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The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Direction, Efficiency, and Thermal Machines

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Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

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    Introduction to Heat Engines
    07:35
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    Efficiency of a Nuclear Power Plant
    03:55
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    Power Output of a Gasoline Engine
    06:58

Refrigerators

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    Refrigerators
    06:47
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    Heat Pumps
    06:15
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    How long to freeze water?
    05:55

The Carnot Cycle

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    Lifting Mass with a Heat Engine
    06:25
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    The Carnot Cycle and Maximum Theoretical Efficiency
    06:28

Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

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    Intro to Entropy
    07:50
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    Calculating Entropy Changes for Systems of Objects
    06:20
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    Entropy Increase When Braking
    03:40

First Law of Thermodynamics

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    The First Law of Thermodynamics
    08:04
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    Alternate Equation of the First Law of Thermodynamics
    05:37
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    Calculating Work Done on Monoatomic Gas
    03:47