Pramanick A.K. The Nature of Motive Force

Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London, 2014, XXXV, 141 p. 18 illus. ISBN: 978-3-642-54470-5 ISBN: 978-3-642-54471-2 (eBook) — (Heat and Mass Transfer).Proposes the law of motive force as a fundamental law of nature and establishes its relation to other laws and principles in thermodynamics
With the aid of both physical reasoning and the law of motive force, the book proposes exact solutions to classical unsolved problems of thermo fluid science
Includes a foreword by Adrian Bejan, professor and discoverer of the constructal law of design and evolution in natureIn this monograph Prof. Pramanick explicates the law of motive force, a fundamental law of nature that can be observed and appreciated as an addition to the existing laws of thermodynamics. This unmistakable and remarkable tendency of nature is equally applicable to all other branches of studies. He first conceptualized the law of motive force in 1989, when he was an undergraduate student. Here he reports various applications of the law in the area of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics, and shows how it is possible to solve analytically century-old unsolved problems through its application. This book offers a comprehensive account of the law and its relation to other laws and principles, such as the generalized conservation principle, variational formulation, Fermat’s principle, Bejan’s constructal law, entropy generation minimization, Bejan’s method of intersecting asymptotes and equipartition principle. Furthermore, the author addresses some interrelated fundamental problems of contemporary interest, especially to thermodynamicists, by combining analytical methods, physical reasoning and the proposed law of motive force. This foundational work is a valuable reading for both students and researchers in exact as well as non-exact sciences and, at the same time, a pleasant learning experience for the novice.
Content Level » Research
Keywords » Conductive-convective heat transfer - Constructal law - Entropy generation minimization - Fermat type flow - Law of motive force - Method of intersecting asymptotes -Nonconjugate heat transfer - Optimal heat exchanger - Thermal insulation design -Thermodynamics optimization
Related subjects » Classical Continuum Physics - Epistemology & Philosophy of Science -Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics Table of Contents