Continuum thermomechanics. (Q557096)

The book, an outgrowth of lecture notes for a graduate course delivered by the author to students in mathematics at University of Santiago de Compostela, shows that continuum thermomechanics can be described with almost the same mathematical rigor as calculus and linear algebra. The style of the book is pure mathematical one, i.e. it contains definitions, propositions and theorems. The book splits essentially into three parts, which include the general theory, thermomechanics of fluids, and applications to combustion. In the first part, the conservation principles of continuum thermomechanics are presented following Gurtin's notation [\textit{M. E. Gurtin}, An introduction to continuum mechanics. Mathematics in Science and Engineering. Vol. 158. New York-London etc.: Academic Press (Harcourt Brace Yovanovich, Publishers). XI (1981; Zbl 0559.73001)]. Then a general Coleman-Noll material is defined as the hyperelastic material with heat conduction and viscosity. The consequences of the principle of material frame-indifference for this material are discussed. At last, linear approximations about a static reference state are deduced. The second part of the book is devoted to the thermomechanics of fluids considered as particular Coleman-Noll materials. Classical thermodynamic variables are defined, and the conservation equations are written in terms of them. The Boussinesq approximation for natural convection and the standard linearized models for acoustics are properly deduced. Perfect gases are also considered as particular Coleman-Noll fluids. Incompressible fluids, which are not Coleman-Noll fluids, are studied separately. Combustion modeling (part 3) covers one third of the whole book: six chapters from the total twenty. The main goal of this part is to bring the reader to the modeling of turbulent flows of reacting mixtures of perfect gases. For this purpose, mixtures of Coleman-Noll fluids, chemical equilibrium of a reacting mixture of perfect gases in a stirred tank, and flow of a mixture of perfect gases are considered in advance. The appendices give a useful summary of mathematical preliminaries (vector and tensor algebra and analysis). The author also presents arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian formulation of conservation equations. The book is of real pedagogical value, being an excellent guide in continuum thermomechanics for mathematically inclined students and scientists.