In: Mechanical Engineering
Argon gas is initially at a pressure of 10 bar and temperature of 45oC (state 1), while occupying a volume of 0.8 m3 in a frictionless piston-cylinder arrangement. The gas then undergoes a reversible constant volume process to a pressure of 6 bar (state 2), followed by a constant pressure process in which the temperature is restored to 45oC (state 3). a) Sketch the processes on T-s and p-v diagrams b) Assuming perfect gas behaviour determine i) The work done by each process. ii) The heat transfer during each process. iii) The change in entropy in process state 3 to 1. (For Argon take Cp = 519.6 J.kg^-1K^-1 and relative molar mass M=40