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Thermodynamics and Propulsion


4. Background to the Second Law of Thermodynamics

[VN Chapters 2, 3, 4]

So far we have dealt largely with ideal situations involving quasi-static processes (i.e., frictionless pistons). We will now consider more general situations.



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