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Assignment2 Btech Sem3 TD Mu207

1. The document contains 26 multi-part thermodynamics problems involving concepts like the first law of thermodynamics, steady flow processes, throttling processes, nozzles, compressors, and more. 2. The problems involve calculating properties like mass, work, heat transfer, temperature, pressure, volume, enthalpy and power given initial and final thermodynamic states of gases and fluids in closed and open systems undergoing various thermodynamic processes. 3. The solutions require applying concepts and equations from the first law of thermodynamics, gas laws, heat transfer calculations, and thermodynamic property tables.

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Assignment2 Btech Sem3 TD Mu207

1. The document contains 26 multi-part thermodynamics problems involving concepts like the first law of thermodynamics, steady flow processes, throttling processes, nozzles, compressors, and more. 2. The problems involve calculating properties like mass, work, heat transfer, temperature, pressure, volume, enthalpy and power given initial and final thermodynamic states of gases and fluids in closed and open systems undergoing various thermodynamic processes. 3. The solutions require applying concepts and equations from the first law of thermodynamics, gas laws, heat transfer calculations, and thermodynamic property tables.

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Thermodynamics (MU 207) Assignment #2

(First Law of Thermodynamics)


1. An air vessel has capacity of 10 m3 and has air at 10 atm and 27°C. Some leakage
takes place to drop the air pressure sharply to 5 atm till leak is repaired. Assuming
process to be of reversible adiabatic type, determine the mass of air leaked.
(45.95 kg)
2. A frictionless piston–cylinder device contains 2 kg of nitrogen at 100 kPa and 300 K.
Nitrogen is now compressed slowly according to the relation PV 1.4 = constant until it
reaches a final temperature of 360 K. Calculate the work input during this process.
(89 kJ)
3. An insulated piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.3 m3 of carbon dioxide at 200
kPa and 27°C. An electric switch is turned on, and a 110-V source supplies current to
a resistance heater inside the cylinder for a period of 10 min. The pressure is held
constant during the process, while the volume is doubled. Determine the current
that passes through the resistance heater.
4. 200kJ of heat is rejected per kg of fluid, during a steady flow process. During the
polytropic process pressure & volume change from 4.5 bar, 0.06m3 to 1.5 bar,
0.15m3. Neglecting the change in KE & PE, find the change in Enthalpy.
(-202.7kJ/kg)
5. A fluid system undergoes non flow frictionless process following the pressure
volume relation as p = 4.5/v +2 where p is in bar and v is in m3. The volume changes
from 0.12 m3 to 0.04 m3 and the system rejects 40 kJ of heat. Determine the change
in internal energy and enthalpy. (471kJ, 455kJ)
6. In a steady flow system, at inlet w = 5 kg/s, p = 6 bar, V = 300 m/s, e = 150 kJ/kg and
v = 0.4m3/kg. At exit p = 1.5 bar, V = 150 m/s, e = 100 kJ/kg and v = 1.26 m3/kg. The
substance loses 5 kJ/kg heat as it passes through the system. Determine the power
of the system. (648.75 kW)
7. In an isentropic flow through nozzle, air flows at the rate of 600 kg/hr. At inlet to
nozzle p = 2MPa & t= 127°C. The exit p= 0.5 MPa. Initial air velocity is 300 m/s,
determine (i) exit velocity of air (ii) inlet and exit dia of nozzle.
(470m/s,6.37mm, 8.35mm)
8. The air speed of a turbo jet engine in the flight is 900km/hr. ambient air
temperature is 1°C (h=5 kJ/kg) and gas temp. leaving the turbojet is 400°C (h= 400
kJ/kg).The air fuel ratio is 50:1.The calorific value of the fuel is 45 MJ/kg, 5% of the
chemical energy is not released due to incomplete combustion, Heat loss from the
engine is 20kJ/kg of the air. Calculate the thrust power of jet, if the rate of air flow is
5 kg/s. (3380 kW)
9. In an oil cooler, oil flows steadily through a bundle of metal tubes submerged in a
steady stream of cooling water. The oil enters at 90°C and leaves at 30°C, while the
water enters at 25°C and leaves at 70°C. The enthalpy of oil at t°C is given by
h=1.68t+10.5x10-4t2 kJ/Kg. What is the cooling water flow requires for cooling
2.78Kg/s of oil?
10. Determine the work done by the gas for the arrangement shown in figure below. The
spring exerts a force upon piston which is proportional to its deformation from
Equilibrium position. Spring gets deflected due to heating of the gas till its volume
becomes thrice of its initial value. Initial states are 0.5 MPa and 0.5 m3, while final
gas pressure becomes 1 MPa. Atm. pressure may be taken as 1.013 bars.
(W = 0.75x106 J)

y patm
x Gas patm Spring Constt. = k

x
11. The steam supply to an engine comprises two streams which mix before entering
the engine. One stream is supplied at the rate of 0.01 kg/s with an enthalpy of 2952
kJ/kg and a velocity of 20 m/s. The other stream is supplied at the rate of 0.1 kg/s
with an enthalpy of 2569 kJ/kg and a velocity of 120 m/s. At the exit from the engine
the fluid leaves as two streams, one of water at the rate of 0.001kg/s with an
enthalpy of 420 kJ/kg and the other of steam; the fluid velocities at the exit are
negligible. The engine develops a shaft power of 25 kW. The heat transfer is
negligible. Evaluate the enthalpy of the second exit stream. (2462 kJ/kg)
12. A room for four persons has two fans, each consuming 0.18 kW power, and three
100 W lamps. Ventilation air at the rate of 80 kg/hr enters with an enthalpy of 84
kJ/kg and leaves with an enthalpy of 59 kJ/kg. If each person puts out heat at the
rate of 630 kJ/hr, determine the rate at which heat is to be removed by a room
cooler, so that a steady state is achieved in the room. (1.92 kW)
13. Steam in a piston–cylinder assembly undergoes a polytropic process, with n = 2,
from an initial state where p1=3.45 MPa, v1 = 0.106 m3/kg, u1 = 3171 kJ/kg to a final
state where u2 = 2304 kJ/kg. During the process, there is a heat transfer from the
steam of magnitude 361.8 kJ. The mass of steam is 0.544 kg. Neglecting changes in
kinetic and potential energy, determine the work, in kJ.
14. Air enters an adiabatic nozzle steadily at 300 kPa, 200°C, and 30 m/s and leaves at
100 kPa and 180 m/s. The inlet area of the nozzle is 80 cm2. Determine (a) the mass
flow rate through the nozzle, (b) the exit temperature of the air, and (c) the exit area
of the nozzle. (a) 0.5304 kg/s, (b) 184.6°C, (c) 38.7 cm2.
15. A cylinder fitted with a piston has a volume 0.1 m3 and contains 0.5 kg of steam at
0.4 MPa. Heat is transferred to the steam until the temperature is 300°C, while the
pressure remains constant. Determine the heat transfer and the work for this
process. (77 1.1 kJ, 9 1.0kJ)
16. Calculate the change of enthalpy as 1 Kg of Oxygen is heated from 300 to 1500K.
Assume ideal-gas behavior. (1267.0 kJ/kg)
17. A constant mass goes through a process whereby 100 W of heat transfer comes in
and 100 W of work leaves. Does the mass change state?
18. A rigid container has 0.75 kg of water at 300°C, 1200 kPa. Water is now cooled to a
final pressure of 300 kPa. Find the final temperature, the work and the heat transfer
in the process. (133.6°C, 0 kJ, - 1148kJ)
19. A water filled reactor with volume of 1 m is at 20 MPa and 360°C and placed inside
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a containment room. The room is well insulated and initially evacuated. Due to a
failure, the reactor ruptures and the water fills the containment room. Find the
minimum room volume so that the final pressure does not exceed 200 kPa.
(287.7m)
20. In a jet engine a flow of air at 1000K, 200KPa and 30m/s enter a nozzle, where the
air exits at 850K, 90 kPa. What is the exit velocity assuming no heat loss?
(581.8 m/s)
21. A diffuser has air entering at 100 kPa and 300K with a velocity of 200 m/s. The inlet
cross-sectional area of the diffuser is 100 mm2. At the exit the area is 860 mm2, and
the exit velocity is 20m/s. Determine the exit pressure and temperature of air. Take
Rair = 0.287 kJ/kg/K. (123.9 kPa, 319.7 K)
22. Saturated liquid R-12 at 25 °C is throttled 150.9 kPa in your refrigerator. What is the
exit temperature? Find the percent increase in volume flow rate. (-20°C, 3679 %)
23. A small turbine is operated at part load by throttling a 0.25 kg/s steam supply at 1.4
MPa and 250°C down to 1.1 MPa before it enters the turbine, and the exhaust is at 10
kPa. If the turbine produces 110 kW, find the exhaust temperature (and quality if
saturated). (45.81°C, 0.91)
24. A compressor brings R-134a from 130 kPa,-10°C to 1200 kPa, 50°C. It is water
cooled with a heat loss estimated at 40 kW, and the shaft work input is measured to
be 150 kW. How much is the mass flow rate through the compressor? (3.333
kg/s)
25. 1- m3, 40-kg rigid steel tank contains air at 500 kPa, and both tank and air are at 20
°C. The tank is connected to a line flowing air at 2MPa and 20°C. The valve is opened,
allowing air to flow into the tank until the pressure reaches 1.5 MPa, and is then
closed. Assume the air and tank are always at the same temperature and the final
temperature is 35°C. Find the final air mass and the heat transfer. (16.96 kg, -468.9
kJ)

26. A 1- m3 tank contains ammonia at 150 kPa and 25°C. The tank is attached to a line
flowing ammonia at 1200 kPa and 60°C. The valve is opened, and mass flows in until
the tank is hall full of liquid (by volume) at 25°C. Calculate the heat transferred from
the tank during this process. (-379636 kJ)

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