State   1             ⇆     State   2    …

State 1        State 2         State 3T=300KP=15bar 1mole T=300KP=10bar 1mole   T=300KP=5bar1 mole 

Above shows a cyclic process. Calculate the total work done during one complete cycle.
(Assume a single step to reach the next state).

  1. 253 Lbar
  2. -253 L bar
  3. 503L bar
  4. -503 L bar

Solution

State 1        State 2         State 3T=300KP=15bar 1mole T=300KP=10bar 1mole   T=300KP=5bar1 mole 

The forward direction is expansion process and reverse direction is compression process. Overall process is isothermal process.

The net work done=W1+W2+W3+W4

W1 & W2 are exapansion work

W3 & W4 are compression work

W1=-10300R15-300R10

W2=-5300R10-300R5

W3=-15300R5-300R10

W4=-15300R10-300R15

The net work done=200R=503L bar

 

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (04 Jul Shift 1)

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