Gibb's entropic paradox and problems of separation processes / Eugene Barsky, Jerusalem College of Engineering, Jerusalem, Israel.

Author/creator Barsky, Eugene, 1974-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2017]
Descriptionix, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Chemical Engineering 2017 [EBCCE17]
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Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Peculiarities of Thermodynamic Regularities Formation -- 1. Character of the Development of Heat Conversion Science -- 2. Substantiation of the Validity of Boltzmann's Theory -- ch. 2 Brief Review of Thermodynamic Regularities -- 1. Preliminary Notes -- 2. The First Law -- Energy Conservation Principle -- 3. The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 4. Carnot Cycle -- 5. Formulation of the Notion of Entropy -- 6. Statistical Substantiation of Entropy -- ch. 3 The Gibbs Paradox and Attempts of Its Solution -- 1. Essence of the Paradox -- 2. Analysis of Attempts to Solve the Gibbs Paradox -- 3. Operational Approach to the Paradox Solution -- 4. Informational Approach to the Gibbs Paradox Solution -- 5. Problems of Industrial Separation of Gas Mixtures -- ch. 4 Solution of the Gibbs Paradox and Related Problems -- 1. Physical Substantiation of Entropy Jump -- 2. Entropy Dimension -- 3. Certain Properties of Entropy of a Mixture -- ch. 5 Available Quality Criteria for Separation Processes -- 1. Quality Criteria Generation -- 2. Other Indices of the Process Completion -- 3. Criteria Differing From Hancock's Method -- 4. Criteria-Free Methods of Separation Processes Optimization -- 5. Optimization of Separation Processes by Fractional Extraction Curves -- 6. Properties of Fractional Separation Curves -- ch. 6 Generalized Optimization Criterion for Separation Processes -- 1. Probabilistic Interpretation of Mixture Components -- 2. Uncertainty of Mixture Composition -- 3. Separation Efficiency -- 4. Optimality Condition for Binary Mixtures Separation by the Entropy Criterion -- ch. 7 Multistage Separation Mechanism -- 1. Fractions Over the Cascade Stages -- 2. Proportional Model of Cascade Separation -- 3. Discrete Model -- 4. Principal Relationships of the Model -- 5. Fractional Extraction into Fine Product -- 6. Analysis of Mathematical Model of Regular Cascade -- 7. Separation at Cyclic Feed of the Initial Material into a Cascade Apparatus -- 8. Absorbing Markov's Chain in Cascade Separation of Bulk Materials -- 9. Mathematical Model of Cascade Separation With Arbitrary Distribution Coefficients -- ch. 8 Practical Application of the Obtained Results -- 1. Separation of Binary Mixtures -- 2. Multiproduct Separation -- 3. Algorithms of Optimization of Separation into n Components -- 3.1. Optimization of Separation into Four Components -- 4. Optimality Conditions for Multiproduct Separation -- ch. 9 Analysis of the Obtained Results and Summing-up -- 1. Extension of the Insight into Some Aspects of Entropy Parameter -- 2. Some Fundamental Aspects of Entropy -- 3. Conclusion.
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LCCN 2017275162
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ISBN0444639195 (pbk.)

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