Answer to Question #340647 in Mechanical Engineering for aaron chimwene

Question

(a)  Air at 2.01 bar, 27° C, initially occupying a volume of 0.015 m³, is compressed reversibly and adiabatically by a piston to a pressure of 6.8 bar. Calculate:

(i)                The final temperature                                                                       (6 marks)

(ii)             The final volume                                                                              (4 marks)

(iii)           The work done on the mass of air                                                (5 marks)