adiabatic process
noun
Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.di.əˈbæt.ɪk ˈprəʊ.ses/
Definition
A thermodynamic change in a system where no heat is transferred into or out of the substance during the process.
Examples
In an ideal adiabatic process, the temperature of a gas rises solely due to the work done on it during compression.
Engineers model the rapid expansion of air in a turbine as an adiabatic process to simplify their calculations.
Because the expansion happens so quickly, we can treat the cooling of the gas as an adiabatic process.
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