Do Engineers Use Differential Equations?
A differential equation is the relation between a function and its derivatives. Many engineering principles can be described based on such a relation. …
Continue ReadingArchive View
Thermodynamics
Showing guides and explainers filed under Thermodynamics.
Using the Thermodynamics Steam Table: Crucial Tool for Engineers
Every mechanical engineer worth his salt has used the thermodynamics steam table during his training or professional career. The steam table is a boon …
Continue Reading
Applications of Thermodynamics Laws. Carnot, Stirling, Ericsson, Diesel cycles
Thermodynamics is considered to be one of the most important parts of our daily life. Whether you are travelling in any vehicle, sitting comfortably …
Continue Reading
Equation of State in Thermodynamics
Is there really a connection between Sherlock Holmes, cryptography, thermodynamics, and the meaning of the term “equation of state”? This …
Continue Reading
Basic Introduction to the Triple Point for Water
Can water really exist in a form that is a liquid, steam, and ice all at once? And how is this feature useful in the creation of thermometers? The …
Continue Reading
Introduction to the Thermal Properties of Water
Why do icebergs float in water? Why do pipes burst in the winter? How is it that life can exist in arctic seas? The answers lie in the thermal …
Continue Reading
Introduction to Thermal Expansion
Have you ever wondered why you can loosen the metal lid of a jar by applying hot water? The answer involves a special thermodynamic property of solids …
Continue ReadingWhat is Thermodynamic Equilibrium?
The two systems are said to be in thermodynamic equilibrium with each other when they are in mechanical, chemical and thermal equilibrium with each …
Continue ReadingThe Principle of Increase of Entropy. Why the Entropy of Universe Increases? Why Entopy of the Universe never Reduces? What is Entropy?
The entropy of the system never reduces. In the ideal process it can remain remain constant, but in actual process the entropy of system and universe …
Continue Reading
What are Reversible and Irreversible Processes in Thermodynamics?
There are two main types of thermodynamic processes: the reversible and irreversible. The reversible process is the ideal process which never occurs, …
Continue Reading