MODULE 6

PART II
Applying the Second Law to Thermodynamic Cycles
Application of 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
There are several important applications of the second law and these are related to power cycles and
refrigeration and heat pump cycles

GAS CYCLES
Application of 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

CYCLE WORK AND THERMAL EFFICIENCY

 Application of 2 Law of Thermodynamics
nd

Available energy is that part of

the heat that was converted in to
mechanical work.
Unavailable energy is the
remainder of the heat that had to
be rejected in to the receiver or
sink.
The Second Law of
Thermodynamics states that “All
energy received as heat by a
heat-engine cycle cannot be
converted into mechanical work.”
The Carnot Cycle
The Carnot Cycle
The Carnot Cycle

The thermal efficiencye is defined as the fraction of the heat

Supplied to a thermodynamic cycle that is converted into work.
The Carnot Cycle
The Carnot Cycle