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Introduction and Basic

Concepts
1.1 Definition
1.2 System, Surroundings and Boundary
1.3 Properties of the System
1.4 Process: Concept and Classification
1.5 Thermodynamics Fundamentals
1.1 Definition
THERMODYNAMICS is a branch of science which deals with
energy transfer and its effects on properties (physical and
chemical) of the substance.
Amount of heat (or work) transfer taking place while arriving at
one state from another is the main concern in thermodynamics.

THERMODYNAMICS = Thermo + Dynamics

(heat) (motion)

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1.2 System, Surroundings and Boundary
System- fixed mass or region in a space (control volume) where our
study is focused.
Surroundings- everything external to the system. The part of the
surrounding which is affected by the system is known as the immediate
surrounding.
Boundary- it is real or imaginary surface that separates system
from surroundings. It can be fixed or movable

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TYPES OF SYSTEMS:
CLOSED SYSTEM- it is a OPEN SYSTEM- it is a type ISOLATED SYSTEM- it is a
type of system in which only of system in which both type of system in which
energy interactions and no energy and mass interaction neither energy nor mass
mass interactions take place. takes place. Also known as interaction takes place.
Also known as Control Control Volume.
Mass.

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1.3 Properties of the System
Any characteristic of the system is known as the property of
the system.
INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE PROPERTIES
Intensive (or Intrinsic) Properties- properties which are
independent of the mass system.
Examples: density, pressure, temperature
Extensive (or Extrinsic) Properties- properties which are
dependent of the mass system.
Examples: volume, enthalpy, entropy, kinetic energy, potential
energy
All specific properties are intensive such as specific volume,
specific entropy, specific enthalpy, etc.

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1.4 Process: Concept and Classification
STATE- Any condition of the system.
PROCESS- Any change of state.
PROCESS PATH- The infinite states through which the system
passes while going from initial state to the final state.
CLASSIFICATION OF PROCESSES:

QUASI-STATIC PROCESS- Is a kind of process that occurs

infinitely slow. Represented by joined lines on property diagrams.

NON QUASI-STATIC PROCESS- Is a kind of process that does

not occurs infinitely slow. Represented by dashed lines on
property diagrams.

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REVERSIBLE PROCESS- Is a kind of process which can be

reversed in direction following the same path and without leaving
any effect on the system and surroundings.
IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS- Is a kind of process that is not
reversible.

Key Points:
• All quasi-static processes are not reversible, but all reversible
processes are quasi-static.
• Quasi-static compression and expansion of a gas is a
reversible process.

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Temperature, T- is a measure of hotness or coldness of a
body.
-used to indicate the amount of energy within the molecules of the
substance.
-SI system is the Celsius scale (formerly called the centigrade
scale; in 1948 it was renamed after the Swedish Astronomer, A.
Celsius, 1702-1744, who devised it).
-English system is the Fahrenheit scale (named after the German
instrument maker, G. Fahrenheit, 1686-1736).

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• The thermodynamic temperature scale in the SI is the Kelvin
scale, named after Lord Kelvin (1824-1907). The temperature
unit on this scale is the kelvin, which is designated by K (not °K;
the degree symbol was officially dropped from kelvin in 1967)
• The thermodynamic temperature scale in the English System is
the Rankine scale, named after William Rankine (1820-1872).
The temperature unit on this scale is the rankine, which is
designated by °R.
ABSOLUTE ZERO:
• Absolute zero is −𝟐𝟕𝟑℃.
• You cannot have a temperature lower than absolute zero.
• Think of absolute zero as the temperature at which atoms are
“frozen” or molecular movement ceases.
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Arbitrary Scale:
• Fahrenheit (℉)
• Celsius (℃)
Absolute Value:
• Rankine (R)= ℉ + 460
• Kelvin (K)= ℃ + 273

℃ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ℉ 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔:
𝟗
℉= ℃ + 𝟑𝟐
𝟓
𝟓
℃ = ℉ − 𝟑𝟐 ×
𝟗

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Sample Problems
1. A new temperature scale is desired with freezing point of water at
0°𝑋 and boiling occurring at 1000°𝑋. Derive a conversion between ℃
and °𝑋. What is the absolute in °𝑋?
Solution:
𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒:
𝟏𝟎𝟎 − 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 °𝑋 = 10(−273.15)
°𝑿 = −𝟐𝟕𝟑𝟏. 𝟏𝟓
℃ − °𝑋
𝟎 − 𝟎
By interpolation:
100 − 0 1000 − 0
=
℃−0 °𝑋 − 0

°𝑿 = 𝟏𝟎℃

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Sample Problems
2. During a heating process, the temperature of a system rises by
10℃. Express this rise of temperature in K, °F, and R.

Solution:
∆𝑻 𝑲 = ∆𝑻 ℃ = 𝟏𝟎 𝐊

∆𝑻 °𝑹 = 𝟏. 𝟖∆𝑻 𝑲 = 𝟏. 𝟖 𝟏𝟎 = 𝟏𝟖°𝐑

∆𝑻 °𝑹 = ∆𝑻 𝑭 = 𝟏𝟖°𝐅

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Units of Force and Mass
Newton’s Second Law of Motion:
States that if an unbalanced force acts in a body, the body
will accelerate in the direction of the unbalanced force, and the
acceleration will be proportional to the unbalanced force and
inversely proportional to the mass of the body.
𝒎
𝑭= 𝒂
𝒌
SI Units:
1 Newton force requires 1 kg mass to accelerate 1 m/s2
(k value equal to unity but not dimensionless)
1 𝑘𝑔 𝑚 𝟏 𝒌𝒈 𝒎
1𝑁 = × 2 𝒌= × 𝟐
𝑘 𝑠 𝑵 𝒔
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English Units:
1 Pound of force requires 1 slug of mass to accelerate 1 ft/s2
(k value equal to unity but not dimensionless)
1 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 𝑓𝑡 𝟏 𝒔𝒍𝒖𝒈 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑙𝑏𝑓 = × 2 𝒌= × 𝟐
𝑘 𝑠 𝒍𝒃𝒇 𝒔
CGS Units:
1 dyne of force requires 1 gram of mass to accelerate 1 cm/s2
(k value equal to unity but not dimensionless)
1 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑚 𝟏 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒 = × 2 𝒌= × 𝟐
𝑘 𝑠 𝒅𝒚𝒏𝒆 𝒔

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Situation where k value is not unity:
MKS Units:
1 kg force requires 1 kg mass to accelerate 9.806 m/s2
1 𝑘𝑔𝑚 𝑚 𝟗. 𝟖𝟎𝟔 𝒌𝒈𝒎 𝒎
1 𝑘𝑔𝑓 = × 9.806 2 𝒌=
𝑘 𝑠 𝒌𝒈𝒇 𝒔𝟐
English Units:
1 Pound of force requires 1 pound of mass to accelerate 32.174 ft/s2
1 𝑙𝑏𝑚 𝑓𝑡 𝟑𝟐. 𝟏𝟕𝟒 𝒍𝒃𝒎 𝒇𝒕
1 𝑙𝑏𝑓 = × 32.174 2 𝒌=
𝑘 𝑠 𝒍𝒃𝒇 𝒔𝟐
CGS Units:
1 gram of force requires 1 gram of mass to accelerate 980.6 cm/s2
1 𝑔𝑚 𝑐𝑚 𝟗𝟖𝟎. 𝟔 𝒈𝒎 𝒄𝒎
1 𝑔𝑓 = × 980.6 2 𝒌=
𝑘 𝑠 𝒈𝒇 𝒔𝟐
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Unit Conversion: English Units
1 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 𝑓𝑡 𝑙𝑏𝑚 𝑓𝑡
MKS Units to SI Units 2
= 32.174
𝑙𝑏𝑓 𝑠 𝑙𝑏𝑓 𝑠 2
1 𝑘𝑔𝑚 𝑚 9.806 𝑘𝑔𝑚 𝑚 𝟏 𝒔𝒍𝒖𝒈 = 𝟑𝟐. 𝟏𝟕𝟒 𝒍𝒃𝒎
2
=
𝑁 𝑠 𝑘𝑔𝑓 𝑠2 CGS Units
𝑔𝑚 𝑐𝑚 𝑔𝑚 𝑐𝑚
𝟏 𝒌𝒈𝒇 = 𝟗. 𝟖𝟎𝟔 𝑵 1 = 980.6
𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒 𝑠 2 𝑔𝑓 𝑠 2
MKS Units to English Units 𝟏 𝒈𝒇 = 𝟗𝟖𝟎. 𝟔 𝒅𝒚𝒏𝒆𝒔
9.806 𝑘𝑔𝑚 𝑚 32.174 𝑙𝑏𝑚 𝑓𝑡 1𝑚 1 𝑘𝑔𝑚
2
= 2
× ×
𝑘𝑔𝑓 𝑠 𝑙𝑏𝑓 𝑠 3.28 𝑓𝑡 2.205 𝑙𝑏𝑚
𝟏 𝒌𝒈𝒇 = 𝟐. 𝟐𝟎𝟓 𝒍𝒃𝒇

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Mass and Weight:
The mass of a body is the absolute quantity of matter in it,
while weight is the force of gravity on the body or force exerted by
the body against the ground.
𝒎 𝑭 𝑭𝒈 Note: At the surface
= = or near the surface of
𝒌 𝒂 𝒈
the earth k and g are
numerically equal.
Weight on Earth vs Weight on Moon
In this case, consider the mass on earth equal to the mass on
moon
𝑊𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ = 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑔𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ
𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑾𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏
𝑊𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛 = 𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑔𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛 =
𝒈𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏
𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛 = 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ
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Sample Problems
1. A mass of 0.10 slug in space is subjected to an external vertical
force of 4 lb, if local gravity of acceleration is 30.5 ft/s2 and friction
effects are neglected, determine the acceleration of the mass if the
external vertical force is acting (a) upward and (b) downward.
Solution:
(a) upward 𝑚 0.10 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 𝑓𝑡 (a) downward
𝑊=𝐹= 𝑎= 30.5
F 𝑘 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 − 𝑓𝑡 𝑠2 F 𝑚
𝑙𝑏𝑓 − 𝑠 2 𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑎
𝑊 = 3.05 𝑙𝑏𝑓 𝑘
𝑚 0.10 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔
𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑎 4 + 3.05 = (𝑎)
𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 − 𝑓𝑡
𝑘
𝑙𝑏𝑓 − 𝑠 2
W 0.10 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 W 𝒂 = 𝟕𝟎. 𝟓 𝒇𝒕/𝒔𝟐
4 − 3.05 = (𝑎)
𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 − 𝑓𝑡
𝑙𝑏𝑓 − 𝑠 2
𝒂 = 𝟗. 𝟓 𝒇𝒕/𝒔𝟐

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Specific Volume, 𝒗:
is defined as the volume per unit mass.
𝑽 𝟏 𝑓𝑡 3 𝑔𝑎𝑙 𝑚3 𝐿
𝒗= = 𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑟
𝒎 𝝆 𝑙𝑏𝑚 𝑘𝑔𝑚 𝑘𝑔𝑚 𝑘𝑔𝑚

Common Unit Conversions:

1 𝑓𝑡 3 = 7.481 𝑔𝑎𝑙
1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 = 3.7854 𝐿
1000 𝐿 = 1 𝑚3
1 𝐿 = 1000 𝑐𝑚3
1 𝑑𝑟𝑢𝑚 = 55 𝑔𝑎𝑙 (𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑚, 𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑)
1 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑙 = 42 𝑔𝑎𝑙 (𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑚 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑠)
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Specific Weight or Weight Density, 𝜸:
is defined as the force exerted by gravity per unit volume.
𝑾 𝒎𝒈 Note:
𝜸= = = 𝝆𝒈
𝑽 𝑽 1 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔 = 32.174 𝑙𝑏𝑚 = 14.594 𝑘𝑔𝑚

Specific Gravity or Relative Density, 𝑺𝑮:

is the ratio of the mass density of a substance to the mass
density of an equal volume of water at 4°C (temp. where water
attain its maximum density).
𝝆𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆
𝑺𝑮 =
𝝆𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓

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Sample Problems
1. The mass of air in a room 3 m x 5 m x 20 m is known to be 350
kg. Determine the density, specific volume and specific weight of the
air.
Solution:
𝑚 350 𝑘𝑔 𝒌𝒈
𝜌= = = 𝟏. 𝟏𝟔𝟕 𝟑
𝑉 3𝑚 5𝑚 20𝑚 𝒎

1 1 𝒎𝟑
𝑣= = = 𝟎. 𝟖𝟓𝟕
𝜌 𝑘𝑔 𝒌𝒈
1.167 3
𝑚
𝑘𝑔 𝑚 𝑵 𝒌𝑵
𝛾 = 𝜌𝑔 = 1.167 3 9.806 2 = 𝟏𝟏. 𝟒𝟓 𝟑 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟓 𝟑
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2. A tank contains a mixture of 20 kg nitrogen and 20 kg of carbon
monoxide. The total tank volume is 20 m3. Determine the density
and specific volume of the mixture.
Solution:
𝑚 20 𝑘𝑔 + 20 𝑘𝑔 𝒌𝒈
𝜌= = = 𝟐
𝑉 20 𝑚3 𝒎𝟑
1 1 𝒎𝟑
𝑣= = = 𝟎. 𝟓
𝜌 2 𝑘𝑔 𝒌𝒈
𝑚3

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