Assignment Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes

  • Thermodynamic systems: closed, open, and isolated systems, with typical examples.

  • Entropy of an open system: statement of the second law of thermodynamics, entropy balance for closed and open systems, discuss irreversibility and its relation to entropy generation.

  • Physical and chemical exergy: definition of physical and chemical exergy, exergy variation in open systems, and their role in thermodynamic analysis.