Maximum or minimum entropy generation for open systems?

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 391, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3392-3398

  Lucia, U ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Irreversible thermodynamics; Open systems; Stationary steady states

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OPEN SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ENTROPY BALANCE; ENTROPY GENERATION; IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS; LA-GRANGIAN APPROACHES; STATIONARY CONDITIONS; STATIONARY STATE; STATIONARY STEADY STATE;

MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS;

EID: 84858336842     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2012.01.055     Document Type: Article

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