{"id":3439,"date":"2023-05-22T09:55:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T09:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/?p=3439"},"modified":"2025-06-04T19:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:12:51","slug":"thermody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/thermody\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermodynamics and safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3439\" class=\"elementor elementor-3439\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e051ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39e051ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0872f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0872f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thermodynamics and safety<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124f0017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"124f0017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThermodynamics, as the science of the conditions for mutual transformations of thermal and mechanical energy, developed in the 19th century in connection with the development of steam engines and the need to increase their efficiency and reduce coal consumption. The foundations of thermodynamics were laid in the early 19th century by the young French physicist Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot. Thermodynamics is now the science of energy and entropy, i.e., thermodynamic laws have broader applicability and relate to all energy transformations. <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote\" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbad47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dbad47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><figcaption>Thermodynamics in practice<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>According to the source<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>, thermodynamics is arguably the most universal physical theory, primarily due to its wide range of applications; it helps to understand, for example, the functioning of internal combustion engines, the physical properties of condensed matter, and processes occurring in stars and galaxies. Identical thermodynamic laws apply to both classical and quantum systems. The subject of thermodynamics is therefore thermodynamic (macroscopic) systems, i.e., systems that can be uniquely and completely described using a few physical parameters (e.g., density, volume, elasticity, polarization, magnetism, concentration, pressure, etc.).<\/p><p><strong><em>Thermodynamic systems<\/em><\/strong> are classified based on their interaction with the surroundings as:<\/p><p><em> isolated<\/em> \u2013 do not interact with the surroundings; they have constant energy, volume, and number of particles,<\/p><p><em> closed<\/em> \u2013 have constant volume and number of particles, but energy exchange with the surroundings occurs,<\/p><p><em> open<\/em> \u2013 there is exchange of both energy and matter (number of particles).<\/p><p>Based on the uniformity of the system, we further classify systems as homogeneous (with uniform properties throughout the system) or heterogeneous.<\/p><p>Depending on the type of problem being solved, thermodynamics is divided into:<\/p><p><em> general (or physical)<\/em> \u2013 basic principles,<\/p><p><em> technical<\/em> \u2013 applications of general thermodynamics for the construction of thermal machines,<\/p><p><em> chemical<\/em> \u2013 applications in systems with physical, physical-chemical, and chemical processes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a500c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8a500c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thermodynamics is based on six postulates,<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eafac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eafac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>which were created by generalizing observable and experimentally verifiable facts, source<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p><p><em>1. Postulate<\/em> \u2013 about the transition of a system to equilibrium state: \u201c<em>Under constant external conditions, every system will reach a state of thermodynamic equilibrium\u201d.<\/em><\/p><p><em>2. Postulate<\/em> \u2013 \u201cInternal energy U is a state extensive quantity\u201d, i.e., U is influenced by: the sum of the kinetic energy of moving particles; potential energy due to mutual attraction and repulsion of particles; radiation energy within the system. That is, U is not influenced by: the motion and position of the system as a whole.<\/p><p><em>3. Postulate<\/em> \u2013 the so-called 0th law of thermodynamics: \u201c<em>If two distinct bodies A and B are in thermal equilibrium (i.e., they have the same temperature) with body C, then they are in thermal equilibrium (i.e., they have the same temperature) with each other.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 i.e., if T<sub>a<\/sub> = T<sub>b<\/sub> and T<sub>a<\/sub> = T<sub>c<\/sub> =&gt; T<sub>a<\/sub> = T<sub>c<\/sub>.<\/p><p><em>4. Postulate<\/em> \u2013 First law of thermodynamics described below.<\/p><p><em>5. Postulate<\/em> \u2013 Second law of thermodynamics described below.<\/p><p><em>6. Postulate<\/em> \u2013 Third law of thermodynamics described below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d919d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d919d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laws of thermodynamics (theorems)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ac57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6ac57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I. law of thermodynamics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e1e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06e1e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first law of thermodynamics is an expression of the law of conservation of energy in thermodynamics, which describes the relationship between heat, work, and the internal energy of a thermodynamic system. The internal energy of the system (or the system) is, according to<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>, a definite function of its state and only changes under the influence of external factors.<\/p><p>From the perspective of theoretical physics, the first law of thermodynamics is formulated as follows:<\/p><p>\u0394U = W + Q, (1)<\/p><p>From the perspective of technical thermodynamics, it is more advantageous to define the first law of thermodynamics using the equation:<\/p><p>\u0111Q = dU + \u0111W, (2)<\/p><p>where \u0111Q is the heat supplied to the thermodynamic system, which is used to change its internal energy dU and perform work \u0111W of the system. Technical thermodynamics, according to (J. GRUBER)<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-5\">5<\/a><\/sup>, considers work \u0111W to be positive if the system is doing work and negative if the system is consuming work; heat \u0111Q is positive if it is supplied, negative if the system releases it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a2627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1a2627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">II. law of thermodynamics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbc300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dbc300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The above-mentioned sources provide the following formulations:<\/p><p><strong><em>Thomson-Planck<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 It is not possible to construct a periodically working machine that would cause no changes other than doing work based on removing a constant amount of heat from sources at a constant temperature.<\/em><\/p><p><strong><em>Carnot-Clausius<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 Heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder body to a hotter one.<\/em><\/p><p>From <strong><em>Carath\u00e9odory&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong> formulation, a mathematical description can be derived: &#8220;<em>In every neighborhood of any state of a thermally homogeneous system, there exist states to which it is not possible to approach arbitrarily by an adiabatic change of state parameters.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p><p>The mathematical formula uses the quantity of entropy S, and the change in entropy of an isolated system can be mathematically expressed as the amount of heat transferred per unit temperature:<\/p><p>dS = \u0111Q \/ T. (3)<\/p><p>Important insights for the construction of heat engines are (see also Figure 1):<\/p><p><em> \u2013 every heat engine must operate between two heat reservoirs,<\/em><\/p><p><em> \u2013 it takes thermal energy from the reservoir at a higher temperature,<\/em><\/p><p><em> \u2013 part of the energy taken is converted into work,<\/em><\/p><p><em> \u2013 the remaining energy is transferred to the reservoir at a lower temperature.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5fa079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5fa079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-1.webp 402w, https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-1-300x190.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Law of thermodynamics: Analogy between water and heat engine (J. GRUBER) 6<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68e85e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68e85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">III. law of thermodynamics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ee747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6ee747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Planck<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 The entropy of a pure phase approaches zero as temperature decreases:<\/em><\/p><p>lim<sub>T\u21920<\/sub> S = 0. (4)<\/p><p>A pure solid substance cannot be cooled to absolute zero Kelvin temperature by a finite process[1]. From this, it follows that the absolute value of entropy can be calculated for elements and compounds. Entropy allows for a graphical representation of the amount of heat supplied and removed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8ef30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f8ef30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thermodynamic event<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02404d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02404d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thermodynamic processes are transitions of systems from one state to another. According to the source <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"7\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-7\">7<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p><p>\u2013 The values of state variables (e.g., internal energy of the system) <strong><em>do not depend on the way<\/em><\/strong> the change occurred; they change regardless of the path taken for the change.<\/p><p>\u2013 The values of non-state variables <strong><em>depend on the way<\/em><\/strong> the change occurred.<\/p><p>Processes are further divided into: cyclic (circular); reversible and irreversible (reversible \/ irreversible); and processes at constant thermodynamic variables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eea2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37eea2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyclic action, thermal efficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909ad38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"909ad38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If we consider a periodically (in a cycle) working machine, then <em>the working substance must return to its original state (closed cycle \u2013 see figure 2), or a substance with constant initial parameters must be supplied (open cycle \u2013 see figure 1 with constant parameters)<\/em> \u2013 i.e., the initial internal energy is equal to the final internal energy of the system. A portion of heat must constantly be discharged, as the system would continuously heat up with an increase in internal energy, because it is practically impossible for all the supplied heat O<sub>p<\/sub> to be converted into work A).<\/p><p>The technical work of the cycle A<sub>t<\/sub> is equal to the absolute work obtained A<sub>1<\/sub> minus the absolute work returned to the cycle A<sub>2<\/sub> (J. GRUBER):<\/p><p>A<sub>t<\/sub> = A<sub>1<\/sub> &#8211; A<sub>2<\/sub>. (5)<\/p><p>As stated earlier: &#8220;<em>only a portion of the supplied heat (Q<sub>p<\/sub>) can be used to do work (A<sub>t<\/sub>), the remaining portion must be discharged as waste heat (or discharged Q<sub>o<\/sub>).<\/em>&#8221; Therefore, the relationship holds:<\/p><p>Q<sub>t<\/sub> = A<sub>t<\/sub> &#8211; Q<sub>o<\/sub>. (6)<\/p><p>The theoretical measure of the utilization of supplied energy is thermal efficiency (J. GRUBER):<\/p><p>\u03b7 = (Q<sub>p<\/sub> &#8211; Q<sub>o<\/sub>) \/ (Q<sub>p<\/sub>) = 1 \u2013 (T<sub>2<\/sub> \/ T<sub>1<\/sub>), (7)<\/p><p>Since it is practically impossible for the technical work of the cycle to be equal to the supplied heat Q<sub>p<\/sub>, and it is also impossible to reach infinitely high temperatures or absolute zero, i.e., it is impossible to achieve efficiency \u03b7 = 1 (J. GRUBER).<\/p><p>An example of a cyclic process is shown in the following figures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2f08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e2f08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-1.webp 688w, https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-2-1-300x153.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An example of a cyclic process \u2013 a steam power plant<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccc31c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ccc31c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-1.webp 853w, https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-1-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-3-1-768x330.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Example of a cyclic phenomenon \u2013 Heat pump \u2013 Herbertov<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebdf2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cebdf2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural and unnatural events, reversible and irreversible events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e21849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e21849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first law of thermodynamics is known as the quantitative law because it allows for the occurrence of so-called <strong><em>unnatural<\/em><\/strong> phenomena (e.g., the spontaneous transfer of heat from a colder body to a warmer one). The most general definition of the second law of thermodynamics states: &#8220;<em>Spontaneous processes in nature tend toward less ordered states<\/em>&#8221; (J. GRUBER)<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"8\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-8\">8<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><p><strong><em>Reversible processes<\/em><\/strong> (reversible) can be returned to the initial state, passing through various states back to the initial state; reversible processes are also equilibrium (quasi-static), meaning the observed states are stable (in terms of temperature, physical and chemical composition, forces acting, etc., the thermodynamic system has the same physical and chemical properties at all points). The second law of thermodynamics denies the possibility of reversible spontaneous processes.<\/p><p><strong><em>Irreversible processes<\/em><\/strong> are non-equilibrium and do not return to the original state.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3699dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3699dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It happens at a constant thermodynamic quantity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bcc5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36bcc5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Processes with constant thermodynamic quantities are as follows, the process (for simplicity, assuming an ideal gas) according to the source <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"9\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-9\">9<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p><p><strong><em>Isothermal<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a process in which there is no change in temperature (dT=0; dU=C<sub>V<\/sub>dT=0); all the heat supplied is used to perform work (dQ=dW).<\/p><p><strong><em>Isochoric<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a process in which there is no change in volume (dV = 0); all the heat supplied is used to increase the internal energy (dQ = dU).<\/p><p><strong><em>Isobaric<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a process in which there is no change in pressure (dp=0); the heat absorbed by an ideal gas in an isobaric process equals the sum of the increase in its internal energy and the work done by the gas (dQ=dU+W; dW=pdV).<\/p><p><strong><em>Adiabatic<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 no heat exchange takes place between the gas and the surroundings (as in isolated systems; dQ=0), or the process occurs so quickly that no heat exchange happens \u2013 real processes are often on the border between isothermal and adiabatic (i.e., polytropic process); entropy does not change in an adiabatic process; the system performs work at the expense of its internal energy (dW=-dU); during adiabatic compression of gas in a container, the gas temperature and internal energy increase as work is done by external force on the piston; during adiabatic expansion, the gas performs work, and its temperature and internal energy decrease; adiabatic expansion is used to achieve low temperatures; adiabatic compression is used in diesel engines \u2013 the air temperature is raised to the ignition temperature of diesel by adiabatic compression.<\/p><p><strong><em>Isoentropic<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 a process in which there is no change in entropy (dS=0).<\/p><p>In practice, it is useful to assess the feasibility of spontaneous processes, which can be derived from the second law of thermodynamics, as shown in the following image.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42c24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b42c24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-1.webp 598w, https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-4-1-300x153.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf7112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bf7112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe criterion for the feasibility of a thermodynamic process according to the source <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"10\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-10\">10<\/a><\/sup>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9620c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9620c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe criterion for an isothermal\u2013isobaric process in the diagram introduces a new function, the so-called thermodynamic potential, Gibbs free energy\n\ud835\udc3a\nG, for which the following applies:\n\n\ud835\udc3a\n=\n\ud835\udc48\n+\n\ud835\udc5d\n\ud835\udc49\n\u2212\n\ud835\udc47\n\ud835\udc46\nG=U+pV\u2212TS. (8)\n\nOther commonly used thermodynamic potentials are Helmholtz free energy\n\ud835\udc39\nF and enthalpy\n\ud835\udc3b\nH:\n\n\ud835\udc39\n=\n\ud835\udc48\n\u2212\n\ud835\udc47\n\ud835\udc46\nF=U\u2212TS, (9)\n\n\ud835\udc3b\n=\n\ud835\udc48\n+\n\ud835\udc5d\n\ud835\udc49\nH=U+pV. (10)\n\nIf a process occurs where there is no change in enthalpy (\n\ud835\udc51\n\ud835\udc3b\ndH), it is called an <strong><em>isoenthalpic process<\/em><\/strong>. Enthalpy describes the exchange of heat with the surroundings, as discussed in the next chapter.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5513760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5513760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exothermic and endothermic processes, thermochemistry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b273fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b273fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Exothermic process<\/em><\/strong> is a thermal reaction in which the thermodynamic system releases heat, i.e., the change in enthalpy is negative dH &lt; 0.<\/p><p><strong><em>Endothermic process<\/em><\/strong> is a thermal reaction in which the thermodynamic system absorbs heat, i.e., the change in enthalpy is positive dH &gt; 0.<\/p><p>Exothermic and endothermic processes are addressed by chemical thermodynamics.<\/p><p>Chemical thermodynamics, i.e., thermochemistry, applies the basic principles of thermodynamics in systems where physical processes (e.g., <strong><em>phase transitions<\/em><\/strong>, i.e., changes) occur, physicochemical processes (e.g., <strong><em>dissolution<\/em><\/strong>), and chemical processes (e.g., <strong><em>chemical reactions<\/em><\/strong>). These physical, physicochemical, and chemical processes are always associated with a thermal reaction.<\/p><p><strong><em>Phase transition<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 \u201c<em>is a sudden change in the macroscopic properties of the thermodynamic system (phase) when a thermodynamic variable (e.g., temperature) changes<\/em>.<em> During a phase transition, some macroscopic property of the substance, such as density, thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, etc., always changes suddenly. The transition between phases is usually associated with a certain latent heat, i.e., the energy that the substance must absorb or release for the phase transition to occur.\u201d<\/em><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"11\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-11\">11<\/a><\/sup><em>. <\/em>That is, a thermal reaction. It is not a chemical reaction.<\/p><p><strong><em>First-order phase transition<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 the change in the state of matter of the thermodynamic system (i.e., freezing or crystallization, melting, evaporation or condensation, sublimation or desublimation); it depends on temperature and pressure [5],<\/p><p><strong><em>Second-order phase transition<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 <em>the emergence of a ferromagnetic phase and piezoelectric properties in materials at the Curie point<\/em> (i.e., the temperature at which the substance loses its ferromagnetic or piezoelectric properties) <em>and the onset of superconductivity in metals and certain other substances at low temperatures T<\/em><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"12\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-12\">12<\/a><\/sup><em>.<\/em><\/p><p>Physicochemical processes can be associated with the dissolution or dilution of certain substances, so thermochemistry monitors the so-called heat of dissolution (\u0394H<sub>ROZP<\/sub>) and heat of dilution (\u0394H<sub>Z\u0158E\u010eOVAC\u00cd<\/sub>).<\/p><p><strong><em>Heat of dissolution<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 the heat that the system exchanges with the surroundings when a substance dissolves at constant pressure and temperature, i.e., an isothermal \u2013 isobaric process:<\/p><p>\u2013 for most substances, \u0394H<sub>ROZP<\/sub> &gt; 0, i.e., the system absorbs heat, which lowers the temperature of the surroundings; the heat is used as energy to disrupt the crystal lattice and release the particles,<\/p><p>\u2013 in some cases (e.g., dissolution of NaOH in water) \u2206H<sub>ROZP<\/sub> &lt; 0, i.e., the system releases heat, which increases the temperature of the surroundings; this is called ion solvation (the splitting of the dissolved substance molecule by solvent molecules).<\/p><p><strong><em>Heat of dilution<\/em><\/strong> is the heat that the system exchanges with the surroundings when diluting a solution from concentration c1 to concentration c2, also an isothermal \u2013 isobaric process. An example of heat of dilution is the strong exothermic reaction during acid dilution: \u201c<em><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Always add acid to water (solution), but never the other way around<\/mark><\/strong><\/em>\u201d<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"13\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-13\">13<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><p>For <strong><em>chemical reactions<\/em><\/strong>, we will limit ourselves to the basic thermochemical laws that also apply to the above thermochemical processes, see (J. BR\u00cd\u017d\u010eALA) <sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"14\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412\"><a role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-000000000cf8f9dc0000000024a8a0a9_1412-14\">14<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p><p>1. <em>First thermochemical law \u2013 <\/em>\u201c<em>The value of the reaction heat for the direct and reverse reaction is the same, except for the sign.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>2. <em>Second thermochemical law<\/em> \u2013 \u201c<em>The resulting reaction heat is dependent only on the initial and final state of the reaction. The transient states of the chemical reaction do not affect it.<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a0f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79a0f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safety importance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147f2a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147f2a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thermodynamics is present in almost all technical fields, which is why it is very important. Understanding the basic principles of thermodynamics is necessary for recognizing the risks of technical systems, primarily from the safety perspective.<\/p><p>Basic physical principles must also be considered in the abstract world, which is increasingly emphasized within the context of digitization and Industry 4.0, see <a href=\"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/cs\/veda-technika\/iot-digital-twin-industrial-metaverse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">our previous article<\/a>. In the realm of abstraction and cyber systems, it is necessary to perceive reality because cyber-abstract elements are linked with physical ones (cyber-physical systems). Poor regulation caused by a faulty or low-quality software design can lead to extreme thermodynamic phenomena and disasters.<\/p><p>In the next part about thermodynamics, we will focus on extreme phenomena occurring in storage tanks, such as cisterns or, for example, in nuclear power plants within the steam cycle of nuclear reactors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thermodynamics and safety Thermodynamics, as the science of the conditions for mutual transformations of thermal and mechanical energy, developed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-physics-and-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3439"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3781,"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439\/revisions\/3781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.kint.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}