Concepts & Terms
for CH 12
Definition of Work done on a gas
PV diagram and connection to work done
Internal energy of a gas
First Law of Thermodynamics and relation to Conservation of Energy
Compare and Contrast the Thermodynamic processes:
Isobaric
Adiabatic
Isovolumetric (Isochoric)
Isothermal
SEE TABLE 12.2 in the text for a summary
Schematic of a Heat Engine
cyclic processes related to Heat Engine
Reversible and Irreversible processes
2nd Law of thermodynamics: {know definitions in terms of
the following}
Energy flow
Heat Engine operation
Entropy
Carnot Engine (cycle and theorem)
3rd Law of Thermo and Absolute Temperature limit
efficiency of heat engine
Entropy Definition
Disorder vs order (probability) definition for Entropy