This book presents generalized heat-conduction laws which, from a mesoscopic perspective, are relevant to new applications (especially in nanoscale heat transfer, nanoscale thermoelectric phenomena, and in diffusive-to-ballistic regime) and at the same time keep up with the pace of current microscopic research. The equations presented in the book are compatible with generalized formulations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, going beyond the local-equilibrium. The book includes six main chapters, together with a preface and a final section devoted to the future perspectives, as well as an extensive bibliography.
Author(s): Antonio Sellitto, Vito Antonio Cimmelli, David Jou (auth.)
Series: SEMA SIMAI Springer Series 6
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: XIX, 170
Tags: Mathematical Physics; Classical Continuum Physics; Condensed Matter Physics
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics and Heat Transport at Nanoscale....Pages 1-30
Linear and Nonlinear Heat-Transport Equations....Pages 31-51
Mesoscopic Description of Boundary Effects and Effective Thermal Conductivity in Nanosystems: Phonon Hydrodynamics....Pages 53-89
Mesoscopic Description of Effective Thermal Conductivity in Porous Systems, Nanocomposites and Nanofluids....Pages 91-108
Weakly Nonlocal and Nonlinear Heat Transport....Pages 109-132
Heat Transport with Phonons and Electrons and Efficiency of Thermoelectric Generators....Pages 133-166
Perspectives....Pages 167-168
Back Matter....Pages 169-170
