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Thermodynamics (FVV201a)
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THERMODYNAMICS
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Temperature:
thermal equilibrium and the zero'th law of thermodynamics
temperature measurement
macroscopic description of gases:
the state of a system
state variables
equation of state
ideal gas law
van der Waals' gas law
P-V-T surfaces for ideal and real gases
heat and the first law of thermodynamics:
open and closed systems
internal energy versus heat
heat capacity
phase changes
work in thermodynamic systems
applications of the first law
kinetic theory of gases:
relation between average kinetic energy and temperature/pressure
specific heat of an ideal gas
the Boltzmann and Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions
entropy and the second law of thermodynamics:
heat engines and heat pumps
efficiency and coefficient of performance
Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements of the second law
Carnot's theorem
the Otto, air-standard Diesel and two-phase refrigeration cycles
entropy changes for reversible and irreversible processes
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Prof Ernest van Dyk
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Tel: 041 504 2259
ernest.vandyk@mandela.ac.za
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