Guia docente 2020_21
Escola de Enxeñaría de Minas e Enerxía
Degree in Energy Engineering
 Subjects
  Physics: Thermal systems
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS Thermodynamic system. Thermodynamic properties. Units. Temperature.
THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM AND TEMPERATURE Thermal balance, principle zero of the thermodynamics. Concept of temperature.
THERMAL STATE EQUATIONS AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF A SYSTEM. Equation of thermal state. Thermal properties of a system. Ideal gases. Equations of state of the real gases.
WORK AND THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF THE THERMODYNAMICS. ENERGETIC PROPERTIES OF A SYSTEM. Mechanical concept of the energy. Work. Energy of a system. Transfer of energy by heat. Balance of energy in enclosed systems. Energetic properties of a system. Internal energy and enthalpy. Calorific Capacities
TRANSFORMATIONS OF A GASEOUS SYSTEM Transformations of an ideal gas. Politropic Transformations
PROPERTIES OF A PURE SUBSTANCE, SIMPLE, AND COMPRESSIBLE Thermodynamic state. The relation p-v-T. Calculation of thermodynamic properties. Calculation of variations of internal energy and enthalpy.
FIRST PRINCIPLE IN OPEN SYSTEMS. CYCLES. Conservation of the mass. Conservation of the energy. Analysis of volumes of control in stationary state. Transitory states.
SECOND PRINCIPLE OF THE THERMODYNAMICS. Formulation of the Second Principle. Irreversibilities. Application to thermodynamic cycles. Scale Kelvin of temperatures. Maximum performances. Cycle of Carnot.
ENTROPY Inequality of Clausius. The thermodynamic property entropy. Variation of entropy. Calculation of entropy. Reversible processes. Balances of entropy in enclosed and open systems.
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