Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Glossary

Adiabatic—condition of zero heat interaction at system boundaries.

Association—description of complex formation where all molecules in the complex are of the same type.

Azeotrope—mixture which does not change composition upon vapor-liquid phase change.

Barotropy—the state of a fluid in which surfaces of constant density (or temperature) are coincident with surfaces of constant pressure.

Binodal—condition of binary phase equilibrium.

Dead state—a description of the state of the system when it is in equilibrium with the surroundings, and no work can be obtained by interactions with the surroundings.

Diathermal—heat conducting, and without thermal resistance, but impermeable to mass.

Efficiency—see isentropic efficiency, thermal efficiency ...