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First law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, Carnot cycle and thermodynamic scale of temperature, the entropy, Enthalpy, The Helmholtz function and the Gibbs function, Joule effect and free expansion of gases, porous plug experiments, theory of Joule - kelvin effect, further applications of Joule-Kelvin effect, method of liquefying gas by throttling process. An introduction to thermal radiation, some useful laws of thermal radiation, Stefan's law of radiation, verification of Stefan's law the classical theory of radiation, Maxwellian distribution of molecular | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 23 February 1994 bb
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