CLOSED system. In closed system work DONE by the system in a POLYTROPIC process (PVn = constant) is given by,\({W_{1 - 3}} = \frac{{{P_1}\; \times \;{V_1} - \;{P_3} \;\times \;{V_3}}}{{n - 1}}\)Calculation:Given P1 = 100 kPa, V1 = 0.1 m3, P2 = 37.9 kPa, V2 = 0.2 m3, P3 = 14.4 kPa, V3 = 0.4 m3;Work done during process from 1 to 3\({W_{1 - 3}} = \;\frac{{{P_1}\; \times \;{V_1} - \;{P_3}\; \times \;{V_3}}}{{n - 1}}\)\({W_{1 - 3}} = \frac{{100\; \times \;0.1 - 14.4\; \times\;0.4}}{{1.4 - 1}} = 10.6\;kJ\)