On the Role of the Second Law of Thermodynamics in Mechanics of Materials.

Abstract

This paper summarizes the recent work of Green and Naghdi concerning the thermomechanics of dissipative materials, the main features of which are: (a) The introduction of a conservation law for entropy which holds for all materials, (b) the use of the energy equation as an identity for all processes, thereby leading to restrictions on constitutive equations, and (c) the development of an inequality representing a mathematical interpretation of a statement of the second law of thermodynamics. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA085563

Entities

People

  • Paul M. Naghdi

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Constitutive Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Elastic Materials
  • Energy
  • Entropy
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Identities
  • Inequalities
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Energy
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Properties
  • Thermodynamics

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Theoretical Analysis.