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Compressor Work. HVAC.

 
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Aug6-12, 02:09 PM   #1
 

Compressor Work. HVAC.


A textbook I'm referring states that the work of compression (polytropic compression) from process 1-2 is

W = (n*R*(T2-T1))/(n-1)

However when I solve the equation using a simple P-V diagram, I get

W = (m*R*(T2-T1))/(n-1)

What I'm I missing? Please help.
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