Published October 1979
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Journal article
Pressure-volume work exercises illustrating the first and second laws
Creators
- 1. Department of Applied Science, University of California Davis-Livermore and University of California Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
Description
We present two exercises involving rapid compression and expansion of ideal gases. The exercises are useful teaching tools and illustrate the first and second laws of thermodynamics. The first problem involves the conversion of gravitational energy into heat through mechanical work. The second involves the mutual interaction of two gases through an adiabatic piston. Both local and global versions of the second law can be applied to this second exercise. Both problems are also treated by numerical fluid dynamics
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Am. J. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Series
- Am. J. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 851-856
- ISSN
- 0002-9505
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 11518803
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADIABATIC PROCESSES; COMPRESSION; EDUCATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENTROPY; EXPANSION; GASES; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLUME; WORK
- Descriptors DEC
- CONVERSION; FLUIDS; MECHANICS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES