Condensation: Passenger Not Driver in Atmospheric Thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics states that processes yielding work or at least capable of yielding work are thermodynamically spontaneous, and that those costing work are thermodynamically nonspontaneous. Whether a process yields or costs heat is irrelevant. Condensation of water vapor yields work...
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MDPI AG
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/18/12/417 |