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Homework Statement
Consider n moles of ideal gas kept in a cylinder with a piston. Two heat reservoirs 1 and 2 with the temperatures T1 < T2 are available, and at any given moment of time the heat exchange is established with only one of the reservoirs. In the initial equilibrium state the external pressure is p1, and heat contact is with reservoir 1. At the same time moment the external pressure is quickly changed to p2, whereas heat exchange switches to reservoir 2, and we wait for the system to equilibrate. Then the external pressure is quickly returned to its initial value p1, whereas heat exchange switches back to reservoir 1, and we wait for the system to equilibrate.
Calculate the amount of work (w) the system produce on the environment, the amount of heat (q2) transferred from reservoir 2 (heat source) to the system, and the amount of heat (q1) transferred to reservoir 1 from the system.
Homework Equations
dU = 0
U = q - w
w = -∫ Pext dV
The Attempt at a Solution
The system returns to its initial state and therefore we can call our entire process a cycle.
To calculate work total
Wtotal = w1 + w2
w = -∫ Pext dV
w1 = p2( v2 - v1)
w2 = - p1 (v1 -v2)
∴ Wtotal = p1v2 + p2v2 - p1v1 - p2v1
we do not know if this is correct and we have no idea how to proceed to calculate q1 and q2