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THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
Subsections
4
. Background to the Second Law of Thermodynamics
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Reversibility and Irreversibility in Natural Processes
4
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2
Difference between Free and Isothermal Expansions
4
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3
Features of reversible processes
4
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4
Muddiest Points on Chapter 4
5
. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
5
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1
Concept and Statements of the Second Law
5
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2
Axiomatic Statements of the Laws of Thermodynamics
5
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2
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Introduction
5
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2
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Zeroth Law
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2
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3
First Law
5
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2
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Second Law
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2
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5
Reversible Processes
5
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3
Combined First and Second Law Expressions
5
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4
Entropy Changes in an Ideal Gas
5
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Calculation of Entropy Change in Some Basic Processes
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Muddiest Points on Chapter 5
6
. Applications of the Second Law
6
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1
Limitations on the Work that Can be Supplied by a Heat Engine
6
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2
The Thermodynamic Temperature Scale
6
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3
Representation of Thermodynamic Processes in
coordinates
6
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4
Brayton Cycle in
-
Coordinates
6
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Net work per unit mass flow in a Brayton cycle
6
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5
Irreversibility, Entropy Changes, and ``Lost Work''
6
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6
Entropy and Unavailable Energy
6
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Examples of Lost Work in Engineering Processes
6
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Some Overall Comments on Entropy
6
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Entropy
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2
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
6
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3
Examples of Reversible and Irreversible Processes
6
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Effect of Departures from Ideal Behavior
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Parameters reflecting design choices
6
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9
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Parameters reflecting the ability to design and execute efficient components
6
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10
Muddiest Points on Chapter 6
7
. Entropy on the Microscopic Scale
7
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Entropy Change in Mixing of Two Ideal Gases
7
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2
Microscopic and Macroscopic Descriptions of a System
7
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3
A Statistical Definition of Entropy
7
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4
The Statistical Definition of Entropy and Randomness
7
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5
Numerical Example: the Equilibrium Distribution
7
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6
Summary and Conclusions
8
. Power Cycles with Two-Phase Media
8
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Behavior of Two-Phase Systems
8
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Work and Heat Transfer with Two-Phase Media
8
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3
The Carnot Cycle as a Two-Phase Power Cycle
8
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Example: Carnot steam cycle
8
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4
The Clausius-Clapeyron Equation
8
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5
Rankine Power Cycles
8
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6
Enhancements of Rankine Cycles
8
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7
Combined Cycles for Power Production
8
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8
Some Overall Comments on Thermodynamic Cycles
8
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9
Muddiest Points on Chapter 8
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Douglas Quattrochi 2006-08-06
