Clausius Statement

Clausius Statement from the second law of thermodynamics states that:

“It is impossible to design a device which works on a cycle and produces no effect other than heat transfer from a cold body to a hot body.”

That is, heat transfer can only occur spontaneously in the direction of temperature decrease. For example, we cannot construct a refrigerator that operates without any work input.

Who was Rudolf Clausius?

Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius, a German mathematician and physicist, is one of the central founders of thermodynamics science. There are a few important concepts introduced by Rudolf Clausius one of which is the theory of heat which is a restatement of the Carnot cycle. In the year 1850, he published a paper on “The Moving Force of Heat”. In 1865 he introduced entropy and virial theorem in the year 1870.

Clausius Statement

Clausius Statement Example

Example of Clausius statement is a refrigerator with COP (coefficient of performance) equal to infinity which is impossible.

You may also want to check out these topics given below!

If you wish to learn more physics concepts with the help of interactive video lessons, download BYJU’S – The Learning App.

Second Law of Thermodynamics Explained

Test Your Knowledge On Clausius Statement!

Comments

Leave a Comment

Your Mobile number and Email id will not be published.

*

*