2.26 Carbon dioxide (CO,) gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes an expansion from a state where P 20 lbf/in., V 0.5 ft' to a state where p2-5 lbf/in., V 2.5 ft'. The relationship between pressure and volume during the process is p A + BV, where A and B are con- stants (a) For the CO, evaluate the work, in ft Ibf and Btu. (b) Evaluate A, in Ibf/in.", and B, in (Ibl/in."yft.

2.26 Carbon dioxide (CO,) gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes an expansion from a state where P 20 lbf/in., V 0.5 ft' to a state where p2-5 lbf/in., V 2.5 ft'. The relationship between pressure and volume during the process is p A + BV, where A and B are con- stants (a) For the CO, evaluate the work, in ft Ibf and Btu. (b) Evaluate A, in Ibf/in.", and B, in (Ibl/in."yft.

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