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