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Which diagram represents work as an area beneath the process curve?

  • A.The temperature entropy diagram, on which the area instead represents the heat exchanged during the process
  • B.The tephigram
  • C.The skew-T diagram, which is designed so that the isotherms run diagonally and the area represents energy
  • D.The pressure volume diagram

Answer: D

On a pressure volume diagram the area under the curve is the work done, while on a temperature entropy diagram the corresponding area is the heat exchanged. The tephigram is a temperature entropy diagram in disguise, which is why areas on it represent energy. Recognising which quantity an area represents on each diagram is what makes them usable for calculation rather than merely for display. The shared properties explain why these belong to one family, and the differences explain why more than one exists.

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