TOPIC 2

First Law of Thermodynamics and it Processes

First law of thermodynamics Forms of energy transfer (slide 1, slide 2) Forms of work Closed system Non flow process (slide 1, slide 2) Open system Flow process Flow process application

First Law of Thermodynamics

First Law refers to conservation of energy

Or easily stated as, energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change or transferred

Forms of energy transfer

Heat, Q : energy transferred across boundary due to temperature differences between system and its surrounding
Q +ve if heat energy flows into the system from the surroundings. Q ve if heat energy flows from the system to the surroundings

Surrounding

Work, W : energy transferred across boundary by a flow, but not caused by temperature differences
W +ve if work energy is transferred from the

Forms of energy transfer (cont.)

Internal energy, U : the sum of all the energies a fluid possesses and stores within itself. The molecules of a fluid may be imagined to be in motion thereby possessing kinetic energy of translation and rotation as well as the energy of vibration of the atoms within the molecules. In addition, the fluid also possesses internal potential energy due to intermolecular forces.

U2 U1, the internal energy has increased.

U1 U2, the internal energy has decreased.

Forms of work

Expansion or compression work Shaft work Electrical work Flow work Viscous work

Closed System

A close system (also known as a control mass)

consists of a fixed amount of mass, and no mass can cross its boundary. That is, no mass can enter or leave a close system But energy, in the form of heat or work can cross the boundary, and the volume of a close system does not have to be

Nonflow Process
In a close system, although energy may be transferred across the boundary in the form of work energy and heat energy, the working fluid itself never crosses the boundary. Any process undergone by a close system is referred to as the non-flow process. If the fluid is undergoing a non-flow process from state (1) to state (2) then the terms from the general equation for p1V1 and p2V2 (which represent the amount of work energy required to introduce and expel the fluid from the system) will be zero, since the fluid is already in the system, and will still be in the system at the end of the process.

U2 U1 = Q W

Non flow energy equation

Non-flow Processes

Constant temperature (Isothermal) process (pV = C) Adiabatic process (Q = 0) Polytropic process (pVn = C) Constant volume process Constant pressure process

Open System

An open system, or a control volume, is a properly selected region in space. It usually encloses a device, which involves mass flow.

Both mass and energy can cross the boundary of a

Flow Process
In an open system, not only the energy transfers take place across the boundary, the fluid may also cross the boundary. Any process undergone by an open system is called a flow process. This process may be subdivided into an unsteady flow process and steady flow process.

C12 C 22 gZ1 u1 P1v1 Q gZ 2 u 2 P2 v2 W 2 2

Steady flow energy equation

Flow Process Application

Boiler Compressor Turbine Pump Nozzle Diffuser Throttling valve Heat exchanger