The Nature of Motive Force - Achintya Kumar Pramanick Gebunden

In this monograph Prof. Pramanick explicates the law of motive force a fundamental law of nature that can be observed and appreciated as an addition to the existing laws of thermodynamics. This unmistakable and remarkable tendency of nature is equally applicable to all other branches of studies. He first conceptualized the law of motive force in 1989 when he was an undergraduate student. Here he reports various applications of the law in the area of thermodynamics heat transfer fluid mechanics and solid mechanics and shows how it is possible to solve analytically century-old unsolved prob lems through its application. This book offers a comprehensive account of the law and its relation to other laws and principles such as the generalized conservation principle variational formulation Fermat's principle Bejan's constructal law entropy generation minimization Bejan's method of intersecting asymptotes and equipartition principle. Furthermore the author addresses someinterrelated fundamental problems of contemporary interest especially to thermodynamicists by combining analytical methods physical reasoning and the proposed law of motive force. This foundational work is a valuable reading for both students and researchers in exact as well as non-exact sciences and at the same time a pleasant learning experience for the novice.