Thermodynamic Cycle: Efficiency Calculation · USAPhO 2018 #5

Physics · first-law · ideal-gases

Problem

An ideal monatomic gas undergoes a cycle: (1) isobaric expansion from (p0,V0)(p_0, V_0) to (p0,2V0)(p_0, 2V_0), (2) isochoric cooling to (p0/2,2V0)(p_0/2, 2V_0), (3) isobaric compression to (p0/2,V0)(p_0/2, V_0), (4) isochoric heating back to (p0,V0)(p_0, V_0). Find the efficiency of this cycle.

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