Thermodynamics - Interaction Studies - Solids, Liquids And Gases


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THERMODYNAMICS – INTERACTION STUDIES – SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASES Edited by Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján Thermodynamics – Interaction Studies – Solids, Liquids and Gases Edited by Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which permits to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work in any medium, so long as the original work is properly cited. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Viktorija Zgela Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer Jan Hyrat Image Copyright Zsolt, Biczó, 2010. Used under license from Shutterstock.com First published September, 2011 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from [email protected] Thermodynamics – Interaction Studies – Solids, Liquids and Gases, Edited by Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-563-1 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com Contents Preface IX Chapter 1 Thermodynamics of Ligand-Protein Interactions: Implications for Molecular Design Agnieszka K. Bronowska 1 Chapter 2 Atmospheric Thermodynamics Francesco Cairo 49 Chapter 3 Thermodynamic Aspects of Precipitation Efficiency Xinyong Shen and Xiaofan Li Chapter 4 Comparison of the Thermodynamic Parameters Estimation for the Adsorption Process of the Metals from Liquid Phase on Activated Carbons Svetlana Lyubchik, Andrey Lyubchik, Olena Lygina, Sergiy Lyubchik and Isabel Fonseca 73 95 Chapter 5 Thermodynamics of Nanoparticle Formation in Laser Ablation 123 Toshio Takiya, Min Han and Minoru Yaga Chapter 6 Thermodynamics of the Oceanic General Circulation – Is the Abyssal Circulation a Heat Engine or a Mechanical Pump? 147 Shinya Shimokawa and Hisashi Ozawa Chapter 7 Thermodynamic of the Interactions Between Gas-Solidand Solid-Liquid on Carbonaceous Materials 163 Vanessa García-Cuello, Diana Vargas-Delgadillo, Yesid Murillo-Acevedo, Melina Yara Cantillo-Castrillon, Paola Rodríguez-Estupiñán, Liliana Giraldo and Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján Chapter 8 Thermodynamics of Interfaces 201 Omid Moradi VI Contents Chapter 9 Exergy, the Potential Work Mofid Gorji-Bandpy 251 Chapter 10 Dimensionless Parametric Analysis of Spark Ignited Free-Piston Linear Alternator 271 Jinlong Mao, Zhengxing Zuo and Huihua Feng Chapter 11 Time Resolved Thermodynamics Associated with Diatomic Ligand Diss
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