Lectures related to Thermodynamic Transformations: Clément-Desormes Experiment

Entropy and Second Law

Explores entropy calculations for reversible and irreversible processes, emphasizing the increase in total entropy for irreversible transformations.

Thermodynamics: Energy Conversion and System Analysis

Covers the basics of thermodynamics, focusing on energy conversion systems and the principles governing heat to work conversion.

Second Law of Thermodynamics: Motivations

Delves into the historical motivations behind the second law of thermodynamics, emphasizing limitations in heat-to-work conversion and the inevitability of irreversible processes.

Entropy and Clausius-Kelvin Prohibitions

Discusses entropy, isentropic transformations, and the Clausius-Kelvin prohibitions, as well as the Carnot cycle and the efficiency of machines with two heat sources.

Carnot Cycle: Thermodynamic Reflections

Explores the Carnot cycle and its implications on work generation and heat exchanges.

Entropy and Thermodynamics: Microstates and Macrostates

Covers the concepts of microstates and macrostates in thermodynamics, focusing on entropy and its implications for isolated systems.