A piston–cylinder device contains 3 ft3 of air

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2022-04-24

A piston–cylinder device contains 3 ft3 of air at 60 psia and 150°F. Heat is transferred to the air in the amount of 40 Btu as the air expands isothermally. Determine the amount of boundary work done during this process.

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Skilled2022-06-20Added 403 answers

From first law of thermodynamics

Q=v+w

In this case v=0 and also temperature is constant,

 v=mfcvdt

Hence, w=Q

w=40 Btu

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