Two nonconducting tanks of negligible heat capacity and of equal volume initially contain equal quantities of the

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Two nonconducting tanks of negligible heat capacity and of equal volume initially contain equal quantities of the same ideal gas at the same T and P. Tank A discharges to the atmosphere through a small turbine in which the gas expands isentropically; tank B discharges to the atmosphere through a porous plug. Both devices operate until discharge ceases.

(a) When discharge ceases, is the temperature in tank A less than, equal to, or greater than the temperature in tank B?

(b) When the pressures in both tanks have fallen to half the initial pressure, is the temperature of the gas discharging from the turbine less than, equal to, or greater than the temperature of the gas discharging from the porous plug?

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Introduction To Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

ISBN: 9781259696527

8th Edition

Authors: J.M. Smith, Hendrick Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart

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