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Yes, my dw, by definition, includes all energy tranfers out of the system
that are not related to temperature differences.
Bob at PC
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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
[phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Sciamanda
[treborsci@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 5:01 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Thermodynamics question
If your system includes a battery which can interact with the outside,
your
dw must be more than just pdv - dw must include a term to account for the
energy transferred by that battery.
Bob Sciamanda
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Em)
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From: "LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 4:42 PM
To: "Forum for Physics Educators" <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Subject: [Phys-l] Thermodynamics question
For better or worse, my engineering thermodynamics text is wedded to the
du = dq - dw
approach to the first law. Here, dq is the energy transferred to the
system due to a demperature difference and dw is energy transferred out
of
the system by all other means - both are inexact differentials.
Also, it takes the traditional approach of relating ds and dq in any
process (reversible or irreversible) as
T ds >= dq
The Gibbs relation amongst the state variables is (P is pressure and dv
is
change in specific volume)
T ds = du + P dv
one can put this together algebraically to obtain the following
P dv = T ds - du > dq - du = dw
Therefore
dw <= P dv
I am puzzled by this because I can think of a system where dv = 0 yet the
system sends energy out to its environment by a battery inside the system
attached by wires to a resistor outside in the environment. The energy,
dw, transferred out is definitely > 0.
As I stated in the beginning , disavowing du = dq - dw is not going to
help me here.
Bob at PC
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