chapter 27 Specific heat of gases

chapter 27 Specific heat of gases chapter 27

Course modified date: 23 Jun 2021

This course describes the specific heat at constant pressure and at constant volume. 

Following topics are covered:

1) What is Specific Heat Capacity : example of gas expanding inside a Cylinder

2) Specific Heat at Constant Volume

3) Specific Heat at Constant Pressure

4) Ideal Gas Law

5) Relation between Cp and Cv of Ideal gas

6) Isothermal and Adiabatic Processes

7) Reversible Adiabatic process as an Isentropic process

8) Irreversible Adiabatic process

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