Republic of the Philippines

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Tacloban City
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
EE DEPARTMENT
ASSIGNMENT NO.1
ME-312
Basic Thermodynamics

Name: Jerico R. Homerez Date: Sept. 14, 2022

Course/Year & Section: _BSEE-3B Instructor: _Engr. Jay Jimenez

1. Define a thermodynamic system. Differentiate between open system, closed system, and an
isolated system.
Thermodynamic System – A system refers to the quantity of matter or certain volume in space
chosen for study.

 Closed system- also known as control mass is a system where there is no transfer of
matter across the boundary, meaning no mass can cross within the boundary.
 Open system- also known as control volume is a system which there is a flow of matter
trough the boundary.
 Isolated system- a system in which neither mass nor energy across boundaries and it is
not influenced by the surroundings.

2. How does a homogeneous system differ from a heterogeneous system?

Homogenous system- means that the properties of a system are the uniform throughout the
entire system, meanwhile
Heterogeneous system- means that the properties change within the system.

3. What do you mean by a pure substance?

Pure substance- is a substance that has a fixed chemical composition.

4. Explain the following terms: (i) State, (ii) Process, and (iii) Cycle
State- of a system represents condition of the system and the condition of the system is identified
by properties. The system is said to be in a state if all of the properties of the system are fixed.
Process- is the change of state, the series of states through which the system passes during the
process is known as path of process.
Cycle- if the final state is the same to initial state for a cycle, change property is zero.
5. Briefly explain zeroth law of thermodynamics.

 If two bodies are each in thermal equilibrium with some third body, then they are also
equilibrium with each other. It simply says that for example if a=b and b=c, then a=c

6. What is a quasi-static process and reversible work’?

Quasi-static- is the process in which every instantaneous states is equilibrium.

Reversible work-is the quasi-static process in which the entropy does not increase.