Drilling for Oil: Offshore vs. Onshore
Drilling for oil involves penetrating through various layers of the earth surface to reach, deposits of hydrocarbons. Drilling goes on both below the …
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OLED - Organic Light Emitting Diodes Soon to be in Your Home
OLED technology, or Organic Light Emitting Diodes, may very well be lighting your life in the very near future, thanks to new developments by a …
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The Principle of Increase of Entropy. Why the Entropy of Universe Increases? Why Entopy of the Universe never Reduces? What is Entropy?
The entropy of the system never reduces. In the ideal process it can remain remain constant, but in actual process the entropy of system and universe …
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What are Reversible and Irreversible Processes in Thermodynamics?
There are two main types of thermodynamic processes: the reversible and irreversible. The reversible process is the ideal process which never occurs, …
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What is Entropy? What is thermodynamic entropy?
The term entropy was first used by Rudolf Clausius to state the second law of thermodynamics. Though entropy is a simple term, many people find it …
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What is Thermodynamic Reversed Heat Engine? What is Reversed Carnot Cycle? What is Reversed Heat Engine?
The reversed heat engine works on the principle of reversed Carnot cycle. The heat engine produces work by absorbing heat from source and liberating …
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Different Statements of Second Law of Thermodynamics, Kelvin-Planck statement of second law of thermodynamics and Clausius statement of second law of thermodynamics.
The findings on second law of thermodynamics by Carnot were further bolstered by the research carried out by a number of scientists. Two other …
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Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons – Drilling
The definite presence or absence of hydrocarbons in formations beneath the earth surface can only be established by drilling and it provides the exact …
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Applications of Second Law of Thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics is considered to be the most fundamental law of science. It explains not only the working of engines, refrigerators …
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Applications of Second Law of Thermodynamics: Part-2: Refrigerators
The second law of thermodynamics is considered to be the most fundamental law of science. It explains not only the working of engines, refrigerators …
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