Solve for
Unit: Pa (1 atm = 101325 Pa, 1 kPa = 1000 Pa)
Unit: m³ (1 L = 0.001 m³)
Unit: K (T = °C + 273.15)
Unit: mol
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Process Settings
Monatomic: 1.667 / Diatomic (air): 1.4 / Polyatomic: 1.3
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Pressure P [kPa]
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Volume V [L]
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Temperature T [K]
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Work W [J]
Theory
Ideal Gas Law:
$$PV = nRT \quad (R = 8.314\ \text{J/(mol·K)})$$Process relations and work done:
Isothermal: $PV = \text{const}$, $W = nRT\ln\!\dfrac{V_2}{V_1}$
Isobaric: $\dfrac{V}{T} = \text{const}$, $W = P\Delta V = nR\Delta T$
Isochoric: $\dfrac{P}{T} = \text{const}$, $W = 0$
Adiabatic: $PV^\gamma = \text{const}$, $W = \dfrac{P_1V_1 - P_2V_2}{\gamma - 1}$
CAE Applications: Ideal gas boundary/initial conditions for CFD (FLUENT/OpenFOAM) / Adiabatic process validation in compressible flow simulations / Thermodynamic cycle (Brayton, Carnot) state point calculations / Reference state setup for thermal expansion in ANSYS Mechanical.