10.07.2015 Views

A Tutorial on Thermodynamics - University of Illinois at Urbana ...

A Tutorial on Thermodynamics - University of Illinois at Urbana ...

A Tutorial on Thermodynamics - University of Illinois at Urbana ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Sec<strong>on</strong>d Law <strong>of</strong> <strong>Thermodynamics</strong>QW Q Tc W 1TcTh ThQ In typical steam cycles (coal, nuclear) he<strong>at</strong>flow into cold he<strong>at</strong> sink is approxim<strong>at</strong>ely thesame as electrical power (Q-W) ≈ W (andcomparable to he<strong>at</strong> lost to exhaust) Need to dissip<strong>at</strong>e W <strong>of</strong> he<strong>at</strong> <strong>at</strong> as low <strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong>emper<strong>at</strong>ure as possible.Mark A. Shann<strong>on</strong> http://w<strong>at</strong>ercampws.uiuc.edu4

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!