Complete quiz on “laws of thermodynamics”
Read this post and take the quiz related to laws of thermodynamics to check your knowledge about the same.
Thermodynamics
Why should we study the ideal Carnot cycle if it is not practically possible?
Why should we study the ideal Carnot cycle if it is not practically possible? This is an obvious question in every mechanical engineer’s mind while studying thermodynamics or refrigeration and air conditioning topics. But Why? Here is the answer: We as human beings make machines to ease our work by utilizing the concepts of nature. … Read more
Best thermodynamics interview questions
Normally any interviewer tries to check whether a candidate is suitable for the present job or not with respect to attitude towards the work and knowledge about the field by asking suitable interview questions. Based on the type of job or job profile, the interview asks basic questions from different subjects. If the student has … Read more
Difference between ‘Thermodynamics’ and ‘Heat Transfer’
Thermodynamics is a way to learn the behavior of nature. Heat transfer is one of the characteristics of nature in which heat flows from one object to another object because of temperature differences. Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer both are part of thermal engineering and each one has its own meaning and importance. Both deal with … Read more
All you need to know about Thermodynamics Properties
Thermodynamic Property is a measurable characteristic of the system.To get the status of any process of the system, one should have at least two properties at hand. Thus to define the state of a system, we must know the information about different thermodynamics properties. One can classify the general properties in the following ways. 1. … Read more
Thermodynamic Tutorial: Laws of thermodynamics and properties of pure substances
Thermodynamics Tutorial: Second law of Thermodynamics 1 What is the minimum amount of work input necessary to a refrigerator which will convert 1 kg of water at 20 oC into ice at -5oC? (Ans: 40 kJ) 2 A heat engine receives heat from a solar collector plate. Solar radiation of the amount 1880 kJ/m2 falls … Read more
Importance of Thermal Engineering
This article deals with some important views of thermal engineering from a Mechanical engineering point of view. As there are many specializations in Mechanical Engineering like Machine Design Thermal Engineering Manufacturing These above three specialization makes Mechanical Engineering, an evergreen branch of engineering. Machine Design: It develops a product from an idea. It deals with the improvement, creation, … Read more