“Thermodynamics is the branch of physical science concerned with heat and its relation to other forms of energy and work. It defines macroscopic variables (such as temperature, entropy, and pressure) that describe average properties of material bodies and radiation, and explains how they are related and by what laws they change with time. Thermodynamics does not describe the microscopic constituents of matter, and its laws can be derived from statistical mechanics.” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamics
Last class we had a guest speaker, Tom Vales, who spoke to us about Sterling Engine, Peltier Junction, and Mendocino MotorScience which are thermodynamics.
With his lecture he brought several different real life examples of each one.
The above photos are shots taken of each device put to work, there is the hot fuel engine, no fuel, sterling engine. There is the tesla coil, and the Mendocino.
For the Mendocino Motor, it was created 20 years ago in CA. There are 4 solar cells, the light hits and reacts with the magnet to turn, it then floats because the magnetic force suspends it.
The Tesla Coil is a wireless transmitter of energy.
The lecture was very informative, and Mr. Vales did a great job of bringing it to life with his real life examples and hands on teaching.