TY - GEN
T1 - The second law of thermodynamics and heat release to the global environment by human activities
AU - Wong, Kau Fui Vincent
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - It is the postulate of the current work that all human activities do add heat to the global environment. The basis used is the concept of thermodynamic entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. It has been discussed and shown that human activities do release heat to the global environment. There is no claim and not the objective in the current work to make any statement about climate change or global warming. It is suggested that all significant human-related activities have been included in the discussion, and hence the proof and deduction. The approach used is in accordance with the manner in which the laws of thermodynamics were derived, which is empirical.
AB - It is the postulate of the current work that all human activities do add heat to the global environment. The basis used is the concept of thermodynamic entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. It has been discussed and shown that human activities do release heat to the global environment. There is no claim and not the objective in the current work to make any statement about climate change or global warming. It is suggested that all significant human-related activities have been included in the discussion, and hence the proof and deduction. The approach used is in accordance with the manner in which the laws of thermodynamics were derived, which is empirical.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2010-38201
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2010-38201
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84881399834
SN - 9780791844298
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
SP - 469
EP - 472
BT - ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010
T2 - ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2010
Y2 - 12 November 2010 through 18 November 2010
ER -