1994
DOI: 10.1119/1.17518
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On the thermodynamic efficiencies of reversible cycles with sloping, straight-line processes

Abstract: Heat and efficiency calculations for negatively sloping, straight-line paths in PV diagrams seem to be consistently misleading or incorrect in many introductory physics texts. The source of the error is identified and thoroughly explored with several examples.

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“…Processos termodinâmicos de expansão em linha reta de inclinação negativa receberam especial atenção em uma série de trabalhos na década de 1990 [8][9][10]. No primeiro trabalho [8] Dickerson e Mottmann salientaram o fato de que alguns desses processos podem ser divididos em duas etapas, sendo que durante a primeira etapa o gás absorve calor e durante a segunda etapa o gás libera calor.…”
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“…Processos termodinâmicos de expansão em linha reta de inclinação negativa receberam especial atenção em uma série de trabalhos na década de 1990 [8][9][10]. No primeiro trabalho [8] Dickerson e Mottmann salientaram o fato de que alguns desses processos podem ser divididos em duas etapas, sendo que durante a primeira etapa o gás absorve calor e durante a segunda etapa o gás libera calor.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…No primeiro trabalho [8] Dickerson e Mottmann salientaram o fato de que alguns desses processos podem ser divididos em duas etapas, sendo que durante a primeira etapa o gás absorve calor e durante a segunda etapa o gás libera calor. O estado termodinâmico intermediário em que o calor passa a diminuir é determinado pelo ponto em que a reta no diagrama p vs. V tangencia uma curva adiabática.…”
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“…The negatively sloping expansion of an ideal gas requires some thought, as indicated by Dickerson and Mottman [1], so that typical problems can be solved correctly when teaching introductory thermodynamics. Working out the heat flow to and from the expanding gas can contribute to a better understanding of the second law by students; it is a didactic exercise that is also very useful in relation to other topics of fundamental thermodynamics as they are usually presented in classical textbooks [2][3][4].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since the P-V linear expansion of the gas has already been comprehensively analysed in the P-V diagram in previous literature [1,[5][6][7][8], in this paper the expansion of the gas is tackled mainly following the T-S representation, in which the heat flow to and from the gas can be straightforwardly read.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Besides its intrinsic interest, understanding this behavior is essential in situations where a clear identification of the parts of a given path in which heat flows into or out of the system is necessary. [3][4][5][6][7] In the latter context, Marcella and Sheldon 8 have recently studied the efficiency of a heat engine with an ideal diatomic gas as the working fluid, operating through a circular cycle in a PV diagram. The points separating the part of the cycle where heat flows to the gas, QϭQ in , from that where heat flows from the gas, QϭQ out , are obtained from the condition d( PV ␥ )/dVϭ0, where ␥ϭC P /C V is the adiabatic coefficient of the gas, and C P and C V are assumed constant.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%