Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics - Tarik Al Shemmeri Flashcards
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Is any quantity whose changes are defined only by the end states and by the process.
Property
Collection of matter within prescribed and identifiable boundaries. Either an open one, or a closed one, referring to whether mass transfer or does not take place across the boundary.
System
Is usually restricted to those particles of matter external to the system which may be affected by changes within the system, and the surroundings themselves may form another system.
Surroundings
A physical or imaginary surface, enveloping the system and separating it from the surroundings.
Boundary
The normal force exerted per unit area of the surface within the system.
Pressure
Is the degree of hotness or coldness of the system.
Temperature
The property of a system covering all forms of energy arising from the internal structure of the substance.
Internal Energy
A property of the system conveniently defined as H = U + PV where U is the internal energy
Enthalpy
The microscopic disorder of the system. It is an extensive equilibrium property
Entropy
Is the state of the substance such as solid, liquid, or gas
Phase
It is possible that phases may be mixed, eg ice + water, water + vapour etc.
Mixed Phase
The ratio of the mass of pure vapour present to the total mass of the mixture (liquid and vapour).
Dryness Fraction (x)
A gas when its temperature at a given pressure is greater than the saturated temperature at that pressure, ie the gas has been heated beyond its saturation temperature.
Superheated Vapour
Is a vapor whose dryness fraction is equal to zero. It has quality of 100% or a dryness fraction of one.
Saturated State
The difference between the actual temperature of a given vapour and the saturation temperature of the vapour at a given pressure.
Degree of Superheat
Is described as undercooled when its temperature at a given pressure is lower than the saturated temperature at that pressure, ie the liquid has been cooled below its saturation temperature.
Subcooled Liquid
The difference between the saturation temperature and the actual temperature of the liquid is a given pressure.
Degree of Subcool
A state point in which all solid, liquid, and vapour phases coexist in equilibrium.
Triple Point
A state point a which transitions between liquid and vapour phases are not clear.
Critical Point
A thermodynamic process wherein there is no heat transfer from or to the fluid
Adiabatic
A thermodynamic process wherein there is not change in the temperature of the fluid
Isothermal
A thermodynamic process wherein there is no change in pressure of the fluid
Isobaric
A thermodynamic process wherein there is no change in volume of the fluid
Isochoric
A thermodynamic process wherein there is no change in entropy of the fluid.
Isentropic