Question

4. A piston-cylinder device compresses steam from 10 kPa to 50 kPa while containing 12 kg of superheated water vapor. The temperature is maintained at 300 °C by allowing heat

transfer to the environment. a. Draw the P-V diagram for the process. b. What is the final volume at the compressed state? c. How much heat is released to the environment?

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