Thermodynamics and Food Processing

Few areas of science can be as intimidating as thermodynamics, even for engineers. In my case, I encountered the subject in courses in physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, and then two more courses in graduate school. I am still learning. Here, I want to explain some of the basic concepts and show how they actually are intuitive and how we encounter these concepts in food processing.

The Laws of Thermodynamics
There are said to be three laws of thermodynamics but many ways to expre…