Discipline in Thermodynamics
Adrian Bejan
Abstract
Thermodynamics is a discipline, with unambiguous concepts, words, laws and usefulness. Today it is in danger of becoming a Tower of Babel. Its key words are being pasted brazenly on new concepts, to promote them with no respect for their proper meaning. In this brief Perspective, I outline a few steps to correct our difficult situation.
Topics & Concepts
Meaning (existential)EpistemologyPerspective (graphical)Tower of BabelKey (lock)Engineering ethicsManagement scienceSociologyThermodynamicsComputer sciencePhilosophyEngineeringPhysicsArtificial intelligenceComputer securityTheologyHeat Transfer and OptimizationAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsHeat Transfer and Boiling Studies