EQUIPARTITION OF FORCES - A NEW PRINCIPLE FOR PROCESS DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION

Citation
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
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
ISSN journal
08885885
Volume
35
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
4147 - 4153
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-5885(1996)35:11<4147:EOF-AN>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
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.