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A New Perspective on ThermodynamicsEquivalence of First and Second Laws

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics: Equivalence of First and Second Laws [Building on Carnot’s foundation for the determination of motive power in steam engines, Clausius introduced two functions of state and built around them the first and second law of thermodynamics. Perhaps due to his desire to formulate a “mechanical theory of heat,” he constructed the first law as a generalization of the conservation of energy in mechanics, resulting in the definition of the internal energy, and allowed for violations in the definition of the entropy as a function of state to be the indicators of the irreversibility of what Clausius termed “uncompensated transformations.” In this chapter, we will show that Clausius’s choice is, to a large extent, a matter of taste: The entropy function can be preserved, and violations in the internal energy can determine the “ordering of states” when less than maximum work is performed by the engine.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New Perspective on ThermodynamicsEquivalence of First and Second Laws

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Springer New York
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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
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978-1-4419-1429-3
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71 –115
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10.1007/978-1-4419-1430-9_4
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[Building on Carnot’s foundation for the determination of motive power in steam engines, Clausius introduced two functions of state and built around them the first and second law of thermodynamics. Perhaps due to his desire to formulate a “mechanical theory of heat,” he constructed the first law as a generalization of the conservation of energy in mechanics, resulting in the definition of the internal energy, and allowed for violations in the definition of the entropy as a function of state to be the indicators of the irreversibility of what Clausius termed “uncompensated transformations.” In this chapter, we will show that Clausius’s choice is, to a large extent, a matter of taste: The entropy function can be preserved, and violations in the internal energy can determine the “ordering of states” when less than maximum work is performed by the engine.]

Published: Oct 28, 2009

Keywords: Electromotive Force; Maximum Work; Steam Engine; Heat Uptake; Carnot Cycle

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