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The integral form of the second law

If we consider a volume of fluid V whose boundaries move with the fluid such that its mass M is conserved, then the integral of Eq. (VI-2) for this volume leads to

where A and have the same meaning as in all the preceding surface integrals. The quantity represents the outward flux of heat at a given point on the surface in this expression. If we consider a closed system, perfectly insulated from all radiation or any other heat transfer such that is zero at all points on the surface, then we see that

for a thermally insulated system.




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Steve Baum
Mon Dec 1 08:50:29 CST 1997