Air is contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly fitted with an electrical resistor. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa and piston has a mass of 50 kg and a face area of 0.1 m Electric current passes through the resistor, and the volume of air slowly increases by 0,045 m². The mass of the air is 6.3 kg and its specific energy increases by 42.2 kJ/kg. &-9.8 m/s Determine the heat transfer from the resistor to air for a system consisting, the air alone,

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Air is contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly fitted with an electrical resistor.
The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa and piston has a mass of 50 kg and a face area of 0,1 m²
Electric current passes through the resistor, and the volume of air slowly increases by 0.045
m³. The mass of the air is 6.3 kg and its specific energy increases by 42.2 kJ/kg, &-9.8 m/s
Determine the heat transfer from the resistor to air for a system consisting, the air alone,
Transcribed Image Text:Air is contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly fitted with an electrical resistor. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa and piston has a mass of 50 kg and a face area of 0,1 m² Electric current passes through the resistor, and the volume of air slowly increases by 0.045 m³. The mass of the air is 6.3 kg and its specific energy increases by 42.2 kJ/kg, &-9.8 m/s Determine the heat transfer from the resistor to air for a system consisting, the air alone,
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