Lecture 21: Introduction to Nonequilibrium Theory; Onsager Reciprocity and Maximum Entropy...
MIT 2.43 Advanced Thermodynamics, Spring 2024
Instructor: Gian Paolo Beretta
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This lecture covers: Fourier law from formal analogy with near-equilibrium chemical kinetics. Onsager reciprocity from Ziegler principle of maximum entropy production. Symmetry of the thermal conductivity tensor for anisotropic materials. Cattaneo-Vernotte heat equation.
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Key moments:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:17 - Introduction to Part III: Nonequilibrium
00:01:03 - Rates and Affinities Far and Near Equilibrium
00:09:56 - Hydrocarbon Oxidation: Detailed Kinetic Mechanisms
00:10:58 - Rates and Affinities for Independent Reactions
00:20:51 - Linearization of Rate-Affinity Relations
00:30:57 - Example: Two Rates and Two Affinities
00:35:28 - Onsager Relations from Maximum Entropy Production
00:46:14 - Ziegler Orthogonality Relation
00:54:14 - Onsager Symmetry of Thermal Conductivity Tensors
01:01:26 - Steady-State Heat Flux
01:06:49 - Fourier Law of Thermal Conduction
01:21:02 - Anisotropic Fourier Conduction in 2D
01:27:55 - Cattaneo-Vernotte Heat Conduction Equation
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