Discharge of Vessels:: Thermodynamic Analysis

• Jaime Wisniak ^[1]
  1. [1] Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

     Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

     Israel

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 74, Nº 3 (March), 1997, págs. 301-303
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Analysis of the discharge of a constant-volume vessel from thermodynamic viewpoint provides an interesting didactic application of the First and Second Laws, as well as of the linkage between open and closed systems. General expressions are derived for description of the physical process and common situations like adiabatic and isothermal discharge are discussed in detail. Examples are provided to illustrate the consequences of making inappropriate assumptions.