THERMODYNAMICS
Thermodynamics is the study of energy relationships that involve heat,
mechanical work, and other aspects of
energy and heat transfer.
Objectives: After finishing this
unit, you should be able to:
• State and apply the first andsecond laws of thermodynamics. • Demonstrate your understanding
of adiabatic, isochoric, isothermal, and isobaric processes.
• Write and apply a relationship for determining the ideal efficiency of a heat engine.
• Write and apply a relationship for determining
A THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM
• A system is a closed environment in which heat transfer can take place. (For example, the gas, walls, and cylinder of an
automobile engine.)
INTERNAL ENERGY OF SYSTEM
• The internal energy U of a system is the
total of all kinds of energy possessed by the particles that make up the system.
Usually the internal energy consists of the sum of the potential and
TWO WAYS TO
INCREASE
THE INTERNAL
ENERGY,
U.
HEAT PUT INTO
A SYSTEM
(Positive)
+
U
WORK DONE
ON A GAS
WORK DONE BY EXPANDING GAS:
W is negative
WORK DONE BY EXPANDING GAS:
W is negative
-U Decrease
-U Decrease
TWO WAYS TO
DECREASE
THE
INTERNAL ENERGY,
U.
HEAT LEAVES A SYSTEM
Q is negative
Q
outhot
W
outW
outTHERMODYNAMIC STATE
The STATE of a thermodynamic system is determined by four factors:
• Absolute Pressure P in Pascals
• Temperature T in Kelvins • Volume V in cubic meters
THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS
Increase in Internal Energy,
U.
Initial State:
P
1V
1T
1n
1Final State:
P
2V
2T
2n
2Heat input
Q
inW
outThe Reverse Process
Decrease in Internal Energy,
U.
Initial State:
P
1V
1T
1n
1Final State:
P
2V
2T
2n
2Work on gas
THE FIRST LAW OF
THERMODYAMICS:
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transformed from one form to another.
How do you transform energy from one form to another?
THE FIRST LAW OF
THERMODYAMICS:
• The net heat put into a system is equal to the change in internal energy of the
system plus the work done BY the system.
U = Q + W
final - initial)
SIGN CONVENTIONS
FOR FIRST LAW
• Heat Q input is positive
U =Q + W
final - initial)
• Heat OUT is negative
•
Work BY a gas is negative
•
Work ON a gas is positive
+Q
in-W
out
U
+W
in-Q
outAPPLICATION OF FIRST
LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
Example 1: In the figure, the gas absorbs 400 J of heat and at the same time does 120 J of work on the piston. What is the change in internal
energy of the system?
U =Q + W
Apply First Law:
Q
in400 J
Example 1 (Cont.):
Apply First Law
U = +280 J
Q
in400 J
W
out=120 J
U = Q + W
= (+400 J) + (-120 J) = +280 J
W is Negative: -120 J (Work OUT)
U = Q + W
Example 1 (Cont.):
Apply First Law
U = +280 J
The 400 J of input thermal energy is used to perform
120 J of external work,
increasing the internal energy of the system by
280 J
Q
in400 J
W
out=120 J
The
increase
in
internal energy is:
Work done by expansion.
V0 Vf
d
Work = force ∙ distance force = Pressure ∙ Area Work = Pressure ∙ Area ∙ distance
Work = Pressure ∙ ΔVolume
ΔVolume = Vf - Vo
Work =
-
Pressure ∙ ΔVolumeΔU = Q + W
Vf
U = Q + W But W = -P
V
ISOBARIC PROCESS:
CONSTANT PRESSURE,
P = 0
+U -U
QIN= 200 J Q
OUT= 125 J
Work
Out=
150 J
Work
InISOBARIC EXAMPLE (
Constant Pressure
):
Heat input
increases
V
with const.
P
400 J heat does 120 J of
work, increasing the
internal energy by 280 J.
400 JB
A
P
V
1V
2ISOBARIC WORK
400 J
Work = Area under PV curve
B
A
P
V
1V
2V
AV
BT
A=
T
BPA = PB
Pressure
Volume
FOUR THERMODYNAMIC
PROCESSES:
• Isochoric Process:
V = 0, W
= 0
• Isobaric Process:
P = 0
• Isothermal Process:
T = 0,
U
= 0
• Adiabatic Process:
Q = 0
• Isochoric Process:
V = 0, W
= 0
• Isobaric Process:
P = 0
• Isothermal Process:
T = 0,
U
= 0
• Adiabatic Process:
Q = 0
U = Q + W
Pr
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Volume
Is
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In a thermodynamic system, the two main
processes involved are adiabatic or isothermal. It is regarded as the former when the
transformation (fluctuations or variations in
temperature) are fast enough that no heat was significantly transferred between the outside environment and the system. When the
transformation is very slow in that same system then the process is isothermal because the
U = Q + W so that
U = Q
ISOCHORIC PROCESS:
CONSTANT VOLUME,
V = 0,
W = 0
0
+U -U
QIN QOUT
HEAT IN = INCREASE IN INTERNAL ENERGY
HEAT OUT = DECREASE IN INTERNAL ENERGY
ISOCHORIC EXAMPLE:
Heat input
increases P
with const. V
400 J heat input increases
internal energy by 400 J
and zero work is done.
B
A
P
2V
1= V
2P
1P
AP
BT
A=
T
B400 J
No Change in volume:
PA VA
nATA
PB VB
ISOTHERMAL PROCESS:
CONST. TEMPERATURE,
T = 0,
U = 0
NET HEAT INPUT = WORK OUTPUT
U = Q + W AND
Q = - W
U = 0 U = 0
Q
OUTWork
In
Work Out
Q
INISOTHERMAL EXAMPLE
(Constant T):
P
AV
A=
P
BV
BSlow compression at
constant temperature:
---
No change in U
.
U =
T
= 0
B
A
P
AV
2V
1ISOTHERMAL EXPANSION (
Constant T)
:
400 J of energy is absorbed
by gas as 400 J of work is
done on gas.
T = U = 0
U
=
T
= 0
B
A
P
AV
AV
BP
BP
AV
A= P
BV
BT
A= T
BU = Q + W ; W = U or U = W
ADIABATIC PROCESS:
NO HEAT EXCHANGE, Q = 0
Work done at EXPENSE of internal energy
INPUT of Work INCREASES internal energy
Work Out
Work
In
U +U
ADIABATIC EXAMPLE:
Insulated
Walls:
Q = 0
B
A
P
AV
1V
2P
BExpanding gas does
work with zero heat
ADIABATIC EXPANSION:
400 J of WORK is done,
DECREASING the internal
energy by 400 J: Net heat
exchange is ZERO.
Q = 0
Q = 0
B
A
P
AV
AV
BP
BP
AV
AP
BV
BT
A=
T
BA A B B
Pr
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Volume
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HEAT ENGINES
• Absorbs heat
Q
hot• Performs work
W
out• Rejects heat
Q
coldA heat engine is any
device which through
a cyclic process:
Cold Res. T
CEngine
Hot Res. T
HQ
hotW
out
THE SECOND LAW OF
THERMODYNAMICS
It is impossible to construct an engine that, operating in a
cycle, produces no effect other than the extraction of heat from a reservoir and the performance of an equivalent amount of work.
Not only can you not win (1st law);
(can’t get out more energy than you put in)
You can’t even break even (2nd law)!
(There will always be wasted energy)
W
outCold Res. T
CEngine
Hot Res. T
HQ
hotTHE SECOND LAW OF
THERMODYNAMICS
Cold Res. TC Engine
Hot Res. TH
400 J
300 J
100 J
• A possible engine.
• An IMPOSSIBLE
engine.
Cold Res. TC Engine
Hot Res. TH
EFFICIENCY OF AN ENGINE
Cold Res. TC Engine
Hot Res. TH
Q
HW
Q
CThe efficiency of a heat engine
is the ratio of the net work
done W to the heat input Q
H.
e = 1 -
Q
CQ
He = =
W
Q
HQ
H- Q
CEFFICIENCY EXAMPLE
Cold Res. TC Engine Hot Res. TH
800 J
W
600 J
An engine absorbs 800 J and
wastes 600 J every cycle. What
is the efficiency?
e = 1 -
600 J
800 J
e = 1 -
Q
CQ
He = 25%
EFFICIENCY OF AN IDEAL
ENGINE (Carnot Engine)
For a perfect engine, the
quantities Q of heat gained
and lost are proportional to
the absolute temperatures T.
e = 1 -
T
CT
He =
T
H- T
CT
HCold Res. TC Engine Hot Res. TH
Q
HW
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Example 3: A steam engine absorbs
600 J
of heat at
500 K
and the exhaust temperature is
300 K
. If the
actual efficiency is only half of the ideal efficiency,
how much
work
is done during each cycle?
e = 1 -
T
CT
He = 1 -
300 K
500 K
e = 40%
Actual e = 0.5e
i= 20%
e =
W
Q
HCold Res. TC Engine Hot Res. TH
Q
HW
Q
CCold Res. TC Engine Hot Res. TH
QH W
QW
Cold Res. TC Engine
WARM Res. TW QW W
QC
e = 1 -
T
CT
HHeat flows from
HOT to COLD, not
REFRIGERATORS
A refrigerator is an engine
operating in reverse:
Work is done on gas
extracting heat from cold
reservoir and depositing
heat into hot reservoir.
W
in+ Q
cold= Q
hotW
IN= Q
hot- Q
coldCold Res. T
CEngine
Hot Res. T
HQ
hotQ
coldTHE SECOND LAW FOR
REFRIGERATORS
It is impossible to construct a
refrigerator that absorbs
heat from a cold reservoir
and deposits equal heat to a
hot reservoir with
W = 0.
If this were possible, we could
establish perpetual motion!
Cold Res. TC Engine
Hot Res. TH
Q
hotSummary
Q =
U +
W
final - initial)
The
First Law of Thermodynamics:
The net
heat taken in by a system is equal to the
sum of the change in internal energy and
the work done by the system.
• Isochoric Process:
V = 0,
W = 0
• Isobaric Process:
P = 0