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THERMODYNAMICS
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF
THERMODYNAMICS
Definition, Meaning and Application of
Thermodynamics
The name thermodynamics stems from the Greek words therme
(heat) and dynamics (power), which is most descriptive of the early
efforts to convert heat into power.
Today the same name is broadly interpreted to include all aspects
of energy and energy transformations, including power generation,
refrigeration, and relationships among the properties of matter.
Thermodynamics is the branch of physical science that deals with
the various phenomena of energy and related properties of matter,
especially of the laws of transformations of heat into other forms of
energy and vice-versa.
Or in simple words Thermodynamics is a branch of science which
deals with energy.
For analyzing any system, there are basically two approaches available
in engineering thermodynamics
Macroscopic (Classical thermodynamics) is the one in which
complete system as a whole is considered and studied without
caring for what is there constituting the system at microscopic level.
• study large number of particles (molecules) that make up the
substance in question
• does not require knowledge of the behavior of individual
molecules
Microscopic (Statistical thermodynamics) is one having
fragmented the system under consideration up to microscopic level
and analyzing the different constituent subsystems or
Microsystems.
• concerned within behavior of individual particles (molecules)
• study average behavior of large groups of individual particles
Concepts and Definitions (Vocabulary)
Thermodynamic system is the quantity of matter or a region of space
chosen for study.
Surroundings is the physical space outside the system or it is defined as
every thing that surrounds the system.
Boundary is real or imaginary layer that separates the system from its
surroundings.
Universe is the system and its surroundings together.
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A Process
Process
A
A Cyclic process
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When a process proceeds in such a manner that the system remains
infinitesimally close to an equilibrium state at all times, it is called a
quasistatic, or quasi-equilibrium, process.
A quasi-equilibrium process can be viewed as a sufficiently slow
process that allows the system to adjust itself internally so that
properties in one part of the system do not change any faster than
those at other parts.
When a gas in a piston-cylinder device is compressed suddenly, the
molecules near the face of the piston will not have enough time to
escape and they will have to pile up in a small region in front of the
piston, thus creating a high-pressure region there and is not in
equilibrium However, if the piston is moved slowly, the molecules
will have sufficient time to redistribute and the pressure inside will
rise at the same rate at all locations. Since equilibrium is maintained
at all times, this is a quasi-equilibrium process.
Steady flow processes
The term steady implies no change with time.
The opposite of steady is unsteady, or transient.
The term uniform implies no change with location over a
specified region.
large number of engineering devices operate for long periods
of time under the same conditions, and they are classified as
steady-flow devices.
Processes involving such devices can be represented
reasonably well by a somewhat idealized process, called the
steady-flow process, which can be defined as a process
during which a fluid flows through a control volume steadily.
During a steady-flow process, fluid properties within the control
volume may change with position but not with time.
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Zeroth law of thermodynamics states that if the bodies A and B
are in thermal equilibrium with a third body C separately then
the two bodies A and B shall also be in thermal equilibrium with
each other.
By replacing the third body C with a thermometer, the zeroth
law can be restated as two bodies are in thermal equilibrium if
both have the same temperature reading even if they are not in
contact.
Measurement of temperature, pressure,
density & specific gravity
All temperature scales are based on some easily reproducible
states such as the freezing point (ice point) and boiling point
(steam point) of water.
A mixture of ice and water that is in equilibrium with air saturated
with vapor at 1 atm pressure is said to be at the ice point, and a
mixture of liquid water and water vapor (with no air) in
equilibrium at 1 atm pressure is said to be at the steam point.
The temperature scales used in the SI and in the English system
today are the Celsius scale and the Fahrenheit scale.
On the Celsius scale, the ice and steam points were originally
assigned the values of 0 and 100°C, respectively and the
corresponding values on the Fahrenheit scale are 32 and 212°F.
In thermodynamics, it is very desirable to have a temperature scale
that is independent of the properties of any substance or
substances.
Such a temperature scale is called a thermodynamic temperature
scale.
The thermodynamic temperature scale in the SI is the Kelvin scale,
designated by K .
The thermodynamic temperature scale in the English system is the
Rankine scale designated by R.
The Kelvin scale is related to the Celsius scale by