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BREE301: Biothermodynamics Assignment #1

This document contains an assignment with 4 questions related to thermodynamics concepts. The questions involve calculating pressures using manometers, determining absolute pressure, calculating pressure differences using an inclined manometer, and plotting a thermodynamic process on a pressure-volume graph.

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BREE301: Biothermodynamics Assignment #1

This document contains an assignment with 4 questions related to thermodynamics concepts. The questions involve calculating pressures using manometers, determining absolute pressure, calculating pressure differences using an inclined manometer, and plotting a thermodynamic process on a pressure-volume graph.

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BREE301 

: Biothermodynamics                Assignment #1 

Introductory concepts 

Due Date: Thursday January 12th, 2017 

Question 1:  

The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured 
by a multifluid manometer as shown here.  Determine the gage 
pressure of air in the tank if h1 = 0.2 m, h2 = 0.3 m and h3= 0.46 m.  
Take the densities of water, oil and mercury to be 1000 kg/m3, 850 
kg/m3 and 13600 kg/m3 respectively. 

Question 2: 

Calculate the absolute pressure P1 for the system presented here if 
the atmospheric pressure is 758 mm Hg. 

Question 3: 

For the measurement of small pressure differences, the 
arm of the manometer can be inclined to improve the 
sensitivity of the reading. The manometer presented here 
is inclined 35° from the horizontal.  The density of the 
liquid is 0.81 kg/L and the vertical distance between the 
fluid levels in the two arms of the manometer is 8 cm.  
Determine the gage pressure of the air in the duct and the 
length (L) of the fluid column in the inclined arm. 

Question 4: 

A closed system consisting of 5 kg of a gas undergoes a process during which the relationship between pressure 
and specific volume is pv1.3 = constant.  The process begins with p1 = 1 bar and v1 = 0.2 m3/kg and ends with p2 = 
0.5 bar.  Determine the final volume in m3 and plot the process on a graph of pressure versus specific volume. 

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