Special Session 12: 

2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Onsager Principle and Numerical Methods for Multiphase Systems

Qi Wang
CSRC/Univ. of South Carolina
Peoples Rep of China
Co-Author(s):    Jia Zhao and Qi Wang
Abstract:
I will present a paradigm to numerically discretize continuum models derived from the Onsager Principle, which therefore satisfy the 2nd law of thermodynamics. This general strategy gives one a unified treatment of thermodynamically consistent models for a host of physical systems. It demonstrates the benefits of developing thermodynamical consistent models and the use of the models in numerical simulations.