This document contains 27 questions related to irreversible thermodynamics. The questions cover topics such as steady state processes, linear laws, phenomenological relations between fluxes and forces, Onsager's theory of microscopic reversibility, entropy production, thermodynamic forces, and electrokinetic effects. Several questions ask to derive mathematical expressions for concepts like entropy production and specific electrokinetic effects.
This document contains 27 questions related to irreversible thermodynamics. The questions cover topics such as steady state processes, linear laws, phenomenological relations between fluxes and forces, Onsager's theory of microscopic reversibility, entropy production, thermodynamic forces, and electrokinetic effects. Several questions ask to derive mathematical expressions for concepts like entropy production and specific electrokinetic effects.
This document contains 27 questions related to irreversible thermodynamics. The questions cover topics such as steady state processes, linear laws, phenomenological relations between fluxes and forces, Onsager's theory of microscopic reversibility, entropy production, thermodynamic forces, and electrokinetic effects. Several questions ask to derive mathematical expressions for concepts like entropy production and specific electrokinetic effects.
This document contains 27 questions related to irreversible thermodynamics. The questions cover topics such as steady state processes, linear laws, phenomenological relations between fluxes and forces, Onsager's theory of microscopic reversibility, entropy production, thermodynamic forces, and electrokinetic effects. Several questions ask to derive mathematical expressions for concepts like entropy production and specific electrokinetic effects.
2.State linear law and explain it with an example.
3.Explain thermodynamic fluxes and forces with suitable examples.
4.Starting from Fick’s law of diffusion, arrive at phenomenological relations in
terms of fluxes and forces for coupled processes.
5.What is phenomenological relations? Give an example.
6.Explain Onsager’s theory based on the microscopic reversibility.
7.Explain steady state taking thermo-osmosis and electro-osmosis process.
8.Applying linear law write an expression for the following;
a) Mass transfer
b) Heat transfer
c) Flow of electricity
9. Discuss Onsager reciprocal relations.
10. Prove that for an open system flow received by subsystem I and subsystem II through the thermal conducting surface is equal.
11.What is entropy production? Give a mathematical expression for it.
12.Irreversible processes are characterized by entropy production –
substantiate.
13.What are thermodynamic forces? Give examples.
14.State linear law. What is its significance?
15.What are linear phenomenological relations? How do you express them ?
16.What is meant by Quarsi-static process ?
17.How do you distinguish between steady state and equilibrium state ?
18. Prove that there is equality of interior exchange flow or energy.
17.Prove that –di’φ=di”φ in open systems.
18.What is meant by saying entropy production? Show that there is entropy
production in irreversible process.
19.Derive an expression for entropy production due to heat flow.
20.Obtain an expression for entropy production in terms of fluxes and forces.
21.Discuss Prigogine’s principle of minimum entropy production.
22.Derive an expression for entropy production and its rate in matter flow.
23.Derive an expression for entropy production and its rate in chemical
reaction.
24.Using expression for entropy production with respect to flow of matter and electric current, obtain expression for the flowing electro kinetic effects.
25.Using expression for entropy products with respect to flow of matter and electric current, obtain the expression for the following electro kinetic effects
