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Thermal Equilibrium 101 - How quickly do we reach equilibrium and how much work can we gain?

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Thermal Equilibrium 101 - How quickly do we reach equilibrium and how much work can we gain?
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PhysChemBasics#3 Thermal Equilibrium 101 The conductive transport processes of thermal conductivity and diffusion can be described by similar laws: these are Fourier's laws and Fick's laws. Small and light gas particles show both the largest heat conductivity and diffusion coefficient. While the complete conversion of work into heat is not a problem, the conversion of heat into work is only possible with a certain efficiency; according to Carnot, this efficiency cannot exceed delta (T) / T (high).