E. Sauar et al., EQUIPARTITION OF FORCES - A NEW PRINCIPLE FOR PROCESS DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION, Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 35(11), 1996, pp. 4147-4153
This paper presents the general proof for a new design principle: the
principle of equipartition of forces. The principle has been derived f
or coupled transports of heat, mass, and charge using irreversible the
rmodynamics combined with Cauchy-Lagrange optimization procedures. The
principle says that the best trade-off between energy dissipation and
transfer area is achieved when the thermodynamic driving forces are u
niformly distributed over the transfer area. A new strategy for the de
sign of energy optimal transfer processes follows. Practical problems
in applications of the principle are discussed.