Modelling entropy and exergy changes during a fluid self-organization process

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-267

  Bianciardi, C ^a   Ulgiati, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complexity measure; Entropy; Exergy; Far from equilibrium systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032558131     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00069-6     Document Type: Article

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