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Chapter 4 Problem 4109E

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Air in the amount of 2 lbm is contained in a wellinsulated, rigid vessel equipped with a stirring paddle wheel. The initial state of this air is 30 psia and 608F. How much work, in Btu, must be transferred to the air with the paddle wheel to raise the air pressure to 40 psia? Also, what is the final temperature of air?

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

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