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This document contains 11 thermodynamics problems involving processes like heating, cooling, compression, and expansion of gases and liquids in rigid tanks and piston-cylinder devices. The problems are to be solved and shown on appropriate P-V, T-V, or P-T diagrams. The document provides the initial conditions, processes, and asks for determining properties like work, heat, temperature, pressure, and volume at different states.

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Tutorial Sheet 3

This document contains 11 thermodynamics problems involving processes like heating, cooling, compression, and expansion of gases and liquids in rigid tanks and piston-cylinder devices. The problems are to be solved and shown on appropriate P-V, T-V, or P-T diagrams. The document provides the initial conditions, processes, and asks for determining properties like work, heat, temperature, pressure, and volume at different states.

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ME 203: Thermodynamics 1

Tutorial Sheet - 3

1) A 0.5-m3 rigid tank contains refrigerant-134a initially at 160 kPa and 40 percent quality.
Heat is now transferred to the refrigerant until the pressure reaches 700 kPa. Determine (a) the
mass of the refrigerant in the tank and (b) the amount of heat transferred. Also, show the
process on a P-v diagram
[10.03 Kg, 2707 kJ]

2) A well-insulated rigid tank contains 5 kg of a saturated liquid–vapor mixture of water


at l00 kPa. Initially, three-quarters of the mass is in the liquid phase. An electric resistor
placed in the tank is connected to a 110-V source, and a current of 8 A flows through the
resistor when the switch is turned on. Determine how long it will take to vapor- ize all the
liquid in the tank. Also, show the process on a T-v diagram
[153.1 min]

3) A piston–cylinder device contains 5 kg of refrigerant-134a at 800 kPa and 70°C. The


refrigerant is now cooled at constant pressure until it exists as a liquid at 15°C. Determine the
amount of heat loss and show the process on a T-v diagram with respect to saturation lines.
[1173 kJ]

4) A piston–cylinder device contains steam initially at 1MPa, 450°C, and 2.5 m3. Steam is
allowed to cool at constant pressure until it first starts condensing. Show the process on a T-v
diagram with respect to saturation lines and determine(a) the mass of the steam, (b) the
final temperature, and(c) the amount of heat transfer.
[7.565 Kg, 179.9°C, 4495 kJ]

5) A piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.8 m3 of saturated water vapor at 250 kPa. At
this state, the piston is resting on a set of stops, and the mass of the piston is such that a
pressure of 300 kPa is required to move it. Heat is now slowly transferred to the steam until the
volume doubles. Show the process on a P-v diagram and determine (a) the final temperature,
(b) the work done during this process, and (c) the total heat transfer.
[662°C, 240kJ, 1213kJ]

6) A piston–cylinder device, whose piston is resting on a set of stops, initially contains 3 kg


of air at 200 kPa and 27°C. The mass of the piston is such that a pressure of 400 kPa is
required to move it. Heat is now transferred to the air until its volume doubles. Determine the
work done by the air and the total heat transferred to the air during this process. Also show
the process on a P-v diagram.
[2674 kJ]

7) A piston–cylinder device contains 0.8 kg of nitrogen initially at 100 kPa and 27°C. The
nitrogen is now com- pressed slowly in a polytropic process during which PV1.3 =constant
until the volume is reduced by one-half. Determine the work done and the heat transfer for this
process.
[54.8 kJ, 13.6 kJ]

8) A 3-m3 rigid tank contains hydrogen at 250 kPa and 550 K. The gas is now cooled until its
temperature drops to 350 K. Determine (a) the final pressure in the tank and (b) the
amount of heat transfer.
[159.1 kPa, 686.2 kJ]

9) A 4-m X 5-m X 6-m room is to be heated by a base- board resistance heater. It is desired
that the resistance heater be able to raise the air temperature in the room from 7 to 23°C within
15 min. Assuming no heat losses from the room and an atmospheric pressure of 100 kPa,
determine the required power of the resistance heater. Assume constant specific heats at room
temperature.
[1.91 kW]

10) A piston–cylinder device whose piston is resting on top of a set of stops initially contains
0.5 kg of helium gas at 100 kPa and 25°C. The mass of the piston is such that 500 kPa of
pressure is required to raise it. How much heat must be transferred to the helium before the
piston starts rising?
[1857 kJ]

11) A piston–cylinder device, with a set of stops on the top, initially contains 3 kg of air at 200
kPa and 27°C. Heat is now transferred to the air, and the piston rises until it hits the stops, at
which point the volume is twice the initial volume. More heat is transferred until the pressure
inside the cylinder also doubles. Determine the work done and the amount of heat transfer
for this process. Also, show the process on a P-v diagram.
[258 kJ, 2418 kJ]

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