Is There Heat Transfer in a Stirling Engine's Constant Volume Process?

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The discussion centers on the heat transfer (Q) during the constant volume process in a Stirling engine. It is established that during this process, the work done (dW) is zero, leading to the conclusion that the heat transfer is equal to the change in internal energy (dQ = dU). For an ideal gas, the change in internal energy is defined as dU = nCvdT, confirming that heat transfer does occur in this scenario as per the first law of thermodynamics.

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Does Q exist during Constant volume process in Stirling engine? It seems like Q=E=3/2nRT? but I am not quite sure.
 
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notojosh said:
Does Q exist during Constant volume process in Stirling engine? It seems like Q=E=3/2nRT? but I am not quite sure.
If the process is constant volume dW = PdV =0 so from the first law of thermodynamics (dQ = dU + dW) dQ = dU. For an ideal gas, dU = nCvdT

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