A polytropic process is a thermonic process that obeys the relation: pV constant The exponent a...

  

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A polytropic process is a thermonic process that obeys the relation: pV constant The exponent a is known as the polytropic index, and it may take on any value from 0 to co depending on the particular process a= 0, p-constant, corresponds to an isobaric (constant-pressure) process; a →∞o corresponds to an isochoric (constant-volume) process; a = 1, pV = constant, corresponds to an isothermal (constant-temperature) process; a = y, pV = constant, corresponds to an isentropic (constant-entropy) process. Prove that in a polytropic expansion of an ideal gas defined by the equation pV = constant the gas absorbs heat for a <y and transfers it for a>, where = cp/cv. A polytropic process is a thermonic process that obeys the relation: pV constant The exponent a is known as the polytropic index, and it may take on any value from 0 to co depending on the particular process a= 0, p-constant, corresponds to an isobaric (constant-pressure) process; a →∞o corresponds to an isochoric (constant-volume) process; a = 1, pV = constant, corresponds to an isothermal (constant-temperature) process; a = y, pV = constant, corresponds to an isentropic (constant-entropy) process. Prove that in a polytropic expansion of an ideal gas defined by the equation pV = constant the gas absorbs heat for a <y and transfers it for a>, where = cp/cv.

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