UE Thermodynamics - PHY332 -

Macroscopic thermodynamics:

• Basic concepts: perfect gas, kinetic theory, thermoelastic coefficients, reversibility
• First principle: energy exchange in the form of heat and work, thermal coefficients, Joule's laws
• Second principle: historical statements, dithermic and polythermal cycles, macroscopic statement, statistical approach, third principle
• Thermal machines: motor, refrigerator, heat pump
• Thermodynamic functions: Enthalpy, Free Energy, Free Enthalpy, Maxwell's and Clapeyron's relations
• Pure-body phase transitions: triple point, critical point, latent heats.