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Reversible and irreversible Processes
introduce entropy and the 2nd law
intuitive approach to reversible and irreversible processes
later
foundation of thermodynamics
Reversible process: can be defined as one whose “direction” can be reversed by an infinitesimal small change in some property of the system.
“Gedankenexperiment” to picture a reversible process:
Make a video recording of a process1
2 Run the recording backwards
Observable process
Process impossible to observe
reversible
irreversible
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Examples:
Process is possible
reversible
Backward recording
Backward recording
reversible
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x
Small changes can be reversed
but
gas
V1 ,Ts V2 ,Tf
You never observe reversed process of free expansion
reversible
irreversible
x
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Tg
Reversibility is an idealization (in strictest sense, almost all real processes are irreversible)
Reversibility requires equilibrium processes
but
Not every equilibrium process is reversible
Example
> T0
Qout
Almost perfect insulationgas in equilibrium at any time
Although system in equilibrium, no small change of the system will reversethe heat flow
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Dry friction between 2 objects
Reversibility is an idealization
You never observe the reversedprocess: object starts to move without assistance
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Friction between piston and cylinder irreversibility
Heat Conductivity in Solids (an example for irreversibility)
Remember: Heat is an energy transferred from one system to another because of temperature difference
System 1 System 2
T1 > T2
Heat Q flows from
1 to 2
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Heat reservoir 1 Heat reservoir 2
T1 > T2
L
T(x)
x
T1
T2
0 L
*(in the textbook T2>T1)
Heat transfer per time interval through homogeneous solid object:
A)TT(L
K
t
Q21
where
K: thermal conductivity of the rod
A: cross-section of the rod
A
L
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Electric Systems (examples for reversibility and irreversibility)
+
-battery EV
I#1
EV : work done against electrical forces per unit charge
Work: EVqW
Currentdt
dqI
dt)t(I)t(VWf
0
t
tE
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Heat leaving the system
Irreversible case
RResistor network with total resistance IRVE
tIRW 2
In the steady state: Internal energy of black box unchanged 0U
0WQU 1. law: 0tIRWQ 2
Application as heater
reversible case Capacitor network with total Capacity C
#1
#2
#1
#2
- Charging an uncharged capacitorC2
qW
2
- Discharge of the capacitorC2
qW
2 done by the capacitor
No heat transferred (Q=0)