ASSIGNMENT No.

2
(First Law for Flow Process, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy)

1. What is PMM 1? Why is it impossible?

2. Drive the steady flow energy equation and unsteady flow energy equation.

3. What is a thermal energy reservoir? Give some examples.

4. Define the thermal efficiency of a heat engine. Can this be 100%?

5. What is the difference between a refrigerator and a heat pump? Show that

COP(HP)=COP(R)+1

6. Show that the kelvin-planck and the clausius statements of the second law are equivalent.

7. What are the two statements known as the Carnot principles?

8. Establish the inequality of clausius.

9. Show that entropy is a property of a system.

10. Why the second law is called a directional law of nature?