Prob 1. A piston weighs 4.3 kgs and has a cross sectional area of 450 mm2. Determine the pressure that is exerted by this piston on the gas in the chamber, as shown in the figure. Assume gravitational acceleration 'g' to be 9.81 m/sec?. Piston Gas

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THERMODYNAMICS
Prob 1.
A piston weighs 4.3 kgs and has a cross sectional area of
450 mm?. Determine the pressure that is exerted by this
piston on the gas in the chamber, as shown in the figure.
Assume gravitational acceleration 'g' to be 9.81 m/sec?.
- Piston
Gas
Transcribed Image Text:THERMODYNAMICS Prob 1. A piston weighs 4.3 kgs and has a cross sectional area of 450 mm?. Determine the pressure that is exerted by this piston on the gas in the chamber, as shown in the figure. Assume gravitational acceleration 'g' to be 9.81 m/sec?. - Piston Gas
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