Entropy production in a fluid-solid system far from thermodynamic equilibrium.The terminal orientation of a rigid body in a moving fluid is an example of a dissipative system, out of thermodynamic equilibrium and therefore a perfect testing ground for the validity of the maximum entropy production principle (MaxEP).  The MaxEP correctly helps choose the stable equilibrium in these cases when the system is slightly out of thermodynamic equilibrium.  ii) when the system is far from thermodynamic equilibrium. 
THERM