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A New Perspective on ThermodynamicsWork from Nonequilibrium Systems

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics: Work from Nonequilibrium Systems [It is common belief that in an adiabatic process, the first law asserts that a system can do work “at the expense of its internal energy” (Truesdell 1979). However, this is what Carnot’s general axiom precisely negates. If everything is at the same temperature no work can be done. Work is not associated with any single step in the Carnot cycle, but with the cycle itself. Hence, both adiabatic and isothermal processes are necessary to produce work.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New Perspective on ThermodynamicsWork from Nonequilibrium Systems

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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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117 –143
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10.1007/978-1-4419-1430-9_5
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Abstract

[It is common belief that in an adiabatic process, the first law asserts that a system can do work “at the expense of its internal energy” (Truesdell 1979). However, this is what Carnot’s general axiom precisely negates. If everything is at the same temperature no work can be done. Work is not associated with any single step in the Carnot cycle, but with the cycle itself. Hence, both adiabatic and isothermal processes are necessary to produce work.]

Published: Oct 28, 2009

Keywords: Entropy Production; Canonical Ensemble; Heat Bath; Maximum Work; Nonequilibrium System

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