What is the Carnot cycle and how does it apply to thermodynamic processes in heat engines?
Common temperature scales Absolute zero Thermal expansion of solids and liquids Heat and temperature changes: specific heat capacity Heat and phase changes: latent heat Equilibrium between phases of matter Humidity Convection, conduction, and radiation Ideal Gas Law Kinetic Theory of Gases Diffusion Thermodynamic systems and their surroundings Laws of Thermodynamics ( 0th, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd laws) Thermal processes using ideal gasses Specific heat capacities Heat engines Carnot’s Principle and the Carnot Engine Refrigerators, air conditioners, and heat pumps Entropy Upon completing this unit, students should be able to: Heat and Temperature: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanical equivalent of heat so that the amount of heat needed to change its temperature or state can be calculated, 2. Identify, given a graph relating the quantity of heat added to a substance and its temperature, the melting point and boiling point, and determine its heat of fusion and vaporizatio and the s
