In: Mechanical Engineering
Air is compressed from 100 Kpa and 22 C to an outlet pressure 8 times greater. The compressor is not well insulated and loses heat at a rate of 120 kJ/kg. It is also note that there is a decrease in the entropy of the air of 0.4 kJ/kg-K between the inlet & the outlet. Assuming constant specific heats determine a) The outlet air temperature b) The required work input (kJ/kg) c) The entropy generation sgen (kJ/kg-K) during the compression process