The physics of degradation in engineered materials and devices : fundamentals and principles

The physics of degradation in engineered materials and devices : fundamentals and principles / edited by Jonathan Swingler ; with major contribution by Alec Feinberg.

Degradation is apparent in all things and is fundamental to manufactured as well as natural objects. It is often described by the second law of thermodynamics where entropy, a measure of disorder, tends to increase with time in a closed system. Things age! This concise reference work brings together...

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Main Authors: Swingler, Jonathan (Author), Feinberg, Alec (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2015.
Series:Materials properties and behavior collection.
Subjects:
Materials > Deterioration.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Reference.
Materials > Deterioration
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Rationale and emphasis
  • 1.3 Thermodynamics and entropy
  • 1.4 Technologies and applications
  • 1.5 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 2. History of the physics of degradation
  • 2.1 Context
  • 2.2 History
  • 2.3 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 3. Thermodynamics of ageing and degradation in engineering devices and machines
  • 3.1 Introduction to degradation and ageing
  • 3.2 Thermodynamic degradation paradigm
  • 3.3 Review of the DEG theorem
  • 3.4 Review of thermodynamics
  • 3.5 Entropy and production of irreversible entropy
  • 3.6 Dissipative mechanisms and ageing
  • 3.7 Example applications of the DEG theorem
  • 3.8 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 4. Thermodynamic damage within physics of degradation
  • Section 1. Equilibrium thermodynamic damage assessment
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The system (device) and its environment
  • 4.3 Thermodynamic work and the first law
  • 4.4 Thermodynamic second law in terms of device entropy damage
  • 4.5 Thermodynamic catastrophic and parametric failures
  • 4.6 Entropy of a complex system
  • 4.7 Measuring damage entropy processes
  • 4.8 Measures for system-level entropy damage
  • Section 2. Non-equilibrium thermodynamic damage assessment
  • 4.9 Equilibrium versus non-equilibrium ageing approach
  • 4.10 Application to cyclic work and cumulative damage
  • 4.11 Thermodynamic damage in mechanical systems
  • 4.12 Thermal activation free energy approach
  • Appendix
  • References.
  • 5. Monitoring degradation in the field
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Electromagnetic NDT
  • 5.3 Insulation degradation
  • 5.4 PD measurement
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 6. Physics of degradation in ferroelectric devices
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Humidity
  • 6.3 Temperature effects on reliability of piezoelectric actuators
  • 6.4 Measurement techniques
  • 6.5 Conclusion.
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • About the contributing authors
  • Index.

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