Published 1971
by Wiley-Interscience in London .
Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | Malcolm McChesney. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | TJ"265"M23 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | viii, 278 p. |
| Number of Pages | 278 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL20043281M |
| ISBN 10 | 0317109405 |
Additional Physical Format: Online version: McChesney, M. (Malcolm). Thermodynamics of electrical processes. London, New York, Wiley-Interscience [©]. Classical thermodynamics considers three main kinds of thermodynamic process by change in a system, cycles in a system, and flow processes. Defined by change in a system, a thermodynamic process is a passage of a thermodynamic system from an initial to a final state of thermodynamic initial and final states are the defining elements of the process. The First Law of Thermodynamics. The first law of thermodynamics, also known as Law of Conservation of Energy, states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another. For example, turning on a light would seem to produce energy; however, it is electrical energy that is converted. Thermodynamics is a theory that establishes the relationship between the physical quantities that characterize the macroscopic properties of a system. In this textbook, thermodynamics is presented as a physical theory which is based upon two fundamental laws pertaining to energy and entropy, which can be applied to many different systems in.
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