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An ideal gas with Cp = (7/2)R and Cv = (5/2)R undergoes the
following reversible
changes in a series of nonflow processes:
a. From an initial state of 70(°F) and 15(psia), it is compressed
adiabatically to 75(psia).
b. It is then cooled to 70(°F) at a constant pressure of
75(psia).
c. Finally, the gas is expanded isothermally to its original
state.
Calculate Q, WEC, ΔU, and ΔH for each of the three processes and
for the entire cycle. Next,
calculate Q, WEC, ΔU, and ΔH for exactly the same changes in state
that you computed above for
(a)-(c), but now assuming that each process is irreversible with an
efficiency of 75 percent
compared to reversible operation. Specifically, if the reversible
process produces 10 BTU of
work, the irreversible process should produce 0.75(10)=7.5 BTU, and
if the reversible process
requires BTU kJ of work, the irreversible process should require
10/0.75 = 13.33 BTU. Use the
exact same initial and final states you already computed (this will
require nonzero heat flow in
part (a)).
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