Introduction to Thermodynamics of Frictional Systems

Author: Zai Zhendong et al
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book starts with non-equilibrium thermodynamics, aiming to systematically study the friction and wear process and establish its quantitative models. It is a preliminary summary of the authors' many years of exploratory work. First, it proposes the necessity and inevitability of introducing new foundational disciplines and research methods into tribology research, and studies the basic forms of structural changes in tribological systems (Chapters 1 and 2). Then, from the perspective of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, it examines the composition and interactions of tribological systems (Chapter 3). The introduction of "entropy" achieves a unified representation of factors with different physical quantities and tensor ranks, which is key to establishing a quantitative theory for tribological systems. The physical meaning of entropy, the quantitative relationship between the changes in various factors of the friction process and entropy, and the entropy generation analysis of each sub-process are discussed in Chapters 4, 5, and 6-9, respectively. Chapter 10 demonstrates that tribological thermodynamics encompasses lubrication theory for fluids. Chapter 11 takes fretting wear as an example to prove the effectiveness of tribological analysis, and finally the theory is applied to the design and experiments of surface modification of titanium alloys. This book focuses on presenting a new perspective and exploring fundamental issues related to the theme of "tribological system thermodynamics." It is believed to provide an interdisciplinary foundation for researchers and engineers working on tribology from the perspectives of physical chemistry, mechanical engineering, mechanics, materials science, and other fields, as well as graduate students and senior science and engineering students. As a textbook, it is suitable for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in science and engineering.