Question: A vertical piston / cylinder device contains 0 . 0 1 l b m of gas. The gas has an initial volume of 0 .

A vertical piston/cylinder device contains 0.01lbm of gas. The gas has an initial volume of 0.2ft3. The piston, with a mass of 200lbm and cross-sectional area of 0.1ft2, is in equilibrium with the gas. The outside ambient pressure is 1atm. The gas now undergoes a process in which the volume increases to 0.3ft3 and the specific internal energy decreases by 10Btulbm. Assume a quasiequilibrium process in which piston movement is slow with no acceleration. Friction between the piston and cylinder is negligible. Determine:
a. Work [Btu] during the process (magnitude and direction)
b. Heat transfer Btu during the process (magnitude and direction)
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 A vertical piston/cylinder device contains 0.01lbm of gas. The gas has

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