THE INERTIAL RELAXATION TERMS AND THE VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF LEAST ACTION TYPE FOR NON-STATIONARY ENERGY AND MASS DIFFUSION.

Author(s) : SIENIUTYCZ S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

CONSIDERING SEVERAL VARIATIONAL FORMULATIONS OF THE CLASSICAL TYPE, THE ROLE OF THE ENTROPY OF DIFFUSIVE FLUXES OF MASS AND ENERGY, CALLED RELAXATION ENTROPY, IS INVESTIGATED. VARIOUS FUNCTIONALS OF THERMODYNAMIC ACTION ARE PRESENTED HAVING THE DIMENSION OF THE PRODUCT OF ENTROPY AND TIME. APPLYING THE EULERIAN (FIELD) REPRESENTATION, THE STATIONARITY CONDITIONS FOR THE ACTION FUNCTIONAL ARE THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL AND CONSERVATION EQUATIONS DESCRIBING MULTICOMPONENT NON-STATIONARY DIFFUSION OF MASS AND ENERGY WITH FINITE PROPAGATION SPEED.

Details

  • Original title: THE INERTIAL RELAXATION TERMS AND THE VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF LEAST ACTION TYPE FOR NON-STATIONARY ENERGY AND MASS DIFFUSION.
  • Record ID : 1983-2120
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer - vol. 26 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1983/01

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