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To: fatman6502002

Entropy is the one term in thermodynamics which I never could understand exactly. It has something to do with heat potential of a system.


165 posted on 01/18/2015 4:37:40 PM PST by entropy12 (Dumb and Dumber to borrow money from China to protect oil flow to China from middle-east.)
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To: entropy12

I think Entropy is also a measure chaos in a system, and you’re correct, I think, because that chaos is equal to the amount of heat that cannot be turned into mechanical work or some such thing. It has been a long time since I was at Naval Nuclear Power School, Entropy was taught but my memory from 35 or so years ago is not that good. Also I did not study that hard as it was in Orlando and there were many beautiful Florida women to serve as distractions, and the drinking age was 18, so as I am sure you can guess I never finished that school. LOL


167 posted on 01/18/2015 4:45:34 PM PST by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: entropy12
Entropy is the one term in thermodynamics...

Entropy is the measure of disorder in a system; Randomness being required for our world or universe. I mean what if all the oxygen molecules gathered together in one corner of the room?

182 posted on 01/19/2015 12:09:19 AM PST by Rummyfan
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