Transport Properties in Polymers - Rilegato

Stastna, Jiri

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ISBN 10: 1566762820 ISBN 13: 9781566762823

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 1995

Riassunto

From the Authors Introduction Diffusion is one of the few manageable nonequilibrium pro- cesses during which matter is transported through a system. Traditionally, diffusion is studied in physical chemistry; however, the fundamental understanding of diffusion processes is not possible without involving statistical physics. Diffusion in disordered systems, such as in polymers, has sometimes unexpected features, the nature of which has not yet been determined. Since modern technology involves more and more complex materials which rely on a subtle balance of microscopic effects, the understanding of diffusion processes in these materials is of paramount importance from the practical point of view. A renewed interest in the basic principles of diffusion is a direct result of new experimental data. This was a contributing factor in the preparation of this text. In the first chapter, the phenomenological thermodynamic basics of diffusion is reviewed, and the diffusion equation is derived from the principles of irreversible thermodynamics. The basic mathematical apparatus for solving diffusion equations is reviewed in the second chapter. The third chapter deals mainly with the vast amount of experimental data dealing with diffusion in polymers. . . . A reader interested in particular polymeric systems can use the . . . material as a useful introduction. The last chapter contains basic information concerning random walks and their application to the diffusion in disordered systems. The theory of random walks is widely used in polymer physics where it is usually combined with statistical mechanics to formulate various models of polymeric systems. Finally, useful mathematical formulas and references to the original sources of some mathematical methods are [provided] in the appendices. Some physical constants associated with several polymer solvent systems are also presented.

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Contenuti

Basic Thermodynamic Concepts
Equation of State
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
The Second Thermodynamic Principle
Thermodynamic Potentials
Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes

The Diffusion Equation
Basic Properties of Linear Partial Differential Equations
Parabolic Equations
Separation of Variables
Fourier Method
Constant Diffusivity
Green's Function
Helmholtz Equation
Integral Transforms

Diffusion in Polymers
Historical Note
Sorption Kinetics
Diffusion in Polymeric Membranes
Diffusion-Continuum Mechanics Picture
Controlled Release Systems

Random Walks
Basic Concepts of the Random Walk
Restricted Walks
Correlated and Self-Avoiding Walks
Ideal Polymer Chains
Classical Diffusion
Anomalous Diffusion
Mechanical Relaxation

Appendix
Laplace Equation in Curvilinear Coordinates
Vectors, Vector Operators, and Integral Theorems
Some Special Functions
Bessel Functions
Associated Legendre Functions
Orthogonal Polynomials
Integral Transforms
Transport Properties: Diffusion, Solubility, Permeation, and Swelling Data for Some Systems

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1566762820
• ISBN 13: 9781566762823
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 303
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile