Thermodynamic process — A thermodynamic process may be defined as the energetic evolution of a thermodynamic system proceeding from an initial state to a final state. Paths through the space of thermodynamic variables are often specified by holding certain thermodynamic … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic variable — In thermodynamics, state variables, state parameters or thermodynamic variables describe the momentary condition of a system. Regardless of the path by which a system goes from one state to another i.e., the sequence of intermediate states the… … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic temperature — is the absolute measure of temperature and is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic temperature is an “absolute” scale because it is the measure of the fundamental property underlying temperature: its null or zero point … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic potential — A thermodynamic potential is a scalar potential function used to represent the thermodynamic state of a system. One main thermodynamic potential which has a physical interpretation is the internal energy, U. It is the energy of configuration of a … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic cycle — Thermodynamics … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic limit — In physics and physical chemistry, the thermodynamic limit is reached as the number of particles (atoms or molecules) in a system N approaches infinity or in practical terms, one mole or Avogadro s number ≈ 6 x 1023. The thermodynamic behavior of … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic system — A thermodynamic system is a precisely defined macroscopic region of the universe, often called a physical system, that is studied using the principles of thermodynamics. All space in the universe outside the thermodynamic system is known as the… … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic state — A thermodynamic state is the macroscopic condition of a thermodynamic system as described by its particular thermodynamic parameters. The state of any thermodynamic system can be described by a set of thermodynamic parameters, such as temperature … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic free energy — In thermodynamics, the term thermodynamic free energy refers to the amount of work that can be extracted from a system, and is helpful in engineering applications. It is a subtraction of the entropy of a system ( useless energy ) from the total… … Wikipedia
thermodynamic state — noun A set of values (state variables) that together constitute a complete specification of the thermodynamic properties of a system … Wiktionary
Conjugate variables (thermodynamics) — For a more general mathematical discussion, see Conjugate variables. Thermodynamics … Wikipedia