets in continuous media
- 5. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
- 6. The dissipation bracket
- PART 2: APPLICATIONS
- 7. Incompressible viscoelastic flows
- 8. Transport phenomena in viscoelastic fluids
- 9. Non-standard transport phenomena
- 10. The dynamical theory of liquid crystals
- 11. Multi-fluid transport/reactions models with application in the modelling of weakly ionized plasma dynamics
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Appendices
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