A cylinder has 0.1 kg air at 25oC, 200 kPa with a 5 kg piston on top.

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A cylinder has 0.1 kg air at 25oC, 200 kPa with a 5 kg piston on top. A valve at the bottom is opened to let the air out and the piston drops 0.25 m towards the bottom. What is the work involved in this process? What happens to the energy?
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 978-0471152323

6th edition

Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen

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