3.70 kg / min of air as ideal gas enters a steady state compressor that runs...

3.70 kg / min of air as ideal gas enters a steady state compressor that runs adiabatically. Air enters P1 = 300 kPa and T1 = 440 K and exits at P2 = 500 kPa. If the isentropic efficiency of the turbine is 0.876, what is the work, in kW?

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