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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
8. Reversible Work, Irreversibility, and Exergy (Availability)
Authors : Bahman Zohuri, Patrick McDaniel
Published in: Thermodynamics In Nuclear Power Plant Systems
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
From thermodynamic point of view, work is considered a macroscopic event, such as raising or lowering a weight or winding or unwinding of a spring. In this, chapter we talk about, which work can be reversible or irreversible and what do we mean by either of these processes.