Question: Carnot Cycle problem: A Carnot cycle consists of 4 processes: 1 2 : reversible adiabatic compression from a low temperature to a high temperature. Note:

Carnot Cycle problem:
A Carnot cycle consists of 4 processes:
12 : reversible adiabatic compression from a low temperature to a high temperature. Note: this process is isentropic
23 : reversible isothermal expansion at the high temperature
34 : reversible adiabatic expansion from a high temperature to a low temperature. Note: this process is isentropic
41 : reversible isothermal compression at the low temperature
Sketch the process in a Pv diagram and in a Ts diagram. Note that in the Ts diagram you should have a rectangle: there are two isentropic processes and 2 isothermal processes. No vapor dome.
A mass of 1 kg of water executes a Carnot cycle. The high temperature isothermal expansion is from P2=15bar,x2=0,25 to the saturated vapor state. The adiabatic expansion is to P4=1 bar. Analyze the system, by doing the following steps:
Start with characterizing each state. Start with state 2. Then 3,4,1. Make use of the insetropicity to characterize state 4 and state 1.
Calculate the work and the heat and the change in internal energy for each process (apply first law of thermodynamics for each process).
Calculate the net work of the cycle
Calculate the efficiency of the cycle (net work/heat input)
Make a summary table and do the check (first law for cyclic process).
Carnot Cycle problem: A Carnot cycle consists of

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