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This chapter presents the basic definitions, laws, and relationships concerning the thermodynamic states of substances and thermodynamic processes. It closes with a section describing heat transfer mechanisms.
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Stephan, P., Dammel, F., Ochterbeck, J.M. (2021). Thermodynamics. In: Grote, KH., Hefazi, H. (eds) Springer Handbook of Mechanical Engineering. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47035-7_3
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