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Air enters a compressor operating at steady state with apressure of 14.7 lbf/in.2, a temperature of 70°F, and a volumetricflow rate of 500 ft3/min. The air velocity in the exit pipe is 700ft/s and the exit pressure is 133 lbf/in.2 If each unit mass of airpassing from inlet to exit undergoes a process described by pv1.34= constant, determine (a) the exit temperature, in °F, and (b) thediameter of the exit pipe, in inches.

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