Question: 3 ( a ) _ # 1 : A piston - cylinder assembly undergoes a polytropic expansion from 1 2 0 l b f i

3(a)_#1: A piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a polytropic expansion from 120lbfin2,2.75
ft3lb to 20lbfin2 with n=1.32. Determine the amount of heat transfer, Btulb, which occurs
during the process for the following substances. Also, sketch each process on a p-q diagram and
indicate the work.
a) Water (163.77 Btu/lb (out))
b) Ammonia (80.64 Btu/lb (out))
3 ( a ) _ # 1 : A piston - cylinder assembly

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