Lectures related to Approach to Thermodynamic Equilibrium: Open Systems

Explores state variables, thermodynamic functions, and their importance in studying thermodynamic systems.

Explores the rules for approaching equilibrium in closed systems and the minimization of thermodynamic potentials.

Explains thermodynamic properties, equations of state, and mixture rules for energy systems modeling.

Discusses the evolution of a system coupled to a reservoir and the work done on a system coupled to a heat reservoir.

Covers the basics of thermodynamic systems, energy transfer, state functions, forms of work, and energy conservation.

Reviews heat transfer mechanisms, entropy, and thermodynamic potentials in relation to equilibrium and Carnot cycles.