THERMODYNAMICS

Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics

The first law of thermodynamics tells us that energy can be neither created nor destroyed. The second law places additional limits on energy transformations and reflects qualitative characteristics. The level of quality deterioration or disorder measured through the property of entropy. Hence, the second law of thermodynamics can be formulated as follows: In all real processes of energy transformation, the total entropy of all involved bodies can only be increased or, in an classic case, unchanged. Beyond these conditions, the process is impossible even if the first law fulfilled. The combination of both laws indicates that it is not a question of the existent ...