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Tutorial 2 Thermodynamics

This document contains a tutorial on engineering thermodynamics with 5 practice problems. Problem 1 asks the student to use the energy balance method to determine the work done by steam in a piston expansion process. Problem 2 involves using energy balance to calculate changes in specific volume, work, and internal energy of air in a insulated tank. Problem 3 requires determining heat transfer and work output rates for a power cycle operating at 40% efficiency. Problem 4 involves drawing a P-V diagram and calculating heat transfer for air in a piston-cylinder assembly. Problem 5 asks the student to calculate total force and pressure on the bottom of a swimming pool.

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Tutorial 2 Thermodynamics

This document contains a tutorial on engineering thermodynamics with 5 practice problems. Problem 1 asks the student to use the energy balance method to determine the work done by steam in a piston expansion process. Problem 2 involves using energy balance to calculate changes in specific volume, work, and internal energy of air in a insulated tank. Problem 3 requires determining heat transfer and work output rates for a power cycle operating at 40% efficiency. Problem 4 involves drawing a P-V diagram and calculating heat transfer for air in a piston-cylinder assembly. Problem 5 asks the student to calculate total force and pressure on the bottom of a swimming pool.

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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH

Course Code : KT 20302 Engineering Thermodynamiques

Tutorial 2 4/8/2010

1. (Using Energy Balance Chapter 2) 5 kg of steam contained within a piston-cylinder


assembly undergoes an expansion from state 1, where the specific internal energy is
u1=2709.9 kJ/kg, to state 2, where u 2=2659.6 kJ/Kgr. During the process, there is heat transfer
to the steam with a magnitude of 80 kJ. Also the paddle wheel transfers energy to the steam
by work in the amount of 18.5kJ. There is no significant change in the kinetic or potential
energy of the steam. Determine the energy transfer by work from the steam to the piston
during the process, in kJ.
2. (Using energy balance Chapter 2) Two kilograms of air is contained in a rigid well
insulated tank with a volume of 0.6 m 3. The tank is fitted with a paddle wheel that
transfers energy to the air at a constant rate of 10W for 1 hr. If no changes in kinetic or
potential energy occur, determine

a) The specific volume at the final state, in m3/kg

b) The energy transfer by work in kJ

c) The change in specific internal energy of the air in kJ/kg

3. (Cycles Chapter 2) A power cycle receives energy by heat transfer from the
combustion of fuel and develops power at a net rate of 150 MW. The thermal efficiency
of the cycle is 40%.

a) Determine the net rate at which the cycle receives energy by heat transfer, in MW.

b) For 8000 hours of operation annually, determine the net work output in kW-h per
year

c) Evaluate the net work output at $0.08 per kW-h, determine the value of net work,
in $ per year

4. (Using Energy Balance Chapter 2) Air is contained in a vertical piston-cylinder


assembly by a piston of mass 50kg and having a face area of 0.01m 2. The mass of the air
is 5g, and initially air occupies a volume of 5 liters. The atmosphere exerts a pressure of
100 kPa on top of the piston. The volume of the air slowly decreases to 0.002m 3 as the
specific internal energy of the air decreases by 260 kJ/kg.

a) Draw a P-V diagram to illustrate the process


b) Neglecting friction between the piston and the cylinder wall, determine the heat
transfer to the air in kJ.

5. (Using pressure): Determine the total force, in kN, on the bottom of a 100 m x 50 m
swimming pool. The depth of the pool varies linearly along its length from 1 m to 4 m.
Also, determine the pressure on the floor at the center of the pool, in kPa. The
atmospheric pressure is 0.98 bar, the density of the water is 998.2 kg/m 3, and the local
acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 (1 bar = 105 N/m2).

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