The Second Law - Entropy
The Second Law - Entropy
The Second Law - Entropy
Partial conversion of heat into work is the basis for nearly all
commercial production of power.
Heat Engine
W Q in Q out Q H Q C
W Q H QC QC
1
QH QH QH
Step1: a - b
Reversible adiabatic compression until the te
mperature rise from TC to TH
Step 2: b – c
Reversible isothermal expansion to arbitrary p
oint c with heat absorption of QH
Work
Step 3: c – d
Reversible adiabatic expansion until the temp
erature decrease TC.
Step 4: d – a
Reversible isothermal compression to the initial state with heat rejection of QC
Carnot’s Equation
Vc Vd
QH RTH ln and QC RTH ln
Vb Va
Vc
TH ln
QH Vb
QC Vc
TC ln
Vb
TH CV dT V TH CV dT V
TC R T
ln a
Vb
and
TC R T
ln d
Vc
Va V
ln ln d W QH QC QC
Vb Vc 1
QH TH QH QH QH
or
QC TC
Vc V TC
ln ln d 1
Vb Va TH
Example 5.1
A central power plant, rated at 800 000 kW, generates
steam at 585 K and discard heat to a river at 295 K. If the
thermal efficiency of the plant is 70% of the maximum
possible value, how much heat is discarded to the river at
rated power?
QH TH Q H QC
Entropy
Our analysis showed that Q or 0
T
C C TH TC
The equation suggests the existence of a property whose changes are given
by the quantities Q/T
When the isotermal steps are infinitesimal, the heat quantities become dQ:
or H dQC 0
dQ dQ rev
TH TC T
0
Thus the quantities dQrev/T sum to zero for the arbitrary cycle, exhibiting the
characteristic of a property. We call this property as entropy, S.
dQ rev
dS dQ rev T dS
T
Stotal 0
This mathematical statement of the second law affirms
that every process proceeds in such a direction that
the total entropy change associated with it is positiv
e.
The limiting value of zero being attained only by a reve
rsible process.
No process is possible for which the total entropy decr
eases.
Return to a cyclic heat engine, it takes in heat |QH| from a heat
reservoir at TH, and discards heat |QC| to another heat reservoir
at TC. The total entropy change of the process is therefore the
sum of the entropy changes of heat reservoir:
| QH | | QC |
Stotal
TH TC
TC
| W | TC S total | QH | 1
TH
Example 5.4
t
d (mS ) cv dS surr
( Sm) fs SG 0
dt dt
t
dS surr Qj
dt j T . j
Example 5.5
Wlost T Ss Q
For processes containing several units, lost-work cal
culations can be made for each unit and summed
to determine the overall value.
Example 4.7