Ho hlalosa mekhoa ea thermodynamic e ke keng ea fetoloa, bo-rasaense ba ile ba theha molao oa bobeli oa thermodynamics. Molao oa bobeli oa thermodynamics o hlalosa hore na ke mekhoa efe e ka etsahalang bokahohleng le hore na ke mekhoa efe e ke keng ea etsahala. Rasaense e mong ea bitsoang RJE Clausius (1822-1888) o entse polelo e latelang:
Ka tlhaho, mocheso o tloha linthong tse mocheso o phahameng ho ea linthong tse mocheso o tlase; ka tlhaho, mocheso ha o tsoele pele ho tloha linthong tse mocheso o tlase ho ea linthong tse mocheso o phahameng (Molao oa bobeli oa thermodynamics—polelo ea Clausius).
Polelo ea Clausius ke e 'ngoe ea lipolelo tse ikhethang tsa molao oa bobeli oa thermodynamics. E bitsoa polelo e khethehileng hobane e sebetsa ts'ebetsong e le 'ngoe feela, e amanang le phetisetso ea mocheso. Kaha polelo ena ha e amane le lits'ebetso tse ling, re hloka polelo e akaretsang haholoanyane. Nts'etsopele ea polelo e akaretsang ea molao oa bobeli oa thermodynamics e thehiloe thutong ea lienjine tsa mocheso. Ka hona, re buisana ka mocheso oa enjine pele.
Sheba ntho e tsamayang e otlolohile hodimo ho fihlela e fihla bophahamong bo hodimo pele e theohela tlase ho ya boemong ba yona ba pele. Ha e tsamaya e otlolohile hodimo ka h, boima bo fapane le ho falla. Kahoo, boima bo etsa mosebetsi o fosahetseng hodima ntho eo.