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Heat Capacity Examples

The document outlines two mechanical reversible processes for compressing air at constant pressure and volume, detailing the calculations for heat, work, internal energy (U), and enthalpy (H) for each process. In the first process, cooling at constant pressure followed by cooling at constant volume results in specific values for U and H, while the second process involves heating at constant volume and cooling at constant pressure, leading to different outcomes. The calculations assume constant heat capacities and provide specific numerical results for each scenario.

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Heat Capacity Examples

The document outlines two mechanical reversible processes for compressing air at constant pressure and volume, detailing the calculations for heat, work, internal energy (U), and enthalpy (H) for each process. In the first process, cooling at constant pressure followed by cooling at constant volume results in specific values for U and H, while the second process involves heating at constant volume and cooling at constant pressure, leading to different outcomes. The calculations assume constant heat capacities and provide specific numerical results for each scenario.

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1. Air at 1 bar and 298.15k is compressed to 3 bar and 298,15k by two


different closed system mechanically reversible process
a) Cooling at constant pressure followed by colling at constant volume
b) Heating at constant volume followed by cooling at constant
pressure
Calculate the heat and work requirements and U and H of air for each
path .the following each heat capacities may be assumed independent
of temperature Cv= 20.785 and Cp=29.100J/mol k
Assume air is remains a gas for which is a constant regardless of the
changes therefore at 298.15K and 1 bar volume is a constant given by
0.0247m3mol-1=and so the final volume v2= v1 = 0.02479( =
0.008253m3 for a reversible process

a) At constant pressure At constant volume


T2= T1 = 298.15( ) = 99.38K U = Q =Cv T = 20.785x(298.15- 99.38)
=4131 J
Q = H = Cp T = 29.1(99.38- 298.15) = -
5784K W=0J
W = -PV = -1x10^5x(0.008263-0.0247) H = = 4131 + 0.008253x2x10^5 = 5784 J
=1653J For overall processes , Q = -5784+4131 =
U = H – PV = -5784+1653 = -4131J -1653 J
s W = 1653 +0 =1653
U = -4131 +4131 =0J
H = -5784 +5784 = 0 J
b) For heating at constant volume and cooling at constant pressure

Constant volume Constant pressure


T2=T1 = 298.15( ) = 894.45 K ,W = 0 J Q = H = Cp T =29.1x(298.15-894.45) = -
17352 J
Q = U = Cv T = 20.785(894.45 – 298.15)=
12394 J W = -PV = -(3x10^5)(0.008263- 0.02479)=
4958J
H = U + VP = 12394 + (0.02479)x2x10^5
= 17352 J U=H – PV =-17352 + 4958 = -12394J
Q = 12394-17352 =-4958J
W = 4958+0 =4958J
U = 12394-12394 = 0 J
=

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