Steam in a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a polytropic process. Data for the initial and final states are given in the accompanying table. Kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible. For the process, determine the work and heat transfer, each in Btu per lb of steam. W/m= Q/m- State p(lbf/in.2) v(ft³/lb) u(Btu/lb) 1 100 4.934 1136.2 40 11.04 1100 Btu/lb Btu/lb 2

Steam in a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a polytropic process. Data for the initial and final states are given in the accompanying table. Kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible. For the process, determine the work and heat transfer, each in Btu per lb of steam. W/m= Q/m- State p(lbf/in.2) v(ft³/lb) u(Btu/lb) 1 100 4.934 1136.2 40 11.04 1100 Btu/lb Btu/lb 2

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Chapter17: Energy In Thermal Processes: The First Law Of Thermodynamics

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