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thermodynamics
2 free lessons tagged thermodynamics across Science. Each one is a short sequence of focused steps with narration and a five-question quiz at the end — take them in any order, no signup required.
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intermediateCombustion and thermal cycles: how fuel becomes work
How hydrocarbon combustion releases energy as heat, the four canonical thermal cycles that convert that heat into mechanical or electrical work (Rankine, Brayton, Otto, Diesel), why combined-cycle gas plants reach 60% efficiency, and how carbon intensity scales with cycle and fuel choice.
8 steps·~12 min
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intermediateEnergy units: joules, watts, capacity factor, LCOE
The handful of quantitative concepts that make every energy debate readable — joules and watts, energy density, capacity factor, levelized cost of energy, exergy — and what each one is good and bad at communicating.
8 steps·~12 min