Temperature Process – Introduction • The basic thermal processes encountered in the process industries are : – Mixing of hot and cold fluids – Exchange of heat through adjoining bodies and – Generation of heat by combustion or chemical reaction • Two laws of thermodynamics are used in the study of thermal systems. • The first law governs the way in which heat energy is produced and determines the amount generated. • The second law governs the flow of heat. 1/30/2020 PC Unit 1 III EIE K. Samba Siva Rao 3 Temperature Process – Introduction