Simulation with Entropy Thermodynamics 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2021 
 - 1 online resource (222 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Beyond its identification with the second law of thermodynamics, entropy is a formidable tool for describing systems in their relationship with their environment. This book proposes to go through some of these situations where the formulation of entropy, and more precisely, the production of entropy in out-of-equilibrium processes, makes it possible to forge an approach to the behavior of very different systems. Whether for dimensioning structures; influencing parameter variability; or optimizing power, efficiency, or waste heat reduction, simulations based on entropy production offer a tool that is both compact and reliable. In the case of systems marked by complexity, it appears to be the only way. In that sense, realistic optimization can be carried out, integrating within the same framework both the system and all the constraints and boundary conditions that define it. Simulations based on entropy give the researcher a powerful analytical framework that crosses the disciplines of physics and links them together. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783036501147 9783036501154 books978-3-0365-0115-4 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-0365-0115-4  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Research & information: general
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Altenkirch-Ioffe model colloids complex systems thermodynamics constant properties model CuNi Debye plasmas device modeling efficiency electrical conductivity electronic entropy energy harvesting entropy entropy production entropy pump mode FeRh figure of merit finite time thermodynamics Fourier heat generator mode irreversible thermodynamics Ising model Joule heat Kadanoff-Baym equation LaFeSi living systems machine learning maximum electrical power point non-equilibrium quantum field theory Ohm law optimization out of equilibrium thermodynamics polyelectrolytes power conversion power factor pressure-ionization pulsed heat quantum brain dynamics quantum phase transition reactor modelling Seebeck coefficient segmented thermoelectric generator super-radiance TEG performance temperature profile thermodynamics thermoelectric generator thermoelectric materials thermoelectrics Thomson heat transient transport variational autoencoder voltage-electrical current curve working point working points