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Chemical Engineering · Q11

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 11

Q11

What happens in a reversible adiabatic expansion process?

A.
Heating takes place
B.
Cooling takes place
Answer
C.
Pressure is constant
D.
Temperature is constant

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Since for an adiabatic process     and on integration of this equation we get       since for expansion process   Hence
So, cooling takes place.