A mass of 0.5 g of air is contained in a piston-cylinder device. Initially the system is at 100 kPa and 25°C. The system is now compressed adiabatically to a volume 17 times smaller and a temperature of 700 K.
A. Determine the initial volume of the cylinder. [m3]
B. Determine the final pressure of the cylinder. [kPa]
C. How much work was done during the adiabatic compression process? [kJ] Be sure to indicate direction.
D. If this work must be done 4000 times/minute, what is the power required. [kW]
E. Assume the answer to part D is 10 kW (it is close to that). Convert this to [hp]