The Misleading Use of “Enthalpy” in an Energy Conversion Analysis ()
Abstract
The frequently used thermodynamic state quantity enthalpy H turns out to be very problematic when applied in an
energy conversion analysis. Due to the fact that H combines two terms, the internal energy U and the product pV, the
interpretation of what H means in
physical terms is often obscure and leads to various misinterpretations.
Several examples are given and interpreted twice,i.e.with and without referring to enthalpy.
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Herwig, H. (2014) The Misleading Use of “Enthalpy” in an Energy Conversion Analysis.
Natural Science,
6, 878-885. doi:
10.4236/ns.2014.611085.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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