A two-stage compressor having an interstage cooler takes in air, 300 K, 100 kPa, and compresses it

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A two-stage compressor having an interstage cooler takes in air, 300 K, 100 kPa, and compresses it to 2 MPa, as shown in Fig. P9.44. The cooler then cools the air to 340 K, after which it enters the second stage, which has an exit pressure of 15.74 MPa. Both stages are adiabatic, and reversible. Find q in the cooler, total specific work, and compare this to the work required with no intercooler.
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 978-0471152323

6th edition

Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen

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