Air is expanded from 400 kPa, 600 K in a polytropic process to 150 kPa, 400 K in a piston cylinder arrangement. Find the polytropic exponent n and the work and heat transfer per kg air using constant heat capacity.

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9. Air is expanded from 400 kPa, 600 K in a polytropic process to 150 kPa, 400
K in a piston cylinder arrangement. Find the polytropic exponent n and the
work and heat transfer per kg air using constant heat capacity.
Transcribed Image Text:9. Air is expanded from 400 kPa, 600 K in a polytropic process to 150 kPa, 400 K in a piston cylinder arrangement. Find the polytropic exponent n and the work and heat transfer per kg air using constant heat capacity.
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