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This chapter recalls some elements of Thermodynamics that may help understand the theoretical subject dealt with in the text.
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Ratio between the mass of vapor and the mass of mixture, i.e., the vapor mass in 1Â kg of mixture.
- 2.
Recall that, at constant pressure, the temperature keeps constant as well, during a change of phase.
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Grassi, W. (2018). Additional Thermodynamic Remarks. In: Heat Pumps. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62199-9_8
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