Classical thermodynamics, heat transfer Basic notions of thermodynamics Concept
Thermodynamic system
Summary
A thermodynamic system is the part of the physical world that one chooses to study in thermodynamics. It is separated from the rest, its surroundings, by a boundary made of walls. The kind of walls fixes what the system can exchange with its surroundings, and this gives the classes of isolated, closed and open systems.
Where this leads
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- Heat engine
- Bridgman's thermodynamic equations
- Fundamental thermodynamic relation
- Gibbs–Duhem equation
- Intensive and extensive properties
- Entropy production
- Gouy–Stodola theorem
- Szilard engine
- Henry's law
- Local thermodynamic equilibrium
- Euler relation for internal energy
- Zeroth law of thermodynamics
- Principle of minimum energy
- Perpetual motion
- Thermodynamic equilibrium
- Ehrenfest equations
- Equation of state
- Maxwell equal-area construction
- Thermodynamic square
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Maxwell's demon
- Ruppeiner geometry
- Thermodynamic state
- Maxwell relations
- Contact geometry of thermodynamics
- Internal energy
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Coefficient of performance
- Principle of maximum entropy in thermodynamics
- First law of thermodynamics
- Thermodynamics
- State function
- Heat
- Thermodynamic work
- Reversible process
- Thermodynamic stability conditions
- Thermodynamic cycle
- Landauer's principle
- Laws of thermodynamics
Further reading
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- Intensive and extensive properties
- Zeroth law of thermodynamics
- Principle of minimum energy
- Thermodynamic equilibrium
- Equation of state
- Thermodynamic state
- Internal energy
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Principle of maximum entropy in thermodynamics
- First law of thermodynamics
- Thermodynamics
- State function
- Heat
- Thermodynamic work
- Reversible process
- Thermodynamic cycle
- Laws of thermodynamics