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1. The document is a tutorial sheet for a thermodynamics course containing two problems. The first problem describes a cylinder divided into two volumes by a membrane, with one side initially containing nitrogen and the other hydrogen, which diffuses through the membrane over time. The second problem involves compressing and mixing oxygen and helium gases. 2. The document provides the initial conditions, assumptions, and requested calculations for each problem, including amounts of gases, volumes, pressures, heat transfer, entropy changes, and work/heat transfers for compressing and mixing the gases. 3. Reference values are given for the ideal gas constants and molar heat capacities of the gases involved.

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Tutorial 1

1. The document is a tutorial sheet for a thermodynamics course containing two problems. The first problem describes a cylinder divided into two volumes by a membrane, with one side initially containing nitrogen and the other hydrogen, which diffuses through the membrane over time. The second problem involves compressing and mixing oxygen and helium gases. 2. The document provides the initial conditions, assumptions, and requested calculations for each problem, including amounts of gases, volumes, pressures, heat transfer, entropy changes, and work/heat transfers for compressing and mixing the gases. 3. Reference values are given for the ideal gas constants and molar heat capacities of the gases involved.

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Lehrstuhl f ur Technische Thermodynamik Fakult at f ur Maschinenbau Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. U. Maas M.Tech.

Pratyush Sharma

Karlsruhe, April 15th , 2011 SS 2011

Tutorial in Thermodynamics II
Sheet 1 1. A horizontally aligned cylinder is closed at one end by a piston. A rigid membrane divides the volume of the cylinder into two initially equal parts. The volume between the piston and the membrane (V = 0.1 m3 ) contains nitrogen (N2 ), the other part between the membrane and the cylinder lid contains hydrogen (H2 ). At the beginning, both gases have ambient pressure ( pa = 1 bar) and ambient temperature (Ta = 300 K). Due to its small molecules, hydrogen diffuses through the membrane. The temperature of the gases remains constant during the diffusion. 1. How much gram of nitrogen and hydrogen does the cylinder contain? 2. How large is the volume between the piston and the membrane after the diffusion? 3. What are the partial pressures of the gases after the diffusion? 4. How much heat is transferred during the diffusion between the ambience and the gases? 5. What is the change of entropy of the gases? Assume that the piston is frictionless. Assume that both gases are perfect gases with RN2 = 0.29 JK1 g1 and RH2 = 4.1 JK1 g1 . 2. An equimolar gas mixture of oxygen and helium is produced out of the pure components. The pure components are available at a pressure of p = 1 bar and a temperature of T = 300 K. The desired state of the mixture is p = 10 bar and T = 300 K. 1. How much work and how much heat has to be transferred per mole of the mixture if: (a) the pure components are compressed isentropically to 10 bar and, after adiabatic mixing, the mixture is cooled isobarically. (b) the pure components are mixed adiabatically at 1 bar and the resulting mixture is then compressed isentropically to 10 bar and cooled to 300 K. 2. What is the change of entropy of one mole of mixture during the whole process? Assume that changes of kinetic and potential energy can be neglected. Assume that oxygen and hydrogen are perfect gases. Molar heat capacities at constant pressure: C p,He = 20.8 JK1 mol1 ; C p,O2 = 29.1 JK1 mol1 .

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