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The following figure shows the P-V and P-T diagrams for a system of Helium gas (cp = 20.77 J/mol·K and cv = 12.46 J/mol·K)
as it goes the complete cycle 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 1.

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 (a) P vs. V (b) P vs. T

Determine the following:

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Number of moles of gas
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Work done by the gas as it goes from state 1 to state 2
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Heat absorbed by the gas as it goes from state 1 to state 2
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Change in internal energy of the gas as it goes from state 1 to state 2
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Work done by the gas as it goes from state 2 to state 3
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Change in internal energy of the gas as it goes from state 2 to state 3
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Heat absorbed by the gas as it goes from state 2 to state 3
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Work done on the gas as it goes from state 3 to state 4
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Heat extracted from the gas as it goes from state 3 to state 4
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Change in internal energy of the gas as it goes from state 3 to state 4
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Work done on or by the gas as it goes from state 4 to state 1
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Heat absorbed by the gas as it goes from state 4 to state 1
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Change in internal energy of the gas as it goes from state 4 to state 1
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Change in internal energy of the gas for the complete cycle.
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Net heat gained by the gas for the complete cycle
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Net work done by the gas for the complete cycle

A heat engine absorbs 2.00 × 103 J of heat from a high-temperature reservoir and exhausts 1.600 × 103 J to a low-temperature reservoir. When the same engine is run in reverse as a refrigerator between the same two reservoirs, 6.00 × 102 J of work is required to extract 1.40 × 103 J of heat from the low-temperature reservoir.

Determine the following:

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Amount of work done by the engine
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Efficiency of the engine
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Coefficient of performance for the refrigerator
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Amount of heat exhausted to the high-temperature reservoir by the refrigerator

On a winter day, the rate of heat loss from the inside of a house averages 8.00 kW. Suppose these losses are balanced by a heat pump with a 4.00 kW motor which runs 20.0 min each hour.

Determine the following:

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Coefficient of performance of the heat pump under these conditions
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Rate at which heat is extracted from the outside
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Cost for a full day of operation under these conditions assuming that electric energy may be purchased from the power company for $0.10 per kW·h

Consider the Carnot cycle and information shown in the following figure.

n = 1 mol
Cp = 20.77 J/mol·K
Cv = 12.46 J/mol·K
Ta = Tb = 773 K
Tc = Td = 573 K
Pa = 4.00 × 105 N/m2
Pb = 2.00 × 105 N/m2
Pc = 0.9483 × 105 N/m2
Pd = 1.8960 × 105 N/m2
Va = 16.06 × 10-3 m3
Vb = 32.12 × 10-3 m3
Vc = 50.22 × 10-3 m3
Vd = 25.11 × 10-3 m3
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Determine the following:

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Heat absorbed by the gas from the high temperature reservoir
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Change in entropy of the gas at the high temperature reservoir
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Heat exhausted by the gas to the low temperature reservoir
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Change in entropy of the gas at the low temperature reservoir
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Change in entropy for the system during a cycle
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Efficiency of the Carnot engine
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Coefficient of performance of the associated Carnot refrigerator







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