Lectures related to Refrigerators and Heat Pumps

Explores exergy, entropy, and thermodynamic efficiencies in closed and open systems.

Generating Mechanical Work with Thermodynamic Cycles

Explores generating mechanical work with thermodynamic cycles, including the Carnot and Stirling cycles, and the conversion of work into heat.

Thermodynamics: Energy Conversion in Engines and Cycles

Explores thermodynamics principles in energy conversion systems, focusing on engine cycles and efficiency calculations.

Thermodynamics: Exploring the Second Principle and Entropy

Covers thermodynamic principles, focusing on the second principle and the concept of entropy.

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.