thermodynamics
71Carnot's theorem (thermodynamics) — Carnot s theorem, also called Carnot s rule is a principle which sets a limit on the maximum amount of efficiency any possible engine can obtain, which thus solely depends on the difference between the hot and cold temperature reservoirs. Carnot… …
72Critical point (thermodynamics) — Carbon dioxide creating a fog when cooling from supercritical to critical temperature In physical chemistry, thermodynamics, chemistry and condensed matter physics, a critical point, also called a critical state, specifies the conditions… …
73second law of thermodynamics — n LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS (2) * * * see l s of thermodynamics …
74third law of thermodynamics — n LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS (3) * * * see l s of thermodynamics …
75law of thermodynamics — noun 1. first law of thermodynamics, the principle that in a system of constant mass, energy is conserved. 2. second law of thermodynamics, the principle that the entropy of a closed system increases with time. 3. third law of thermodynamics, the …
76Component (thermodynamics) — In thermodynamics, a component is a chemically distinct constituent of a system. Calculating the number of components in a system is necessary, for example, when applying Gibbs phase rule in determination of the number of degrees of freedom of a… …
77Steady State (Thermodynamics) — A steady state system in thermodynamics is when there is a process with numerous properties that are unchanging in time. In a control volume which is in steady state, the actual matter in the system is changing constantly but the amount of matter …
78Critical line (thermodynamics) — In thermodynamics, a critical line is the higher dimensional equivalent of a critical point [1]. It is the locus of contiguous critical points in a phase diagram. These lines cannot occur for a single substance due to the phase rule, but they can …
79first law of thermodynamics — n CONSERVATION OF ENERGY * * * see l s of thermodynamics …
80equilibrium thermodynamics — the classic form of thermodynamics, that dealing with the application of the laws of thermodynamics to macroscopic systems in equilibrium states, or undergoing transformations between two equilibrium states …
