Question: [ 1 4 . 4 ] Consider a heat engine containing helium as its working fluid that undergoes the following processes: from an initial temperature

[14.4] Consider a heat engine containing helium as its working fluid that
undergoes the following processes: from an initial temperature of 140 C at
200 kPa and volume of 4.0 liters:
(1) heat is added at constant volume until the pressure is 800 kPa.
(2) the gas expands adiabatically until the pressure reaches 200 kPa.
(3) the gas is then compressed at constant pressure back to its original vol-
ume.
(a) During which stages did the gas do positive work? When did the gas
have work done on it?
(b) During which stages was heat added to the gas? When was heat released
from the gas?
(c) What is the net work done by the gas during one cycle?
Recall that during an adiabatic process, the relationship between P and
V is P V = constant with =5/3 for monatomic gases like helium.

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