Thermodynamics An insulated piston/cylinder device contains ideal CO2 gas at 800 kPa, 300 K, which is...

Thermodynamics

An insulated piston/cylinder device contains ideal CO2 gas at 800 kPa, 300 K, which is then compressed to 6 MPa in a reversible adiabatic process. Determine the final temperature and the specific work during the compression process using:

(a) Ideal gas tables A.8,

(b) Constant specific heats A.5.

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