Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: To fully appreciate Bejan’s engineering thermodynamics, it is important to distinguish it from the Clausius, Boltzmann, Gibbs (CBG) mechanical rendering of thermodynamics. Concepts of motion and work occur in both formulations but have different meanings. The aim here will be to distinguish Bejan’s concepts from CBG’s classical mechanical exposition. The latter reason is classical Newtonian mechanics. Focusing on motion and work also allows us to trace the historical antecedents of Bejan’s thermodynamics, including the contributions of Lazare and Sadi Carnot.
DOI: 10.59277/clc.2024.18
Author: TERRY BRISTOL
Institution: Portland State University
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4407045384