CH 2
CH 2
First Law of
Thermodynamics
Reviewing Mechanical Concepts of Energy
The initial pressure is 3 bar, the initial volume is 0.1 m3, and the final
volume is 0.2 m3. Determine the work for the process, in kJ, if (a) n =
1.5, (b) n = 1.0, and (c) n = 0.
Further Examples of Work
Forces acting on the material in the system interior are called body forces. For
such forces the appropriate displacement in evaluating work is the
displacement of the matter on which the body force acts.
Broadening Our Understanding of Energy
The change in kinetic energy, associated with the motion of the system as a
whole relative to an external coordinate frame.
The change in gravitational potential energy, associated with the position of the
system as a whole in Earth’s gravitational field.
All other energy changes are lumped together in the internal energy of the
system. Like kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy, internal energy is
an extensive property of the system, as is the total energy.
Internal energy is represented by the symbol U, and the change in internal
energy in a process is U2 - U1.
1) Conduction
Fourier’s law
2) Radiation
Stefan–Boltzmann law
3) Convection
Newton’s law of cooling
Energy Accounting: Energy Balance for Closed Systems
Important Aspects of the Energy Balance
Differential form
The initial pressure is 3 bar, the initial volume is 0.1 m3, and the
final volume is 0.2 m3. The change in specific internal energy of the
gas in the process is u2-u1 = -55 kJ/kg. There are no significant
changes in kinetic or potential energy. Determine the net heat
transfer for the process, in kJ.
Example. Air is contained in a vertical piston–cylinder assembly fitted
with an electrical resistor. The atmosphere exerts a pressure of 14.7 lbf/in.2
on the top of the piston, which has a mass of 100 lb and a face area of 1 ft2.
Electric current passes through the resistor, and the volume of the air
slowly increases by 1.6 ft3 while its pressure remains constant. The mass of
the air is 0.6 lb, and its specific internal energy increases by 18 Btu/lb. The
air and piston are at rest initially and finally. The piston–cylinder material
is a ceramic composite and thus a good insulator. Friction between the
piston and cylinder wall can be ignored, and the local acceleration of
gravity is g = 32.0 ft/s2. Determine the heat transfer from the resistor to the
air, in Btu, for a system consisting of (a) the air alone, (b) the air and the
piston
During steady-state operation, a gearbox receives 60 kW through
the input shaft and delivers power through the output shaft. For the
gearbox as the system, the rate of energy transfer by convection is
1) Power Cycles
2) Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles