what do you mean by adiabatic process?

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anonymous · Answer

A process in which dQ=0  i.e  where there is no loss or gain of heat is called an adiabatic process

anonymous · Answer

thats correct.... no loss of heat or energy  U =q+V......where U =0...

ujjwal · Answer

a thermodynamic process which occurs spontaneously.. pressure, volume and temperature all changes.. however no energy (heat) is supplied or evolved..

anonymous · Answer

"A process in which no heat energy is transferred between the system and the environment" - Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Knight

Adiabatic Cooling-"Cooling by expansion, such as in rising air."
Adiabatic Warming-"Warming by compression, such as in descending air."
-McKnight's Physical Geography