Question: ( 3 4 % ) , Air is contained in a frictionless vertical piston - cylinder assembly fitted with an electrical resistor. The atmosphere exerts

(34%), Air is contained in a frictionless vertical piston-cylinder assembly fitted with an electrical resistor. The atmosphere exerts a pressure of 100 kPa on top of the piston, which has a mass of 40 kg and an area of 0.1m2. Electrical current passes through the resistor, and the volume of the air slowly increases. During this process 2 kJ of heat is lost to the surroundings which are at a temperature of 25C. The mass of the air is 0.25 kg , and its temperature increases by 35C from an initial temperature of 50C. Assume the air to have constant specific heats evaluated at 25C. For the process determine:
a) the work done by the air on the surroundings.
b) the energy transfer from the resister to the air (kJ).
c) the change in total entropy of the air and the entropy generation
d) Sketch the process on a P-V diagram (label states and put numbers on both axes).
e) Sketch the process on a T-S diagram (label states and put numbers on the T axis).
f) Determine the change in potential energy of the piston (kJ).
( 3 4 % ) , Air is contained in a frictionless

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