This second edition presents an enriched and expanded exploration of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics tailored for graduate-level studies. Drawing on over three decades of academic teaching experience, the author has refined the content, making it more accessible and comprehensive. Chapter 1 has been restructured for clarity, delineating "Legendre Transformation" and "Thermodynamic Potentials" into separate sections, while the treatment of "Chemical Potentials" has been significantly augmented, encompassing two-component ideal gas mixtures and a re-derivation of chemical potentials for dilute solutions. Additionally, the section on thermodynamic stability now boasts enhanced explanations and illustrative figures. Chapter 2 introduces a groundbreaking section, "Electrolyte Solution in Electric Field as a Non-Uniform System," providing fresh insights into unexplored realms. Chapter 3, now enriched with several new sections, delves into topics such as "Contact Angles on Heterogeneous Surfaces and Rough Surfaces," "Elastic Liquid-Fluid Interface," "Curvature Effect on Surface Tension," "Solute Effect on Equilibrium Pressure," and "Heterogeneous Bubble Nucleation in a Dilute Solution." Chapter 4 features new elucidations and discussions aimed at bolstering comprehension, while the entirely new Chapter 5 offers solutions to selected homework and exam questions, adding a practical dimension to the theoretical framework. This edition, encompassing approximately 50% new content, expands the book by 131 pages, rendering it an even more invaluable resource for professors instructing advanced thermodynamics and graduate students delving into this intricate subject matter.
本書第二版提供了針對研究生層級學習的熱力學基本原理的豐富與擴展探索。作者基於超過三十年的學術教學經驗，對內容進行了精煉，使其更具可讀性和全面性。第一章已重新結構以提高清晰度，將「勒讓德變換」和「熱力學勢」劃分為單獨的部分，而「化學勢」的處理則顯著增強，涵蓋了兩組分子理想氣體混合物及稀溶液的化學勢重新推導。此外，熱力學穩定性部分現在擁有更強的解釋和插圖。第二章引入了一個開創性的部分「在電場中的電解質溶液作為非均勻系統」，提供了對未探索領域的新見解。第三章現在增添了幾個新部分，深入探討「異質表面和粗糙表面的接觸角」、「彈性液體-流體界面」、「曲率對表面張力的影響」、「溶質對平衡壓力的影響」以及「稀溶液中的異質氣泡成核」。第四章則包含新的闡述和討論，旨在增強理解，而全新的第五章則提供了選定的作業和考試問題的解答，為理論框架增添了實用維度。本版約有50%的新內容，擴展了131頁，使其成為教授高級熱力學和研究生深入探討這一複雜主題的更寶貴資源。
Dongqing Li obtained his Ph.D. degree at the University of Toronto in 1991. In 1993, Dr. Li joined the faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, where he obtained tenure in 1997 and was promoted to the rank of full professor in 1999. He later joined the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, in 2000 as a tenured full professor. From October 2005 to August 2008, Dr. Li was the H. Fort Flowers Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, USA. Since September 2008, Dr. Li has joined the University of Waterloo as a tenured full professor, and he was the Canada Research Chair in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics from 2008 to 2013.
