Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Thermodynamics - Section 3 (Q.No. 28)
28.
When a fluid is allowed to expand suddenly into a vaccum chamber through an orifice of large dimensions, the process is known as free expansion process.
True
False
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Sai prasad said:   4 years ago
According to me;

We can't expand a vacuum. As there is negative pressure there is no work done ie. Pdv=0 and also it is not a definition of the free expansion process.

RAJAMANI J said:   4 years ago
Anybody, please clarify this.

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