Introduction to the Clausius Inequality Lesson

In Chapter 6, we:
  • Introduced

    Clausius

    and

    Kelvin-Planck

    Statements of the

    2nd Law

  • Applied both statements of the

    2nd Law

    to

    thermodynamic cycles

    .
  • Showed that the

    Kelvin

    and

    Ideal Gas Temperature Scales

    were identical

    thermodynamic temperature scales

    .
  • Studied the

    Carnot Cycle

    and its

    efficiency

    .
  • Used the

    Carnot Efficiency

    to show that energy has quality as well as quantity.
In Chapter 7, we:
  • Apply the

    2nd Law

    to the individual processes that might make up a thermodynamic cycle.
  • Introduce a new thermodynamic property called

    entropy

    .
  • Show how this new property can help us analyze both individual processes and cycles.
  • Investigate how

    entropy

    is related to other thermodynamic properties.
  • Apply what we learn to some very special types of processes:

    polytropic

    processes and

    isentropic

    processes.
We begin our study of

entropy

by considering the

Clausius Inequality

.
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Ch 7, Lesson A, Page 1 - Introduction to the Clausius Inequality Lesson