(Solution) - A piston cylinder device operating in a cycle with steam as -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)

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A piston/cylinder device operating in a cycle with steam as the working fluid executes the following steps:
? Saturated-vapor steam at 300(psia) is heated at constant pressure to 900(oF).
? It then expands, reversibly and adiabatically, to the initial temperature of 417.35(oF).
? Finally, the steam is compressed in a mechanically reversible, isothermal process to the initial state.
What is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?