FlipStyle1308
Oct3-08, 01:45 AM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1913/captureop6.jpg
2. Relevant equations
adiabatic expansion: q = 0
deltaU = w = Cv (T2-T1)
reversible (ideal gas): P1V1 = P2V2
gamma = Cp/Cv
Cp - Cv = R
3. The attempt at a solution
V1 = nRT/P1
V2 = nRT/P2
Combine into w = -P2 (V2 - V1)
This is where I got stuck.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1913/captureop6.jpg
2. Relevant equations
adiabatic expansion: q = 0
deltaU = w = Cv (T2-T1)
reversible (ideal gas): P1V1 = P2V2
gamma = Cp/Cv
Cp - Cv = R
3. The attempt at a solution
V1 = nRT/P1
V2 = nRT/P2
Combine into w = -P2 (V2 - V1)
This is where I got stuck.