Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
7 terms
Temperature
A macroscopic scalar measure of the average translational kinetic energy of constituent particles in a physical system.
Thermodynamics & Statistical PhysicsThermal Conduction
The transfer of thermal energy through a stationary medium via microscopic particle collisions and free electron movement without bulk…
Thermodynamics & Statistical PhysicsThermal Convection
The transfer of heat energy between a solid surface and an adjacent moving fluid, driven by bulk fluid motion.
Thermodynamics & Statistical PhysicsThermal Efficiency
The dimensionless ratio of net mechanical work produced by a heat engine to total thermal energy input supplied.
Thermodynamics & Statistical PhysicsThermal Radiation
The emission of electromagnetic energy from matter due to thermal agitation of its charged constituent particles.
Thermodynamics & Statistical PhysicsThermal Stress
Mechanical stress developed within a material when thermal expansion or contraction is constrained by rigid boundaries.
Thermodynamics & Statistical PhysicsThird Law of Thermodynamics
The law stating that as system temperature approaches absolute zero (0 K), entropy of a pure crystalline substance approaches a minimum…