Kelvin's statement of the second law

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf thermodynamic law statement
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Kelvin-Planck_statement
gptkbp:appliesTo heat engines
gptkbp:contrastsWith Clausius statement of the second law
gptkbp:describes impossibility of converting all heat into work in a cyclic process
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:William_Thomson
1851
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kelvin's statement of the second law
gptkbp:implies existence of irreversibility in thermodynamic processes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:second_law_of_thermodynamics
gptkbp:state No process is possible in which the sole result is the absorption of heat from a reservoir and its complete conversion into work
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5