Hi, how do I attempt to answer this:
At the commencement of compression in the reciprocating compressor
of a refrigeration plant the refrigerant is dry saturated at 1 bar. The
compression process follows the law pV^1.1 = C, until the
pressure is 10 bar.
•Calculate the work done on the refrigerant during the process?
Is it W = m(h2 - h1) ?
I don't know if the pV^1.1 is relevant.
Thanks for any help.
Fantastic, thank you.
This is the polytropic work formula:
Work = mR(T2 - T1) / n-1
I can factor out 'm' to have specific work, then have you substituted something in for T2?
Sorry, I am struggling with this derivation., my apologies.