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Air is expanded from 400 kPa, 600 K in a polytropic process to 150 kPa, 400 K in a piston cylinder arrangement. Find the polytropic exponent n and the work and heat transfer per kg air using constant heat capacity

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Process: P1V1n = P2V2n

Ideal gas: PV = RT ⇒ V = RΤ/ P

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