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Chapter 4 Problem 472

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A pistoncylinder device contains 2.2 kg of nitrogen initially at 100 kPa and 258C. The nitrogen is now compressed slowly in a polytropic process during which PV 1.3 5 constant until the volume is reduced by one-half. Determine the work done and the heat transfer for this process.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

A pistoncylinder device contains 2.2 kg of nitrogen

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