Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer · Thermodynamics

Laws of Thermodynamics

Introduction to energy conservation and entropy within thermal systems.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does this model explain why 100 percent efficiency is impossible in heat engines?
  2. 2What variables affect the entropy change in a melting ice cube?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply the second law of thermodynamics to refrigerator design?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Senior Cycle - Heat and Temperature
Class/Year: 6th Year
Subject: Principles of Physics: Exploring the Physical World
Unit: Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Period: Thermodynamics

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