Some Useful Thermodynamics Expressions System Surroundings Work A part of the universe selected and isolated for study.

Everything in the universe which is not in the system.

The line integral of a force along the displacement ds F of the body onto which the force acts: Work = F. ds
The capacity to do work. A property which is not a function of the mass of the system to which it refers, e.g., temperature or density. A property which is proportional to the mass of the system to which it refers; e.g., volume. A region of the system where all the intensive properties are everywhere the same. A system having only one phase. A system having more than one phase. A system which does not permit mass to enter or leave the system. Energy which is in transition due to a difference in temperature. A change in the thermodynamic properties of a system. A process in which there is no exchange of heat between system and surroundings. A process in which the temperature of the system remains constant. A process in which the pressure of the system remains constant. A process in which the volume of the system remains constant. A process in which the entropy of the system remains constant. A process in which the enthalpy of the system remains constant. A process which proceeds so slowly that system and surroundings are always in equilibrium. Absence of change or any tendency toward change on a macroscopic scale.

Energy Intensive Property Extensive Property Phase Homogeneous System Heterogeneous System Closed System Heat Process Adiabatic Process Isothermal Process Isobaric Process Isochoric Process Isentropic Process Isenthalpic Process Reversible Process Equilibrium