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Basic concepts of energy converters

Author: André LALLEMAND

Publication date: June 10, 2019, Review date: October 1, 2020

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1. Elements of applied thermodynamics

1.1 Definitions

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1.1.1 Thermodynamic system – Evolution

A thermodynamic system (Σ) is a body, or a set of bodies of given mass, or more generally a perfectly defined portion of the Universe, where the transformations to be studied take place (figure 1 ). Everything that does not belong to the system is called the external environment (ME). The boundary...

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