A piston–cylinder device contains 4 kg of argon at 250 kPa

Chapter 4, Problem 78P

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QUESTION: Problem 78P

A piston–cylinder device contains 4 kg of argon at 250 kPa and 35°C. During a quasi-equilibrium, isothermal expansion process, 15 kJ of boundary work is done by the system, and 3 kJ of paddle-wheel work is done on the system. Determine the heat transfer for this process.

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QUESTION: Problem 78P

A piston–cylinder device contains 4 kg of argon at 250 kPa and 35°C. During a quasi-equilibrium, isothermal expansion process, 15 kJ of boundary work is done by the system, and 3 kJ of paddle-wheel work is done on the system. Determine the heat transfer for this process.

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For the closed system, the energy conservation equation can be expressed as,

                                                         

Here,  and  are the change in the kinetic and potential energies whose value is zero. And during the quasi-static process, the isothermal expansion takes place. So,  is the change in the internal energy of the system whose value is also zero.

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