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Reversible Processes and CARNOT CYCLE in 12 Minutes!

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Carnot Cycle
Carnot Heat Engine
Reversible Refrigeration Cycles
Efficiency
Coefficient of Performance

00:00 Reversible vs Irreversible Processes
00:29 Typical Irreversibilities
01:39 Unconstrained Expansion
02:06 Constrained Expansion
03:00 Reversible Heat Transfer
03:41 Totally vs Internally Reversible
04:01 Highest Possible Efficiency
04:17 Heat Engine
04:37 Reversible/Carnot Heat Engine
05:19 T-v Diagram for Carnot Heat Engine
06:02 Efficiency of Heat Engines
06:17 Efficiency of Carnot Cycles
07:36 Efficiency in Terms of Temperature
09:06 T-v Diagram for Refrigeration Cycle
09:40 Coefficient of Performance for Reversible
10:07 Carnot Heat Engine Example
10:32 Solution

Example 1: https://youtu.be/0NuMdKuiA84
Example 2: https://youtu.be/M_qz9i2Rr6s
Example 3: coming soon

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21. Refrigerators and Heat Pumps:

Next Lecture:
23. Entropy as a Property

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Other Thermodynamics Lectures:

1. Thermodynamics Intro and Units Review: https://youtu.be/3OyKUPur-eI
2. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics: https://youtu.be/_me_AhPQ_dA
3. Closed vs. Open Systems & Intensive vs. Extensive Properties: https://youtu.be/b_FcNpZmpuM
4. First Law and Energy Types: https://youtu.be/PKk3N32XKmU
5. Efficiency in Thermodynamic Systems: https://youtu.be/eHhQ3VkQHeU
6. Five Regions of T-v Diagrams: https://youtu.be/iZbnY0QWHe8
7. Interpolating and Quality Derivation: https://youtu.be/uISkuT6Mcxw
8. Enthalpy and Internal Energy: https://youtu.be/6Y_xjxUBd6Y
9. Compressed Liquid Properties: https://youtu.be/okVLi–oAp0
10. Ideal Gas and Compressibility Factor: https://youtu.be/_L1Zhv3Os2o
11. Specific Heats: https://youtu.be/uGYAXsRmpRI
12. Specific Heat Relationships of Ideal Gases and Incompressible Substances: https://youtu.be/uOn9yWIajfQ
13. Polytropic Process Work: https://youtu.be/xkFsBKf_Mbg
14. Mass and Volumetric Flow Rate: https://youtu.be/eXQfKThM7KM
15. Flow Work and Energy Conservation in Open Systems: https://youtu.be/HleudqDDd9w
16. Pipe Flow, Nozzles, Diffusers, and Throttling Devices: https://youtu.be/k0FaAI65vNE
17. Turbines, Compressors, and Pumps: https://youtu.be/AHVvKzXYIcY
18. Mixing Chambers and Heat Exchangers: https://youtu.be/9szCFpV_yII
19. Transient Systems:
20. Second Law Intro and Power Cycles: https://youtu.be/SOpSbCxmaAc
21. Refrigerators and Heat Pumps: https://youtu.be/uF4UGM6xMp8
22. Carnot Cycles and Reversible Processes: https://youtu.be/8EcvFxJmFI4
23. Entropy as a Thermodynamic Property: https://youtu.be/49Nbpcv4sVg
24. Reference Entropy and Specific Heats: https://youtu.be/kinE5eTVgQw
25. Isentropic Efficiency: https://youtu.be/K2A5gdROVZE
26. Brayton Cycle: https://youtu.be/fZ80tkxWa-4
27. Intercooling, Reheating, and Regenerators: https://youtu.be/EBQJv8pry2k
28. Otto Cycle:
29. Standard Diesel Cycle:
30. Rankine Cycle:
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