Chapter 1 Flashcards
The science of energy
Thermodynamics
The ability to cause changes
Energy
The name thermodynamics stems from the Greek words…
Therme(heat) and dynamis(power)
Conservation of energy principle
During an interaction, energy can change from one form to another but the total amount of energy remains constant
First law of thermodynamics
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change forms
Asserts that energy is a thermodynamic property
Second law of thermodynamics
Asserts that energy has quality as well as quantity and actual processes occur in the direction of decreasing quality of energy
A macroscopic approach to the study of thermodynamics that does not require a knowledge of the behavior of individual particles
Classical thermodynamics
A microscopic approach, based on the average behavior of large groups of individual particles
Statistical thermodynamics
Any physical quantity can be characterized by ______
Dimensions
The magnitudes assigned to the dimensions are called _____
Units
Primary or fundamental dimensions
Mass (m)
Length (L)
Time (t)
Temperature (T)
Second dimensions or derived dimensions
Expressed in terms of the primary dimensions
Velocity (V)
Energy (E)
Volume (V)
A simple and logical system based on a decimal relationship between the various units
Metric SI system
It has no apparent systematic numerical base, and various units in this system are related to each other rather arbitrarily
English system
Length
Meter (m)
Mass
Kilogram (kg)
Time
Second (s)
Temperature
Kelvin (K)
Electric current
Ampere (A)
Amount of light
Candela (cd)
Amount of matter
Mole (mol)
Specific weight
The weight of a unit volume of a substance
A typical match yields about ____ of energy if completely burned
One Btu or one kJ
Dimensional homogeneity
All equations must be dimensionally homogenous