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1981 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Reversibility
Author : Desmond F. Moore, B.E., M.S., Ph.D., D.Sc., C.Eng., F.I.E.I., F.I.Mech.E., Mem.A.S.M.E.
Published in: Thermodynamic Principles of Energy Degrading
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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A process is said to be reversible if, after it has occurred, the initial states of all systems taking part can be restored without outstanding changes in the states of other systems, notably the surroundings or environment. Such outstanding changes are usually heat and work exchanges with the system under consideration. If the initial states cannot be restored in the manner outlined, the process under consideration is said to be irreversible.