The greater the pressure difference in throttling, the lesser is the irreversibility.

More Questions from Thermodynamics

• The efficiency of Joule cycle is
• The fuel mostly used in steam boilers is
• The efficiency of a dual combustion cycle __________ upon cut-off ratio.
• The blast furnace gas is a by-product in the production of pig iron in the blast furnace.
• Otto cycle efficiency is higher than Diesel cycle efficiency for the same compression ratio and heat input because in Otto cycle
• According to Avogadro's law
• One kg of carbon produces __________ kg of carbon dioxide.
• The entropy of water at 0°C is assumed to be
• A mixture of gas expands from 0.03 m3 to 0.06 m3 at a constant pressure of 1 MPa and absorbs 84 kJ of heat during the process. The change in internal energy of the mixture is
• The absolute pressure of a given mass of a perfect gas varies inversely as its volume, when the temperature remains constant. This statement is known as Charles' law.

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