Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes three processes in series that begin and end at the same state (a cycle). Process 1–2: Expansion from state 1 where p1 = 10 bar, V1 = 1 m3, to state 2 where V2 = 4 m3. During the process, pressure and volume are related by pV1.5 = constant. Process 2–3: Constant volume heating to state 3 where p3 = 10 bar. Process 3–1: Constant pressure compression to state 1. Sketch the processes on p-V coordinates and evaluate the work for each process, in kJ. What is the net work for the cycle, in kJ?
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