This document may be downloaded, read, stored and printed for your own use within the limits of § 53 UrhG but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.Dieses Dokument darf im Rahmen von § 53 UrhG zum eigenen Gebrauch kostenfrei heruntergeladen, gelesen, gespeichert und ausgedruckt, aber nicht im Internet bereitgestellt oder an Außenstehende weitergegeben werden.Pelech, PetrTůma, KarelPavelka, MichalŠípka, MartinSýkora, Martin2022-07-052022-07-052021https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/9574https://doi.org/10.34657/8612Within the framework of natural configurations developed by Rajagopal and Srinivasa, evolution within continuum thermodynamics is formulated as evolution of a natural configuration linked with the current configuration. On the other hand, withing the General Equation for Non-Equilibrium Reversible-Irreversible Coupling (GENERIC) framework, the evolution is split into Hamiltonian mechanics and (generalized) gradient dynamics. These seemingly radically different approaches have actually a lot in common and we show their compatibility on a wide range of models. Both frameworks are illustrated on isotropic and anisotropic rate-type fluid models. We propose an interpretation of the natural configurations within GENERIC and vice versa (when possible).eng510Complex fluidsmathematical foundationsgeneral fluid mechanicsnon-Newtonian flowsrheologyviscous flowsReport41 S.