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What is Thermodynamics

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Handbook of Research on Advances and Applications in Refrigeration Systems and Technologies
A branch of physics concerned with heat and temperature and their relation to energy and work.
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Ejector Refrigeration Cycles: Classification of Thermodynamic Cycles with Ejectors
Marek J. Bergander (Magnetic Development, Inc., USA & University of Hartford, USA)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 35
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8398-3.ch001
Abstract
This chapter describes a collaborative effort of US private companies and various departments of the US Government to investigate the possibility of improving the efficiency of HVAC systems by use of one and two-phase ejectors. It is anticipated that this technology, when fully developed will result in attractive, energy saving products that significantly improve the performance of commercial and residential chiller/air-conditioning systems, refrigeration plants, and heat pumps (geothermal and air-source). Although the literature describing ejector applications in refrigeration dates back to the year of 1900, the ejector use was always considered as controversial, because the previous research had resulted with only theoretical results and without visible, commercial products. The research on the ejector application is consistent with present directions in the HVAC industry and it will attract more attention and research funding in the future. A classification of thermodynamic cycles where ejectors can be applied composed by three distinctive “categories” is suggested.
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Entropy, Chaos, and Language
Branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy (such as mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy), and, by extension, of the relationships between all forms of energy.
Published in Chapter: Entropy, Chaos, and Language; From: Handbook of Research on New Investigations in Artificial Life, AI, and Machine Learning
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Phyto-Nanofabrication: Plant-Mediated Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
Is the study of the relations between heat, work, temperature, and energy.
Published in Chapter: Phyto-Nanofabrication: Plant-Mediated Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles; From: Handbook of Research on Green Synthesis and Applications of Nanomaterials
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Two-Stage Thermo-Electric Cooler Using Differential Evolution: MO Optimization of TEC Using DE
Is a branch of physics concerned with heat and temperature and their relation to energy and work. It defines macroscopic variables, such as internal energy, entropy, and pressure that partly describe a body of matter or radiation. It states that the behavior of those variables is subject to general constraints that are common to all materials, not the peculiar properties of particular materials. These general constraints are expressed in the four laws of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics describes the bulk behavior of the body, not the microscopic behaviors of the very large numbers of its microscopic constituents, such as molecules. Its laws are explained by statistical mechanics, in terms of the microscopic constituents. Thermodynamics applies to a wide variety of topics in science and engineering.
Published in Chapter: Multi-Objective Optimization of Two-Stage Thermo-Electric Cooler Using Differential Evolution: MO Optimization of TEC Using DE; From: Handbook of Research on Computational Simulation and Modeling in Engineering
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Overview on Hydrogen Absorbing Materials: Structure, Microstructure, and Physical Properties
The interaction of a material with hydrogen (H 2 ) at specific temperature, where H 2 uptake (released) depends on H 2 pressure. It is usually expressed by Van’t Hoff equation.
Published in Chapter: Overview on Hydrogen Absorbing Materials: Structure, Microstructure, and Physical Properties; From: Handbook of Research on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Advanced Materials
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