Extremely challenging thermodynamics equation

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The discussion revolves around a complex thermodynamics equation involving internal energy, heat transfer, and the relationship between temperature, volume, and pressure. Participants explore the implications of these relationships for both ideal and non-ideal gases, examining how changes in volume might affect internal energy.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant asserts that the internal energy of a non-ideal gas is solely a function of temperature, leading to the conclusion that the partial derivative of internal energy with respect to volume at constant temperature is zero.
  • Another participant questions this conclusion, suggesting that even for an ideal gas, a change in volume can result in a change in internal energy, challenging the assertion that the partial derivative is zero.
  • Some participants discuss the derivation of the relationship between internal energy and temperature, noting that holding volume constant may lead to misleading conclusions about the dependence on volume.
  • There is a suggestion that a first law analysis of a finite volume of an ideal gas could provide insights into the relationship between internal energy, pressure, and temperature.
  • Participants express uncertainty about the implications of differentiating internal energy with respect to volume while holding temperature constant, with some arguing that this does not yield new information.
  • One participant emphasizes that the equation dU = C_V dT is derived from physical laws and is useful for practical measurements, while questioning the assumption that pressure changes do not affect internal energy.
  • Another participant highlights that changing pressure can indeed affect internal energy, particularly when temperature is also changing.
  • There is a discussion about the necessity of holding volume constant when using the specific heat capacity at constant volume (C_V) and whether it is valid to consider simultaneous changes in pressure, volume, and temperature.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the relationship between internal energy, temperature, and volume, with no consensus reached on whether the internal energy of a non-ideal gas can be considered independent of volume. The discussion remains unresolved, with multiple competing perspectives presented.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note that the assumptions underlying the equations and relationships discussed may not hold in all scenarios, particularly when considering non-ideal gases or simultaneous changes in multiple variables.

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hi,
i actually posted it in physics section but no one knows so i think engineering experts would be stronger to this kind of equations.
1.
[tex]\color{blue}dq=dU+PdV[/tex]
so
[tex]C_V = \left(\frac {\partial q}{\partial T}\right)_V= \left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]
leads to
[tex]dU=C_{V}dT[/tex]
so
[tex]\color{red}\left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T = 0[/tex]
meaning that internal energy of NONideal gas is a sole function of T?
2.
As
[tex]\color{blue}dq=dU+PdV[/tex]
so
[tex]\left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T= \left(\frac {\partial V}{\partial T}\right)_P \left(C_P-C_V\right) - P[/tex]
why? even for ideal gas the change in volume results in change in internal energy:
[tex]\color{red}\left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T \not= 0??[/tex]

thanks for answering.
 
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How did you get to this? And why do you state that its for a NONideal gas?
kntsy said:
even for ideal gas the change in volume results in change in internal energy:

Are you sure about this? Try doing a first law analysis of a finite volume of an ideal gas.
 
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[tex] dq=dU+PdV[/tex]

[tex] \frac{1}{\partial T} \left(dq = dU+PdV \right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \left(\frac{\partial q}{\partial T}\right)_V = \left(\frac{\partial U}{\partial T}\right)_V + \left(\frac{\partial (P dV)}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \left(\frac{\partial q}{\partial T}\right)_V = \left(\frac{\partial U}{\partial T}\right)_V + P \left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial T}\right)_V \equiv 0[/tex]

[tex] C_V \equiv \left(\frac {\partial q}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] C_V =\left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \partial U = C_V \partial T[/tex]

Maybe I missed something in my haste, but I don't know how he got from here to:

[tex] \left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T = 0[/tex]

The only thing I can think of is if he then held T constant and differentiated with respect to V, but that doesn't really make sense. You would then be holding both T and V constant, so nothing is changing.

Also I edited this to make it correct but it didn't update the post for some reason. Weird.
 
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Sorry for late response.
Topher925 said:
How did you get to this? And why do you state that its for a NONideal gas?

Because it is deduced from "nonideal-gas-equation"[itex]dU=C_{V}dT[/itex] and obtaining that internal energy is only sole function of temperature and independent of volume.
 
boneh3ad said:
[tex] dq=dU+PdV[/tex]

[tex] \frac{1}{\partial T} \left(dq = dU+PdV \right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \left(\frac{\partial q}{\partial T}\right)_V = \left(\frac{\partial U}{\partial T}\right)_V + \left(\frac{\partial (P dV)}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \left(\frac{\partial q}{\partial T}\right)_V = \left(\frac{\partial U}{\partial T}\right)_V + P \left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial T}\right)_V \equiv 0[/tex]

[tex] C_V \equiv \left(\frac {\partial q}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] C_V =\left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial T}\right)_V[/tex]

[tex] \partial U = C_V \partial T[/tex]

Maybe I missed something in my haste, but I don't know how he got from here to:

[tex] \left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T = 0[/tex]

The only thing I can think of is if he then held T constant and differentiated with respect to V, but that doesn't really make sense. You would then be holding both T and V constant, so nothing is changing.

Also I edited this to make it correct but it didn't update the post for some reason. Weird.
you also say that [itex] \partial U = C_V \partial T[/itex]so why not [itex]\left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T = 0[/itex]
 
Topher925 said:
Are you sure about this? Try doing a first law analysis of a finite volume of an ideal gas.

Yes i know that 1st law+kinetic theory leads to [itex]U=\frac{3}{2}RT[/itex], but the last equation i derived in the 1st post omitted kinetic theory and a strange result comes.
 
kntsy said:
Because it is deduced from "nonideal-gas-equation"

No it isn't. That isn't the "non-ideal gas equation." It is merely a derived relationship between U and T if V is held constant.

kntsy said:
you also say that [itex] \partial U = C_V \partial T[/itex]so why not [itex]\left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T = 0[/itex]

Because that step doesn't make sense. Start with:

[tex]\partial U = C_V \partial T[/tex]

This equation is all you need to determine that internal energy is a function of only temperature at constant volume. Differentiating with respect to V is trivial and give you no new information. You can just look at this result and see that there are no pressure terms because you held them constant so they fell out when differentiating earlier.

Differentiating by V while holding T constant tells you no new information.
 
boneh3ad said:
No it isn't. That isn't the "non-ideal gas equation." It is merely a derived relationship between U and T if V is held constant.
Because that step doesn't make sense. Start with:

[tex]\partial U = C_V \partial T[/tex]

This equation is all you need to determine that internal energy is a function of only temperature at constant volume. Differentiating with respect to V is trivial and give you no new information. You can just look at this result and see that there are no pressure terms because you held them constant so they fell out when differentiating earlier.

Differentiating by V while holding T constant tells you no new information.

So why whenever we see dU, we always substiture it by CvdT with no regard to the nature of process? How can we be so sure that change of pressure or change in temperuture does not change internal energy?
 
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kntsy said:
So why whenever we see dU, we always substiture it by CvdT with no regard to the nature of process?

I am not sure what you mean here. The equation [itex]dU = C_V dT[/itex] is derived straight from the physical laws, as you know. It gets substituted in because you can't directly measure [itex]dU[/itex], but you can directly measure [itex]dT[/itex], so it makes any equations more useful.

kntsy said:
How can we be so sure that change of pressure or change in temperuture does not change internal energy?

Well clearly, changing temperature does change [itex]dU[/itex] since [itex]dT[/itex] shows up in the equation. For example, if you integrate that, you get:

[tex]\Delta U = C_V \left(T-T_0\right)[/tex]

We know, then, that pressure can change the internal energy in this case because a change in pressure would change the temperature (remember, you held V constant).
 
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boneh3ad said:
I am not sure what you mean here. The equation [itex]dU = C_V dT[/itex] is derived straight from the physical laws, as you know. It gets substituted in because you can't directly measure [itex]dU[/itex], but you can directly measure [itex]dT[/itex], so it makes any equations more useful.



Well clearly, changing temperature does change [itex]dU[/itex] since [itex]dT[/itex] shows up in the equation. For example, if you integrate that, you get:

[tex]\Delta U = C_V \left(T-T_0\right)[/tex]

We know, then, that pressure can change the internal energy in this case because a change in pressure would change the temperature (remember, you held V constant).

why we have to hold V constant? Can't we change P,V,T at the same time and determine what happens in internal energy?
Can i just allowing small change in volume so that change in P and T is still in the same direction?
 
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You can't allow small changes in volume and still use [itex]C_V[/itex]. The definition is that volume is constant.
 

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