A piston-cylinder device, whose piston is resting on a set of stops, initially contains 2 kg...

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A piston-cylinder device, whose piston is resting on a set ofstops, initially contains 2 kg of air at 300 kPa and 27ºC. The massof the piston is such that a pressure of 600 kPa is required tomove it upward. Heat is now transferred to the air until its volumedoubles.

a) Determine the work done by the air and b) the total heattransferred to the air during this process. c) Also, sketch theprocess on a P-v diagram

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