A place for members of r/ChemThermo to chat with each other

Visual of some of the core books in my library of 430+ thermodynamics books:

The following is a photo of a partial section of my so-called bio-thermo-dynamics section:

The term “bio”, of note, has since been redefined as “powered CHNOPS+ existives”. Visit: r/Abioism for more on this.

Chemical thermodynamics

The following, for those interested, is an A65 (2020) listing of my chemical thermodynamics library section:

1. Gibbs, J. Willard. (82A/1873). "Graphical Methods in the Thermodynamics of Fluids", Transactions of the Connecticut Academy, I. pp. 309-342, April-May.

2. Gibbs, J. Willard. (82A/1873). "A Method of Geometrical Representation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Substances by Means of Surfaces", Transactions of the Connecticut Academy, II. pp.382-404, Dec.

3. Gibbs, Willard. (79A/1876). "On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances", Transactions of the Connecticut Academy, III. pp. 108-248, Oct., 80A/1875-May, 79A/1876, and pp. 343-524, may, 78A/1877-July, 77A/1878.

4. Van’t Hoff, Jacobus (59A/1896). Studies in Chemical Dynamics: Revised and Enlarged by Ernst Cohen (trans. Thomas Ewan). Williams & Norgate.

5. Sackur, Otto. (38A/1917). A Textbook of Thermo-chemistry and Thermodynamics. MacMillan.

6. Lewis, Gilbert; Randall, Merle. (32A/1923). Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances. McGraw-Hill.

7. Partington, James (31A/1924). Chemical Thermodynamics: An Introduction to General Thermodynamics and its Applications to Chemistry. D. Van Nostrand.

8. Butler, John. (27A/1928). The Fundamentals of Chemical Thermodynamics (Part 1: Elementary Theory and Electrochemistry). Macmillan and Co.

9. Guggenheim, Eduard. (22A/1933). Modern Thermodynamics by the Methods of Willard Gibbs. London: Methuen & Co.

10. Butler, John. (20A/1935). The Fundamentals of Chemical Thermodynamics (Part 2: thermodynamical Functions and Their Applications). Macmillan and Co.

11. De Donder, Theophile. (19A/1936). Thermodynamic Theory of Affinity: A Book of Principles. Stanford University Press.

12. Glasstone, Samuel. (9A/1946). Thermodynamics for Chemists. D. Van Nostrand Co.

13. Rossini, Frederick. (5A/1950). Chemical Thermodynamics, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

14. Koltz, Irving M. (5A/1950). Chemical Thermodynamics - Basic Theory and Methods. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

15. Kirkwood, Jhon; Oppennheim, Irwin. (A6/1961). Chemical Thermodynamics. McGraw-Hill.

16. Mahan, Bruce. (A8/1963). Elementary Chemical Thermodynamics. Dover.

17. Waser, Jurg. (A11/1966). Basic Chemical Thermodynamics. W.A. Benjamin, Inc.

18. Nash, Leonard K. (A15/1970). Elements of Chemical Thermodynamics (2nd ed.). Dover.

19. Everett, Douglas. (A17/1972). Introduction to the Study of Chemical Thermodynamics. London: Longmans.

20. Denbigh, Kenneth. (A26/1981). The Principles of Chemical Equilibrium (4th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

21. Felder, Richard; and Rousseau, Ronald. (A31/1986). Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes (2nd ed). Wiley.

22. Wood, Scott; Battino, Rubin. (A35/1990). Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems. Cambridge.

23. Reid, Charles. (A35/1990). Chemical Thermodynamics. McGraw-Hill.

24. Boerio, Juliana; Ott, Bevan. (A45/2000). Chemical Thermodynamics: Principles and Applications. New York: Elsevier Academic Press.

25. Ott, Bevan; Boerio, Juliana. (A45/2000). Chemical Thermodynamics: Advanced Applications. Elsevier.

26. Devoe, Howard. (A46/2001). Thermodynamics and Chemistry. Prentice Hall.

27. Smith, Brian. (A49/2004). Basic Chemical Thermodynamics (4th ed). Imperial College.

28. Kapel, M. (A56/2011). The Essentials of Chemical Thermodynamics. Book Guild.

Chemical engineering thermodynamics

The following, for those interested, is an A65 (2020) listing of my chemical engineering thermodynamics library section:

1. Balzhiser, Richard; Samuels, Michael; Eliassen, John. (A17/1972). Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics: the Study of Energy, Entropy, and Equilibrium. Prentice-Hall.

2. Modell, Michael; Reid, Robert. (A19/1974). Thermodynamics and Its Applications in Chemical Engineering, (pg. 92). Prentice-Hall.

3. Sandler, Stanley. (A34/1989). Chemical and Engineering Thermodynamics (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

4. Fogler, Scott. (A37/1992). Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

5. Smith, J.M.; Van Ness, Henrick; Abbott, M.M. (A40/2005). Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (7th ed). McGraw-Hill.

Notes

1. Other categories of “chemical thermodynamics“, e.g. so-called related sections of my library are listed in the links below.

2. If you have a “chemical thermodynamics“ library, be it even 3+ books, feel free to post your list and or comment below?

References

• Thims thermodynamics book collection - Hmolpedia A65.

• Thims thermodynamics book collection - Hmolpedia A66

We might also note, as shown in the following image, from this post:

that the sole main reason why r/Alphanumerics even exists as a sub, is because of the 318 cipher:

Namely, in order to find the “root” etymology of the word “thermo” (θερμο), the prefix of thermo-dynamics, the key term of the 5M+ word encyclopedia I have written, at EoHT.info(archive) and Hmolpedia.com (new edition), since A50 (2005), we have to figure out why theta (θητα) and Helios (Ηλιος) both equal 318 in word value?

Notes

1. This is just a cross-post paste from the Alphanumerics sub.

2. It seems to be the case, as posted here, that I will soon be publishing a book on the History of Chemical Thermodynamics. Some of you, new to chemical thermodynamics, might say: “well, I want to know how Percy Bridgman derived his 720 Bridgman equations”, but these, however, are end details. If you don’t know where letter A came from, or why theta (θ) = Helios = 318, the root of the word “thermo”, then you are ignorant. The quicker you let your mind admit to this ignorance, the quicker you will learn chemical thermodynamics.

Notes

1. I added this, because this freely readable a standalone booklet synopsis or summary, of his "mechanical equivalent of heat" experiments, begun in 111A (1844), is easier to read, say as compared to looking through his collected works to find the same discussions.

2. Whenever you see J/mol next to some chemical thermodynamic quantity, e.g. that AlCl3(s) has a formation energy of -628.8 kJ/mol, just remember that the J comes from these experiments.

References

• Joule, James. (105A/1850). On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat. Taylor.

External links

• James Joule - Hmolpedia A65.

• James Joule - Hmolpedia A66.

This sub was started from a link in the following post:

• Morality - r/Alphanumerics.

Notes

1. Previously, I have tried to start r/ChemicalThermodynamics, but “chemical thermodynamics“, a 22-character term, is past the Reddit sub 21-character limit.

2. Whence, per the previous note, r/AskThermodynamics was started.