Question: Calculate the heat transfer for the process described in Problem 4.55. Consider a piston cylinder with 0.5 kg of R-134a as saturated vapor at -10C.

Calculate the heat transfer for the process described in Problem 4.55. Consider a piston cylinder with 0.5 kg of R-134a as saturated vapor at -10°C. It is now compressed to a pressure of 500 kPa in a polytropic process with n = 1.5. Find the final volume and temperature, and determine the work done during the process. Discuss.

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