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Entropy generation by mixing equal thermal masses (ΔS=2McP​ln2T1​T2​​T1​+T2​​)

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For equal masses M of the same liquid with constant specific heat cP​, adiabatic constant-pressure mixing gives final temperature Tf​=(T1​+T2​)/2 by enthalpy conservation. The entropy change is McP​ln(Tf​/T1​)+McP​ln(Tf​/T2​)=2McP​ln[(T1​+T2​)/(2T1​T2​​)]. The arithmetic-geometric mean inequality proves nonnegativity, with equality only for equal initial temperatures. There is no separate compositional mixing entropy for identical fluids.

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