Air is to be compressed steadily and isentropically from 1

Chapter 7, Problem 238P

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Problem 238P

Air is to be compressed steadily and isentropically from 1 atm to 16 atm by a two-stage compressor. To mini­mize the total compression work, the intermediate pressure between the two stages must be

(a) 3 atm            (b) 4 atm            (c) 8.5 atm

(d) 9 atm            (e) 12 atm

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