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Thermodynamics: 1st Law for Open Systems, Steady Flow (13 of 25)

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0:00:10 – Comments about homework
0:00:45 – First law for open systems, steady flow, single stream steady flow (SSSF)
0:15:38 – Devices that operate under SSSF conditions (nozzle, diffuser, pump, compressor, turbine, throttle/valve)
0:26:15 – Devices that operate under steady flow conditions (heat exchanger, mixing chamber)
0:34:20 – Example: First law for SSSF system, nozzle

Note: The audio quality is lower compared to other videos in the Thermodynamics lecture series. At the moment there are no plans to re-record this lecture.

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This lecture series was recorded live at Cal Poly Pomona during Winter 2017. The textbook is Cengel and Boles, “Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach (8th edition).”