Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-11841-293-0

Chapter 2 - Exercises: Things Engineers Think About - Page 79: 9

Answer

work transfer

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When stored energy interacts with the system in such way that fulfils the definition of thermodynamic work is called work transfer i.e. "Work is done by a system on its surroundings if the sole effect on everything external to the system could have been the raising of a weight" Energy is considered as heat transfer if it is induced only as a result of a temperature difference between the system and its surroundings.
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