Chapter 1: Introduction to Thermodynamics
The principles of thermodynamics are applied by engineers to analyze and design a wide variety of devices intended to meet human needs
identify systems and describe system behavior in terms of properties (specific volume, pressure, temperature etc.) and processes
Key terms and concepts
system - the defined body being studied
surrounding - everything outside the system
closed system - a particular quantity of matter being studied, there is no change in mass across the boundary (there can be a change in energy)
control volume - a region with a prescribed boundary being studied, there can be change in mass and energy across the boundary,
extensive property - value for overall system is the sum of values for the parts into which system divides (ex. mass, volume, energy)
intensive property - not additive, values are independent of size (ex. temperature, pressure, density)
equilibrium - there are no changes in in a systems observable properties
specific volume - volume per unit mass
Temperature conversions
The principles of thermodynamics are applied by engineers to analyze and design a wide variety of devices intended to meet human needs
identify systems and describe system behavior in terms of properties (specific volume, pressure, temperature etc.) and processes
Key terms and concepts
system - the defined body being studied
surrounding - everything outside the system
closed system - a particular quantity of matter being studied, there is no change in mass across the boundary (there can be a change in energy)
control volume - a region with a prescribed boundary being studied, there can be change in mass and energy across the boundary,
extensive property - value for overall system is the sum of values for the parts into which system divides (ex. mass, volume, energy)
intensive property - not additive, values are independent of size (ex. temperature, pressure, density)
equilibrium - there are no changes in in a systems observable properties
specific volume - volume per unit mass
Temperature conversions