A frictionless piston-cylinder device contains 2 kg of nitrogen at 100 kPa and 300K. The nitrogen is compressed in a polytropic process with n=1.4 until it reaches a final temperature of 360K.
a. Draw a sketch of the set-up and clearly identify the system to be analyzed.
b. Why does the temperature rise?
c. Determine the initial volume.
d. Determine the work done during the process.
e. Determine the heat transfer during the process.