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The forum discussion centers around Grandpa Chet's Entropy Recipe, which provides insights into entropy change in closed systems. Participants express appreciation for Chet's contributions, highlighting the usefulness of his explanations, particularly for students in thermal engineering. A key point of clarification arises regarding the distinction between closed and isolated systems, with confirmation that isolated systems are indeed a subset of closed systems. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the educational value of Chet's insights in understanding thermodynamics.

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Don't be so hard on yourself. I always thought of you more like the crazy old uncle.
 
Thank you Chet! I am a Master student in thermal engineering and I find this extremely helpful. [emoji4]
 
boneh3ad said:
Don't be so hard on yourself. I always thought of you more like the crazy old uncle.
I don't know about the uncle part, but...
 
You're the best, Chet!
 
Many thanks for your contribution Chet, I've read many useful answers you gave here, before signing in!

If I just could ask a thing...Your insight talks about entropy change in closed systems. However, doesn't the last example depict an isolated system?
 
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Lo Scrondo said:
Many thanks for your contribution Chet, I've read many useful answers you gave here, before signing in!

If I just could ask a thing...Your insight talks about entropy change in closed systems. However, doesn't the last example depict an isolated system?
Isolated systems are a subset of closed systems.
 
Chestermiller said:
Isolated systems are a subset of closed systems.

I've thought that this could be the motivation. Thanks for your confirm!
 
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this article alone was sufficient to get my thermodynamics right.
 

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