(c) A piston-cylinder device contains 1.5 kg of nitrogen initially at 100 kPa and 17°C. The nitrogen is now slowly compr
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(c) A piston-cylinder device contains 1.5 kg of nitrogen initially at 100 kPa and 17°C. The nitrogen is now slowly compressed in a polytropic process during which PV¹.3 = constant until the volume is reduced by one-half. (i) Determine the final pressure and temperature of nitrogen. (ii) Calculate the work input. (iii) Determine the heat transfer output. (iv) Show the process on a P-V diagram. (v) Propose TWO (2) assumptions for this polytropic process. [C4, SP3][4 marks] [C4, SP4][5 marks] [C4, SP4][5 marks] [C4, SP4][3 marks] [C5, SP3][2 marks]