The entropy increase due to internal irreversibility is also called entropy production or entropy generation.

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• Consider the following statements: The definition of 1. temperature is due to zeroth law of thermodynamics 2. entropy is due to first law of thermodynamics 3. internal energy is due to second law of thermodynamics 4. reversibility is due to Kelvin-Planck's ststement of these statements
• Internal irreversibility is caused by
• The rate of entropy increase of the control volume          or          the net rate of entropy transfer to it.
• Irreversibility of a process may be due to
• The main cause of the irreversibility is
• Which of the following can be a cause of irreversibility?
• Irreversibility can be distinguished in how many types?
• The external irreversibility occurs at the system boundary.
• Which of the following processes exhibit external mechanical irreversibility?
• 1.6 Kg of air is expanded at constant pressure from 100°C to 0°C resulting in entropy change of - 2.0 J/K 3.2 Kg of air is cooled at constant volume from 100°C to 0°C with a change in entropy of -3.0 J/K. The ratio Cp/ Cv is