n = 3 mol;
R = 0,0821 atm dm^3 / mol K; oppure 8,314 Pa m^3 /molK.
TC = 200°C + 273 = 473 K;
PC = PB = 5 atm = 5 * 1,013 * 10^5 = 5,065 * 10^5 Pa;
PC * VC = n R TC;
VC = 3 * 0,0821 * 473 / 5 = 23,3 dm^3;
Isoterma AB; TB = TA; PB = 5 atm; VA = 10 dm^3;
PB * VB = PA * VA;
5 * VB = PA * 10;
isobara BC; TC = 200°C + 273 = 473 K;
PC = PB = 5 atm; P costante; VC = 23,3 dm^3
VC / TC = VB / TB;
23,3 /473 = VB / TB;
adiabatica; PC = 5 atm; VD = 30 dm^3; VC = 23,3 dm^3;
gamma = 7/5 per gas biatomico; n = 3 mol;
PC * VC^(gamma) = PD * VD^(gamma); (1)
5 * VC^(7/5) = PD * 30^(5/3);
5 * 23,3 ^(7/5) = PD * 30^(7/5);
PD = 5 * [(23,3/30)] ^(7/5) = 5 * (0,7767)^1,4;
PD = 5 * 3,51 atm; (pressione in D);
gamma - 1 = 7/5 - 1 = 2/5;
TC * VC^(2/5) = TD * VD^(2/5); (2)
473 * VC^(2/5) = TD * 30^(2/5);
(1 - gamma) / gamma = (1 - 7/5) / (7/5) = (- 2/5) * (5/7) = - 2/7 = - 0,2857;
TC * PC^(-0,286) = TD * PD^(- 0,2857); (3)
473 * 5^(- 0,286) = TD * 3,51^(-0,2857);
TD = 473 * [(5/3,51)]^(-0,2857) = 473 * 0,904 = 428 K
isobara DA; PD = PA; VD = 30 dm^3; TD = 428 K; VA = 10 dm^3
VA / TA = VD / TD;
TA / TD = VA / VD
TA = 10 * 428 / 30 ;
TA = 143 K.
TB = TA = 143 K; (isoterma) ; PB = PC = 5 atm;
VB = n R TB / PB;
VB = 3 * 0,0821 * 143 / 5 = 7,04 dm^3;
PB * VB = PA * VA; (isoterma AB)
5 * 7,04 = PA * 10;
PA = 5 * 7,04 / 10 = 3,52 atm.
Rendimento massimo η (eta di Carnot);
η = (T max - T min) / Tmax;
η = (473 - 143) / 473 = 0,70;
η = 70 %