The mass entransy and its dissipation extremum principle have opened up a new direction for the mass transfer optimization. Firstly, the emergence and development process of both the mass entransy and its dissipalion ...The mass entransy and its dissipation extremum principle have opened up a new direction for the mass transfer optimization. Firstly, the emergence and development process of both the mass entransy and its dissipalion extremum principle are reviewed. Secondly, the combination of the mass entransy dissipation extremum principle and the finite-time thermodynamics for opti- mizing the mass transfer processes of one-way isothermal mass transfer, two-way isothermal equimolar mass transfer, and iso- thermal throttling and isothermal crystallization are summarized. Thirdly, the combination of the mass entransy dissipation ex- tremum principle and the constructal theory for optimizing the mass transfer processes of disc-to-point and volume-to-point problems are summarized. The scientific features of the mass entransy dissipation extremam principle are emphasized.展开更多
The mass entransy describes the mass-diffusion ability of the solution system, and the mass-diffusion process with the finite concentration difference always leads to the mass-entransy dissipation. This paper studies ...The mass entransy describes the mass-diffusion ability of the solution system, and the mass-diffusion process with the finite concentration difference always leads to the mass-entransy dissipation. This paper studies the equimolar reverse constant-temperature mass-diffusion process with Fick's law( g∝Δ(c)). The optimal concentration paths for the MED(Minimum Entransy Dissipation) are derived and compared with those for the MEG(Minimum Entropy Generation) and CCR(Constant Concentration Ratio) operations. It is indicated that the strategy of the MED is equivalent to that of the CCD(Constant Concentration Difference) of the same component; whether the MED or the MEG is selected as the optimization objective, the strategy of the CCD is much better than that of the CCR.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation China(Grant Nos.51176203 and 10905093)
文摘The mass entransy and its dissipation extremum principle have opened up a new direction for the mass transfer optimization. Firstly, the emergence and development process of both the mass entransy and its dissipalion extremum principle are reviewed. Secondly, the combination of the mass entransy dissipation extremum principle and the finite-time thermodynamics for opti- mizing the mass transfer processes of one-way isothermal mass transfer, two-way isothermal equimolar mass transfer, and iso- thermal throttling and isothermal crystallization are summarized. Thirdly, the combination of the mass entransy dissipation ex- tremum principle and the constructal theory for optimizing the mass transfer processes of disc-to-point and volume-to-point problems are summarized. The scientific features of the mass entransy dissipation extremam principle are emphasized.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51576207 & 51356001)
文摘The mass entransy describes the mass-diffusion ability of the solution system, and the mass-diffusion process with the finite concentration difference always leads to the mass-entransy dissipation. This paper studies the equimolar reverse constant-temperature mass-diffusion process with Fick's law( g∝Δ(c)). The optimal concentration paths for the MED(Minimum Entransy Dissipation) are derived and compared with those for the MEG(Minimum Entropy Generation) and CCR(Constant Concentration Ratio) operations. It is indicated that the strategy of the MED is equivalent to that of the CCD(Constant Concentration Difference) of the same component; whether the MED or the MEG is selected as the optimization objective, the strategy of the CCD is much better than that of the CCR.
