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Laws of Thermodynamics

Laws of Thermodynamics. Instructor: Prof. Suman Chakraborty and Prof. Sankar Kumar Som, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. Thermodynamics is the branch of science that describes the basic laws and principles governing the processes of transfer and transformation of energy along with the changes in properties of the substances affected by such processes. The laws are formulated from observations in nature. The basic principles as corollaries of the laws are established through logical deductions following the laws. The science of thermodynamics also provides the relationships of the properties of substances for their use in determining the changes of properties in physical processes performed by the substances. The subject thermodynamics is of prime importance as a foundation pillar of all branches of engineering, since technological processes and their developments involve transfer and transformation of energy. In this course we will discuss the laws of thermodynamics and its corollaries. The discussion will be based on physical concepts, mathematical expressions and illustrated examples of practical applications. This will not only clear the physical concepts of the students but will enable the students to get rid of usual misleading concepts in understanding the laws and their applications. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 14 - Second Law of Thermodynamics and its Corollaries (cont.)


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Lecture 01 - Introduction, Definition of System, Properties and State of a System
Lecture 02 - Properties of Pure Substances
Lecture 03 - Properties of Pure Substances (cont.)
Lecture 04 - Heat and Work
Lecture 05 - Tutorial: Properties of Pure Substances, Heat and Work
Lecture 06 - Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Lecture 07 - First Law of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems
Lecture 08 - First Law of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems (cont.)
Lecture 09 - Tutorial: First Law of Thermodynamics for Closed Systems
Lecture 10 - First Law of Thermodynamics for Open Systems
Lecture 11 - Tutorial: First Law of Thermodynamics for Open Systems
Lecture 12 - Second Law of Thermodynamics and its Corollaries
Lecture 13 - Second Law of Thermodynamics and its Corollaries (cont.)
Lecture 14 - Second Law of Thermodynamics and its Corollaries (cont.)
Lecture 15 - Definition of Entropy and Entropy Change in Closed Systems
Lecture 16 - Entropy Change in Closed Systems (cont.)
Lecture 17 - Tutorial: Entropy
Lecture 18 - Entropy and its Transport
Lecture 19 - Tutorial: Entropy and its Transport
Lecture 20 - Introduction to Third Law of Thermodynamics
Lecture 21 - Review