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Entropy Generation Minimization - The Method of Thermodynamic Optimization of Finite-Size Systems and Finite-Time Processes (Hardcover, New)
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Entropy Generation Minimization - The Method of Thermodynamic Optimization of Finite-Size Systems and Finite-Time Processes (Hardcover, New)
Series: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series
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This book presents the diverse and rapidly expanding field of
Entropy Generation Minimization (EGM), the method of thermodynamic
optimization of real devices. The underlying principles of the EGM
method - also referred to as "thermodynamic optimization,"
"thermodynamic design," and "finite time thermodynamics" - are
thoroughly discussed, and the method's applications to real devices
are clearly illustrated. The EGM field has experienced tremendous
growth during the 1980s and 1990s. This book places EGM's growth in
perspective by reviewing both sides of the field - engineering and
physics. Special emphasis is given to chronology and to the
relationship between the more recent work and the pioneering work
that outlined the method and the field. Entropy Generation
Minimization combines the fundamental principles of thermodynamics,
heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. EGM applies these principles to
the modeling and optimization of real systems and processes that
are characterized by finite size and finite time constraints, and
are limited by heat and mass transfer and fluid flow
irreversibilities. Entropy Generation Minimization provides a
straightforward presentation of the principles of the EGM method,
and features examples that elucidate concepts and identify recent
EGM advances in engineering and physics. Modern advances include
the optimization of storage by melting and solidification; heat
exchanger design; power from hot-dry-rock deposits; the on &
off operation of defrosting refrigerators and power plants with
fouled heat exchangers; the production of ice and other solids; the
maximization of power output in simple power plant models with heat
transfer irreversibilities; theminimization of refrigerator power
input in simple models; and the optimal collection and use of solar
energy.
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