Showing posts with label source and sink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label source and sink. Show all posts

2014-09-18

basics of thermodynamics-part-5

What is Process?
A description in the manner in which a change in state occurs.

What is Isobaric process?
Any process in which the pressure of a gas remains constant

What is Isochoric process?
Any process in which the volume of a gas remains constant

What is Isothermal process?
Any process in which the temperature of a gas remains constant

What is Adiabatic?
The expansion or compression of a gas without a gain or loss of heat.

What is a steady flow process?
Steady flow means that the rates of flow of mass and energy across the control surface are constant.

What is the term source and sink?