Assumptions 1 Argon Is An Ideal Gas Since It Is at A High Temperature and Low Pressure Relative To Its Critical

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4-74 Argon is compressed in a polytropic process. The work done and the heat transfer are to be
determined.
Assumptions 1 Argon is an ideal gas since it is at a high temperature and low pressure relative to its critical
point values of 151 K and 4.86 MPa. 2 The kinetic and potential energy changes are negligible,
Δke  Δpe  0 .

Properties The properties of argon are R = 0.2081kJ/kgK and cv = 0.3122 kJ/kgK (Table A-2a).
Analysis We take argon as the system. This is a closed system since no
mass crosses the boundaries of the system. The energy balance for this
system can be expressed as
Ein  Eout  Argon 120 kPa 30°C
14243 ΔEsystem
Net energy transfer 14243 Pv n = constant
by heat, work, and mass Change in internal, Q
kinetic, potential, etc.
energies

Qin  Wb,out  ΔU  mcv (T2  T1 )

Using the boundary work relation for the polytropic process of an


ideal gas gives
RT ⎡⎛ P ⎤ (0.2081 kJ/kg  K)(303 K) ⎡ 1200 0.2 /1.2 ⎤
(n1) / ⎛ ⎞
1 2
wb,out  ⎢⎜ ⎟ ⎞
n

1  ⎢⎜ ⎟ 1⎥  147.5 kJ/kg
1-1.2 ⎢⎣⎝ 120 ⎠ ⎥⎦
1 n ⎢ ⎝ P1 ⎠

Thus,

wb,in  147.5 kJ/kg

The temperature at the final state is


(n-1 )/n
⎛ P2⎞ ⎛ 1200 kPa ⎞0.2 /1.2
T2  T1 ⎜ ⎟  (303 K)⎜ ⎟  444.7 K
⎝ P1 ⎠ ⎝ 120 kPa ⎠
From the energy balance equation,
qin  wb,out  cv (T2  T1 )  147.5 kJ/kg  (0.3122 kJ/kg  K)(444.7  303)K  103.3 kJ/kg

Thus,
qout  103.3 kJ/kg
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