Eighteen kilograms of methane gas is confined inside a closed cylinder equipped with a piston which has an initial pressure of 3100 mmHg abs and 138°C. If the gas is cooled until its final pressure and temperature are 2340 mmHg gauge and O'C, respectively, what is the amount of work done by the fluid in kJ? 1221.51 1290 80 O 1121 51

Eighteen kilograms of methane gas is confined inside a closed cylinder equipped with a piston which has an initial pressure of 3100 mmHg abs and 138°C. If the gas is cooled until its final pressure and temperature are 2340 mmHg gauge and O'C, respectively, what is the amount of work done by the fluid in kJ? 1221.51 1290 80 O 1121 51

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter2: Matter And Energy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17RQ: At a constant pressure, how does a volume of gas vary with respect to the absolute temperature?

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