2CH404 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Report On Basic Concept of

Thermodynamics

Submitted By,

Mansuri Zaid 18BCH032

Submitted To,

Dr. Milind H. Joshipura

Department of Chemical Engineering, IT-NU

 Force

 Unit of Force is newton, symbol N, derived from Newton’s second

law, which expresses force F as the product of mass m and
acceleration a; Thus F=ma
 The newton is defined as the force which when applied to a mass
of 1 kg produces of 1m s−2 thus the newton is a derived unit
representing 1kg m s−2.
 Newton’s law must here include a dimensional proportionality
constant if it is to be reconciled with this definition. Thus, we
write

1
F= g c ma
Whence

1 m
1 kgf = g c x 1 kg x 9.806 s2

And
gc = 9.80665 kg m k gf −1 s−2

 Since force and mass are different concepts, a kilogram force and
a kilogram mass are different quantities, and their units do not
cancel one another.

Work

 Work W is performed whenever a force acts through a distance.

By definition, the quantity of work given by the equation
dW =Fdl

 Where F is the component of force acting along the line of

displacement dl.
 By further simplifying other terms
Vt
dW =−PAd
A
 Area is constant so,
dW =−Pd V t

Integrating
t
V2
W =− ∫ PdV t
t
V1

 This minus signs in this equations are made necessary by the sign
convection adopted for work.