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SECOND LAW THERMODYNAMICS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thermodynamics
- Heat (Physics)
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- second law of thermodynamics
1, record 1, English, second%20law%20of%20thermodynamics
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Second Law of Thermodynamics 2, record 1, English, Second%20Law%20of%20Thermodynamics
- law of thermodynamics 2 3, record 1, English, law%20of%20thermodynamics%202
correct
- degradation of energy 4, record 1, English, degradation%20of%20energy
correct
- Carnot's principle of the reversible cycle 5, record 1, English, Carnot%27s%20principle%20of%20the%20reversible%20cycle
correct
- Carnot's principle 5, record 1, English, Carnot%27s%20principle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Two bodies which are at different temperatures exchange heat in such a manner that heat flows naturally from the hotter to the colder body. 2, record 1, English, - second%20law%20of%20thermodynamics
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is impossible, when unaided, to convey heat from one body to another at higher temperature; therefore in all changes, the entropy, or amount of irreversible energy of the participating bodies, increases. 4, record 1, English, - second%20law%20of%20thermodynamics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Thermodynamique
- Chaleur (Physique)
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- second principe de la thermodynamique
1, record 1, French, second%20principe%20de%20la%20thermodynamique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- second principe de la Thermodynamique 2, record 1, French, second%20principe%20de%20la%20Thermodynamique
correct, masculine noun
- principe de Carnot 3, record 1, French, principe%20de%20Carnot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] principe [qui] établit l'impossibilité, dans une transformation fermée, de convertir en travail la totalité de la chaleur reçue par le système, ou encore la nécessité pour une machine d'être en relation avec deux sources de chaleur. 2, record 1, French, - second%20principe%20de%20la%20thermodynamique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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