Air in a horizontal cylinder enclosed by a sliding piston is compressed from 1 bar and 30°C to 9.11 bar and 200°C a) If the initial volume of the enclosed air is 0.179 m³ and the air surrounding the cylinder is at 30°C, determine i)The mass of air in the cylinder: ii)The work done iii)The heat transfer during the process b)Determine whether the compression process in the cylinder is reversible or irreversible using the second law of thermodynamics.

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Air in a horizontal cylinder enclosed by a sliding piston is compressed from 1 bar and 30°C to 9.11 bar and 200°C

a) If the initial volume of the enclosed air is 0.179 m³ and the air surrounding the cylinder is at 30°C, determine

i)The mass of air in the cylinder:

ii)The work done

iii)The heat transfer during the process

b)Determine whether the compression process in the cylinder is reversible or
irreversible using the second law of thermodynamics.

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