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A well-insulated piston-cylinder, fitted with a paddle wheel, contains air, an ideal gas. Initially, the piston is locked in place and the air is at 300 K and 300 kPa. The paddle wheel is turned several times and then the piston is released. The piston expands rapidly (i.e., not in a quasi-equilibrium manner) and eventually comes to rest at a new equilibrium position. The air pressure is 300 kPa in this new equilibrium position and its volume is measured to have doubled. Answer the following questions accounting for the variability of specific heat with temperature. a) What is the net work done by the system during this process, per unit mass of air in the system? b) What is the change in specific entropy of the air during this process?

A well-insulated piston-cylinder, fitted with a paddle wheel, contains air, an ideal gas. Initially, the piston is locked in place and the air is at 300 K and 300 kPa. The paddle wheel is turned several times and then the piston is released. The piston expands rapidly (i.e., not in a quasi-equilibrium manner) and eventually comes to rest at a new equilibrium position. The air pressure is 300 kPa in this new equilibrium position and its volume is measured to have doubled. Answer the following questions accounting for the variability of specific heat with temperature. a) What is the net work done by the system during this process, per unit mass of air in the system? b) What is the change in specific entropy of the air during this process?

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A well-insulated piston-cylinder, fitted with a paddle wheel, contains air, an ideal gas. Initially, the piston is locked in place and the air is at 300 K and 300 kPa. The paddle wheel is turned several times and then the piston is released. The piston expands rapidly (i.e., not in a quasi-equilibrium manner) and eventually comes to rest at a new equilibrium position. The air pressure is 300 kPa in this new equilibrium position and its volume is measured to have doubled. Answer the following questions accounting for the variability of specific heat with temperature. a) What is the net work done by the system during this process, per unit mass of air in the system? b) What is the change in specific entropy of the air during this process?
Transcribed Image Text:A well-insulated piston-cylinder, fitted with a paddle wheel, contains air, an ideal gas. Initially, the piston is locked in place and the air is at 300 K and 300 kPa. The paddle wheel is turned several times and then the piston is released. The piston expands rapidly (i.e., not in a quasi-equilibrium manner) and eventually comes to rest at a new equilibrium position. The air pressure is 300 kPa in this new equilibrium position and its volume is measured to have doubled. Answer the following questions accounting for the variability of specific heat with temperature. a) What is the net work done by the system during this process, per unit mass of air in the system? b) What is the change in specific entropy of the air during this process?
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