While studying the first principle of thermodynamics under relativistic conditions, nobody in the 20th century took into consideration a surface tension; meanwhile this thermodynamic parameter is as important as the pressure p. Both Planck with his disciple and Einstein wrote down the first principle of thermodynamics under relativistic conditions neglecting the surface tension as well. Besides...

This paper deals with a lumped-parameter dynamic simulation of a single-effect LiBr-H2O absorption chiller. In many studies the thermodynamic properties of LiBr-H2O solution were taken from some approximate relations causing the results to be somewhat inaccurate. These relations were used to solve simultaneous differential equations involving the continuity of species constituting the LiBr-H2O ...

Wear is a complicated phenomenon caused by the relative movement of two contacting surfaces compressed together by a normal force. Prediction of the wear, in most cases, requires various experiments and microstructural characterization of the contacting surfaces. Mathematical models based on physical concepts could provide considerable help in understanding the physical behavior and hence the p...

Wear is a complicated phenomenon caused by the relative movement of two contacting surfaces compressed together by a normal force. Prediction of the wear, in most cases, requires various experiments and microstructural characterization of the contacting surfaces. Mathematical models based on physical concepts could provide considerable help in understanding the physical behavior and hence the p...

In this paper, the parameter estimation of thermal dynamic discrete-time system for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) is studied using recursive least square method. Parameters are estimated by using recursive least square method. Thermodynamic model of indoor test bed is formulated by outdoor temperature, HVAC power consumption, and thermal noise and estimated thermal dynamic pa...

While studying the first principle of thermodynamics under relativistic conditions, nobody in the 20th century took into consideration a surface tension; meanwhile this thermodynamic parameter is as important as the pressure p. Both Planck with his disciple and Einstein wrote down the first principle of thermodynamics under relativistic conditions neglecting the surface tension as well. Besides...

Configurational entropy is an important parameter in amorphous systems. It is involved in the thermodynamic considerations, plays an important role in the molecular mobility calculations through its appearance in the Adam-Gibbs equation and provides information on the solubility increase of an amorphous form compared to its crystalline counterpart. This paper presents a calorimetric method whic...

Excess specific heat, C(p)()(E), of binary mixtures of selected components of plant cuticular waxes has been determined. This thermodynamic parameter gives an explanation of the special molecular arrangement in crystalline and amorphous zones of plant waxes. C(p)()(E) values indicate that hydrogen bonding between chains results in the formation of amorphous zones. Conclusions on the self-asembl...

We report thermodynamic measurements in a magnetic-field-driven quantum critical point of a heavy fermion metal, YbRh2Si2. The data provide evidence for an energy scale in the equilibrium excitation spectrum that is in addition to the one expected from the slow fluctuations of the order parameter. Both energy scales approach zero as the quantum critical point is reached, thereby providing evide...

Superconducting properties of small metallic grains modelled by highly degenerate two-level spectrum have been studied. We have solved numerically Richardson’s exact equations for the system of 2N electrons in two levels. Characterising the size of the grain by the level degeneracy we study the finite size corrections to the thermodynamic limit of the ground and lowest excited state energy. The...