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A New Perspective on ThermodynamicsThe Predecessors of Carnot

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics: The Predecessors of Carnot [To the ancients, fire was the lightest of the four known elements. The concept of fire as an element lasted down to the time of Lavoisier, which was finally abandoned in favor of caloric theory. Phenomena involving the transfer of heat were imagined as being the result of a fluid, called “caloric,” which permeated the gaps between atoms of a solid causing thermal expansion and whose loss through the surface could explain Newtonian cooling. The work of Count Rumford on the heat produced by the boring of cannons was interpreted as coming from a solid; when work is done on it, it behaves like squeezing a sponge full of water.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New Perspective on ThermodynamicsThe Predecessors of Carnot

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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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10.1007/978-1-4419-1430-9_1
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[To the ancients, fire was the lightest of the four known elements. The concept of fire as an element lasted down to the time of Lavoisier, which was finally abandoned in favor of caloric theory. Phenomena involving the transfer of heat were imagined as being the result of a fluid, called “caloric,” which permeated the gaps between atoms of a solid causing thermal expansion and whose loss through the surface could explain Newtonian cooling. The work of Count Rumford on the heat produced by the boring of cannons was interpreted as coming from a solid; when work is done on it, it behaves like squeezing a sponge full of water.]

Published: Oct 28, 2009

Keywords: Heat Capacity; Adiabatic Compression; Adiabatic Process; Adiabatic Expansion; Steam Engine

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