Adiabatic process

An adiabatic process is a process in which no heat transfer takes place. As no heat transfer takes
place into or out of the system it is an isentropic process. This process is of the form:
Pvk = constant --------------------------------------------------------------------------(1)
where,
P = pressure,
v = volume,
k = ratio of specific heats (Cp/Cv)
Polytropic process
A polytropic process is a variable entropy process in which heat transfer takes place during the
process. It is of the form:
Pvn = constant --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2)
where,
n = k for an adiabatic, isentropic process
= 1 for an isothermal process
= 0 for an isobaric process
= ∞ for an isochoric process