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Section 1 Thermodynamics
SI Units
The SI Units in the course are:

Joules (J): unit for energy, heat, and work

Watts (W) unit for Power

Pascals (Pa): unit for Pressure (equivalent to Nm -2)

Kelvin (K): unit for Temperatures ( to convert to Kelvin from Celsius +273.15)

Newton (N): unit for force

Metre (m): unit for distance



SI Prefixes

k (kilo) x 103

M (Mega) x 106

G (Giga) x 109

c (centi) x10-2

m (milli) x10-3

μ (micro) x 10-6



Work Done
Work is done when energy is transferred

The formula for work done is

Work Done = Force x Distance moved or W = F x s

The units of work are Joules

When we compress a gas the work done is

Work Done = Pressure x change in volume or W = p x V

This work will raise the temperature of the gas

If a gas expands it does work on the surroundings this means that the temperature of the system will
go down.

, Efficiency
We can work out efficiency by a number of equations

Efficiency = Work Out/Energy In

For a heat engine where heat is inputted and work and heat is outputted.

QOut
Efficiency = 1 - Q¿
For a reversible Heat Engine (i.e. Carnot Cycle) the Maximum Theoretical Efficiency is

T Cold
Efficiency = 1 - where TCold and THot are the temperature of the hot and cold sources.
T Hot



Conservation of Energy
The Law of Conservation of Energy can be expressed as:

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

For any process the total energy input = total energy output

For a heat engine:

The change in Internal Energy = Heat added from the surroundings – Work done on the surroundings



First Law of Thermodynamics
The change in Internal Energy = Heat added from the surroundings – Work done on the surroundings

U = Q –W
U is the internal energy of the system which is the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the
particle in the system.

Q is the heat added to the system form the surroundings

W is the work done by the system on the surroundings



Ideal Gas Law
An ideal gas is one where the force between the particles is assumed to be zero and the particles are
assumed to occupy no space. This is a fair assumption for normal pressures and normal pressures.

For an Ideal gas

pV = NkT where p is the pressure, V is the volume, N is the number of particles, k is the Boltzmann
constant and T is the Temperature. k = 1.38 x 10-23 JK-1

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