Irreversible Phenomena: Ignitions, Combustion and Detonation Waves
Irreversible Phenomena: Ignitions, Combustion and Detonation Waves by Kunio Terao
Springer; 1 edition (June 12, 2007) | ISBN:3540499008 | PDF | 410 pages | 7 Mb
Springer; 1 edition (June 12, 2007) | ISBN:3540499008 | PDF | 410 pages | 7 Mb
From the preface:
Ideals are simple and able to be easily understood, but never exist in reality.In this book a theory based on the second law of thermodynamics and its applications are described. In thermodynamics there is a concept of an ideal gas which satisfies a mathematical formula PV = RT. This formula can approximately be applied to the real gas, so far as the gas has not an especially high pressure and low temperature. In connection with the second law of thermodynamics there is also a concept of reversible and irreversible processes. The reversible process is a phenomenon proceeding at an infinitely low velocity,
while the irreversible process is that proceeding with a finite velocity. Such a process with an infinitely slow velocity can really never take place, and all processes observed are always irreversible, therefore, the reversible process is an ideal process, while the irreversible process is a real process.