Recent Advances In Finite Time Thermodynamics

Download or read book Recent Advances in Finite-time Thermodynamics written by Chih Wu and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finite-time thermodynamics (FTT) is one of the newest and most challenging areas in thermodynamics. The objective of this book is to provide results from research, which continues at an impressive rate. The authors make a concentrated effort to reach out and encourage academic and industrial participation in this book and to select papers that are relevant to current problems and practice. The numerous contributions from the international community are indicative of the continuing global interest in finite-time thermodynamics. All represent the newest developments in their respective areas.