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misko
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I don't understand why heat transfer from hot reservoir to the system is considered reversible in case when
Treservoir = Tsystem + dT
but it's considered irreversible in this case:
Treservoir = Tsystem + ΔT
Where dT is infinitesimal difference while ΔT is finite difference in temperature between reservoir and the system.
In both cases some heat is transferred from the reservoir to the system, so it should be irreversible in both cases. What understanding am I missing here?
Treservoir = Tsystem + dT
but it's considered irreversible in this case:
Treservoir = Tsystem + ΔT
Where dT is infinitesimal difference while ΔT is finite difference in temperature between reservoir and the system.
In both cases some heat is transferred from the reservoir to the system, so it should be irreversible in both cases. What understanding am I missing here?