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Introduction to Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes
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Multivariate fluctuation relations for currents
TL;DR: In this article, multivariate fluctuation relations for all the currents flowing across an open system in contact with several reservoirs at different temperatures and chemical potentials, or driven by time-independent external mechanical forces are derived.
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Maximum or minimum entropy generation for open systems
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Anthropogenic and natural exergy losses (exergy balance of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere)
TL;DR: In this paper, natural exergy losses connected with the absorption of solar radiation by the Earth have been calculated and the positive impact of these losses has been pointed out: they were a main cause of the formation of the terrestrial natural environment, of non-renewable natural resources of fuels, and of the generation of stable dissipative structures in form of living beings.
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Constructal network for heat and mass transfer in a solid–gas reactive porous medium
TL;DR: In this article, an optimal tree-shaped network for heat and mass transfer is constructed by using the constructal approach and the entropy generation minimisation method, and the results of these optimisation show that, for a given heat and gas diffuser and a fixed porosity, we can find an optimal diffusers network design for any material.
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Entropy in Tribology: in the Search for Applications
TL;DR: The objective of this paper is to answer the frequently asked question “is there any practical application of the thermodynamics in the study of friction and wear?” and to show that the thermodynamic methods have potential for both fundamental study ofriction and wear and for the development of new materials.