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To: neolib who wrote (18951)	12/26/2007 7:44:56 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

Forget thermo dee; I see the problem... More simply, the First Law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; rather, the amount of energy lost in a steady state process cannot be greater than the amount of energy gained. This is the statement of conservation of energy for a thermodynamic system. It refers to the two ways that a closed system transfers energy to and from its surroundings Conservation is a non-starter as an idea around here. Been a while since I took physics. Is gravity still a theory?

To: neolib who wrote (18951)	12/26/2007 8:52:32 PM
From: HPilot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

Sorry, there is no heat transfer discussed in your link. Heat transfer is simply the transfer of heat from one body to another. Thermodynamics is not about heat transfer, it isn't in one of those equations. Rather thermodynamics is about heat used to create work and energy.