Maximum frictional dissipation and the information entropy of windspeeds

Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-238

  Lorenz, Ralph D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WIND;

INFORMATION ENTROPY; MAXIMUM FRICTIONAL DISSIPATION; WINDSPEED;

ENTROPY;

EID: 0036449601     PISSN: 03400204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JNETDY.2002.013     Document Type: Article

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