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, Power Machines N6
Module 1:
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Gases ................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.1 Heat capacity ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.2 Specific Heat capacity at constant volume ............................................................... 7
1.2.3 Specific Heat capacity at constant pressure .............................................................. 7
1.2.4 For a specific gas ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.2.5 Characteristic gas constant .................................................................................................... 7
1.2.6 Joule‘s law .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.7 Charles law ................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.8 Boyle‘s law .................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.9 Combined Charles and Boyle‘s law...................................................................................... 9
1.3 Gas laws............................................................................................................................................ 9
1.3.1 Isochoric process ....................................................................................................... 9
1.3.2 Isobaric process ......................................................................................................... 9
1.3.3 Isothermal process ................................................................................................... 10
1.3.4 Polytropic process ................................................................................................. 10
1.3.5 Adiabatic process .................................................................................................. 11
1.4 Energy flow..................................................................................................................................... 12
1.4.1 Energy flow through a closed system ................................................................................. 12
1.4.2 Energy flow through a closed system ................................................................................. 13
1.5 Entropy ............................................................................................................................................ 13
1.5.1 Entropy of evaporation ........................................................................................................... 14
1.5.2 Entropy of superheated vapor ............................................................................................. 15
1.5.3 Reversible and irreversible process ...................................................................................... 15
1.5.4 Throttling ...................................................................................................................................... 16
1.6 The Carnot cycle for a gas........................................................................................................ 16
1.6.1 Reversible isothermal expansion of the gas. ..................................................................... 17
1.6.2 Reversible adiabatic expansion of the gas ...................................................................... 17
1.6.3 Reversible isothermal compression of the gas ................................................................. 18
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,
, Power Machines N6
Module 1:
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Gases ................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.1 Heat capacity ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.2 Specific Heat capacity at constant volume ............................................................... 7
1.2.3 Specific Heat capacity at constant pressure .............................................................. 7
1.2.4 For a specific gas ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.2.5 Characteristic gas constant .................................................................................................... 7
1.2.6 Joule‘s law .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.7 Charles law ................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.8 Boyle‘s law .................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.9 Combined Charles and Boyle‘s law...................................................................................... 9
1.3 Gas laws............................................................................................................................................ 9
1.3.1 Isochoric process ....................................................................................................... 9
1.3.2 Isobaric process ......................................................................................................... 9
1.3.3 Isothermal process ................................................................................................... 10
1.3.4 Polytropic process ................................................................................................. 10
1.3.5 Adiabatic process .................................................................................................. 11
1.4 Energy flow..................................................................................................................................... 12
1.4.1 Energy flow through a closed system ................................................................................. 12
1.4.2 Energy flow through a closed system ................................................................................. 13
1.5 Entropy ............................................................................................................................................ 13
1.5.1 Entropy of evaporation ........................................................................................................... 14
1.5.2 Entropy of superheated vapor ............................................................................................. 15
1.5.3 Reversible and irreversible process ...................................................................................... 15
1.5.4 Throttling ...................................................................................................................................... 16
1.6 The Carnot cycle for a gas........................................................................................................ 16
1.6.1 Reversible isothermal expansion of the gas. ..................................................................... 17
1.6.2 Reversible adiabatic expansion of the gas ...................................................................... 17
1.6.3 Reversible isothermal compression of the gas ................................................................. 18
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