Engineering
Physics
Thermodynamics
Degree of Freedom Internal Energy of Gas and Specific Heat Capacity of Gases
Question

The thermally insulated vessel contains an ideal gas of molecular mass M and ratio of specific heat γ . It is moving with speed v and is suddenly brought to rest. Assuming no heat is lost to the surroundings, its temperature increases by :

(γ-1)2γRMv2K

(γ-1)2(γ+1)RMv2K 

(γ-1)2RMv2K 

γMv22RK 

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Solution

\(\frac{1}{2}M{\nu ^2} = {C_v}.\Delta T\)

\(\frac{1}{2}M{\nu ^2} = \frac{R}{{\gamma - 1}}.\Delta T\)

\(\Delta T = \frac{{M{\nu ^2}(\gamma - 1)}}{{2R}} = \frac{{(\gamma - 1)M{\nu ^2}}}{{2R}}\)