Lectures related to Process function

Thermodynamics: Energy Conversion and System Analysis

Covers the basics of thermodynamics, focusing on energy conversion systems and the principles governing heat to work conversion.

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First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy Conservation

Explores the conservation of energy in thermodynamic systems through heat and work interactions, introducing internal energy, enthalpy, and heat capacity.

Thermodynamic Transformations

Covers Legendre transformations in thermodynamics, focusing on internal energy, state functions, entropy, and Legendre functions.

Heat Capacity and Degrees of Freedom in Thermodynamics

Covers heat capacity, degrees of freedom, and their implications in thermodynamics.

Free-energy of solids: origins and consequences of the 1983 CECAM workshop

Explores the historical significance of the 1983 CECAM workshop on the free-energy of solids and its impact on developing free-energy methods for hard-core models.

Elastic and Calorimetric Coefficients

Explores the choice of elastic and calorimetric coefficients in thermodynamics and their practical applications in everyday materials.

Thermodynamics of Continuous Media

Covers historical thermodynamics, continuity equations, state functions, and Cartesian products in scalar and vectorial forms.

Thermodynamics: Adiabatic Transformations and Cyclic Processes

Discusses adiabatic transformations, cyclic processes, and the efficiency of thermodynamic cycles in ideal gases.

Second Principle: Thermodynamic Systems and Entropy Analysis

Covers the second principle of thermodynamics, focusing on entropy and reversible processes in thermodynamic systems.

Introduction to Second Principle

Discusses the challenges of teaching entropy in thermodynamics and its application in simple systems.

Entropy and Carnot Cycle

Covers entropy, Carnot cycle optimality, and free energy minimization in spontaneous processes.

Thermodynamics: Entropy and State Functions

Explores entropy, state functions, reversible processes, and the Carnot cycle in thermodynamics.

Ideal Gas Equation

Covers the ideal gas equation, state variables, derivatives, and pressure rationalization.

Exergy and Electrical Motors: Fuel Cell Insights

Discusses exergy, electrical motors, and introduces fuel cells, focusing on their efficiency and operational principles.

Thermodynamics Principles: Enthalpy and Reactions

Explores thermodynamics principles, enthalpy, reactions, and Hess's law in chemical systems.

Thermodynamics: Energy Transformation

Covers energy transformation in thermodynamics, discussing laws, entropy, and spontaneity criteria for reactions.

Thermodynamic Systems: First Principle and Applications

Covers thermodynamic systems, the first principle, and their applications in physics.

Internal Energy and Mechanics

Explores internal energy, mechanics, and state variables in isolated systems with practical examples involving a gas piston, air, and a fan.

Thermodynamics: Understanding State Variables and Functions

Covers thermodynamic systems, focusing on state variables, state functions, and their applications in real-world scenarios.