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ERIC Number: EJ1357741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-2479
EISSN: EISSN-2165-6428
Connecting Energy Dispersal and the Classical Definition of Entropy
Moore, Thomas
Chemical Engineering Education, v56 n3 p175-180 Sum 2022
It is natural to interpret entropy as a measure of energy dispersion. However, the classical, phenomenological introduction to the topic, which relies on detailed analysis of Carnot engines, obscures this interpretation. Here, we propose a modification of the classical approach, which allows the basic properties of entropy to be proven without concrete analysis of Carnot engines, and allows entropy to be motivated by the search for a state function which quantifies energy dispersion.
Chemical Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. 675 Wolf Ledges Parkway Suite 2459, Akron, OH 44309. Tel: 352-682-2622; e-mail: cee@che.ufl.edu; Web site: https://journals.flvc.org/cee/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: DEAC5207NA27344