Engineering >> Mechanical EngineeringNet Work Produced by a Closed Simple Pistonby Matthew Pope
Submitted : Fall 2014 Using known factors of a closed simple piston starting at normal atmospheric pressure, we were able to calculate the net work produced from the piston as it went through a cyclic process by using calculus in combination with thermodynamics. By using the polytropic process and area between and under curves we were able to solve this problem. The polytropic process was observed through a pressure versus volume graph where two curves were shown. The graph can be thought of as a simple piston process where the right side of the graph is the piston before compression and the left side is the piston fully extended at max compression. The lower curve representing the initial compression of the piston, and the upper curve representing an increase in pressure and then the decompression of the piston. Related Links:
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