Abstract
The idea of transferring energy from/to a system is expanded to include work in addition to heat. Work is an alternative form by which the energy of a system can be transferred.
Keywords: Boltzmann constant, Classical mechanics, Conservation of energy, Dissipation of energy, Entropy increase, First law, Heat, Intermolecular potential energy, Internal energy, Kinetic energy, Microscopic level, Thermal energy, Transfer of work, Waste heat, Work.
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Alberto Gianinetti ;Heat vs. Work, An Account of Thermodynamic Entropy (2017) 1: 18. https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681083933117010005
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681083933117010005 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |