Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Basic Concepts - Problems - Page 50: 1-116

Answer

$P = P_{0}(1-\frac{(n-1)\rho_{0}gz}{nP_{0}})^{\frac{n}{n-1}}$

Work Step by Step

Re-arranging the given equation: $P = C\rho^{n}$ --> $\rho = (\frac{P}{C})^{\frac{1}{n}}$ And replacing the constant with the values from the point $z = 0$: $C = \frac{P_{0}}{\rho_{0}^{n}}$ $\rho = \rho_{0} (\frac{P}{P_0})^{\frac{1}{n}}$ And plugging it into the differential equation: $dP = - \rho g dz$ $dP = - \rho_{0} (\frac{P}{P_0})^{\frac{1}{n}} g dz$ Integrating from $z=0, P = P_{0}$ to an arbitraty point: $\int_{P_{0}}^{P} (\frac{P}{P_0})^{\frac{-1}{n}} dP = -\rho_{0} g \int_{0}^{z}dz$ Note: n must be different from zero, and if n = 1: $P = P_{0} \exp(-\rho_{0}gz) $ Else if $n \ne 1$ $(\frac{P_{0}n}{n-1} \times (\frac{P}{P_{0}})^{\frac{n-1}{n}} )|_{P_{0}}^{P} = -\rho_{0}gz $ $\frac{P}{P_{0}}^{\frac{n-1}{n}} - 1 = \frac{-(n-1)\rho_{0}gz}{nP_{0}} $ $P = P_{0}(1-\frac{(n-1)\rho_{0}gz}{nP_{0}})^{\frac{n}{n-1}}$
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