First Law of Thermodynamics (Closed System) Flashcards
form of energy that is transferred between two systems (or a system and its surroundings) by virtue of a temperature difference
heat
state functions
Pressure, Temperature, Volume, Mass, Internal Energy
Conditions for reversibility
Absence of friction
Quasi-static process
No heat loss
Ideal fluid
based on the law of conservation of energy
first law of thermodynamics
path functions
heat and work
performed whenever a force acts through a distance
work
energy that a system possesses as a result of its elevation in a gravitational field
potential energy
Real world thermodynamic processes are?
irreversible
thermal energy transferred to or from the system to overcome the intermolecular forces between the molecules resulting to a phase change
Latent energy or Latent heat
energy that a system possesses as a result of its motion relative to some reference frame
kinetic energy
represents the heat storage capability of a material
specific heat
defined as the energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree
specific heat
sum of the internal energy and flow work
enthalpy
the internal energy of a system associated with the kinetic energies of the molecules
sensible energy
a process whose direction can be reversed by infinitesimal changes in some properties of the surroundings, such as pressure
reversible process
four components of internal energy
sensible, latent, chemical, and nuclear