WHAT IS ENTROPY?

Author: Ph.D. G.J. Franklin   B.Sc.  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 0040-0912

Source: Education + Training, Vol.5, Iss.9, 1993-12, pp. : 421-422

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Abstract

STUDENTS OF engineering thermodynamics and of heat engines alike are confronted eventually with the question 'What is entropy?', and the difficulties which can be associated with conveying the answer are well known. One possible source of misunderstanding can be the attempt to define or introduce entropy in physical terms.