Aclosed system consisting of 4 lb of a gas undergoes a process during which the relation between pressure and volume is pvn 5 constant. the process begins with p1 5 15 lbf/in.2, 1 5 1.25 ft3/lb and ends with p2 5 53 lbf/in.2, 2 5 0.5 ft3/lb. determine (a) the volume, in ft3, occupied by the gas at states 1 and 2 and (b) the value of n. (c) sketch process 1–2 on pressure–volume coordinates.

Air is to be cooled in the evaporator section of a refrigerator by passing it over a bank of 0.8-cm-outer-diameter and 0.4-m-long tubes inside which the refrigerant is evaporating at -20°c. air approaches the tube bank in the normal direction at 0°c and 1 atm with a mean velocity of 4 m/s. the tubes are arranged in-line with longitudinal and transverse pitches of sl- st 1.5 cm. there are 30 rows in the flow direction with 15 tubes in each row. determine (a) the refrigeration capacity of this system and (b) pressure drop across the tube bank. evaluate the air properties at an assumed mean temperature of -5°c and 1 atm. is this a good assumption?