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The document contains 7 thermodynamics practice questions related to topics like the constant-pressure evaporation of water, heating of steam in a piston cylinder device, flow rates through aircraft engines and nozzles, inflation of hot air balloons, and properties of refrigerant-134a flowing through diffusers and compressors. Diagrams and calculations are provided for determining properties like heat, work, pressure, volume, velocity, mass flow rate, and temperature at various points in each process.

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The document contains 7 thermodynamics practice questions related to topics like the constant-pressure evaporation of water, heating of steam in a piston cylinder device, flow rates through aircraft engines and nozzles, inflation of hot air balloons, and properties of refrigerant-134a flowing through diffusers and compressors. Diagrams and calculations are provided for determining properties like heat, work, pressure, volume, velocity, mass flow rate, and temperature at various points in each process.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

ESO 201A: Thermodynamics


(2023-24 I Semester)
Instructor: Dr Avinash Kumar Agarwal

Tutorial 5
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Question 1: An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 5 L of saturated liquid water


at a constant pressure of 175 kPa. Water is stirred by a paddle wheel while a current of 8
A flows for 45 min through a resistor placed in the water. If one-half of the liquid is
evaporated during this constant-pressure process and the paddle-wheel work amounts to
400 kJ, determine the voltage of the source. Also, show the process on a p-V diagram with
respect to saturation lines. (Ans. 224V)

Question 2: Steam at 75 kPa and 8 percent quality is contained in a spring-loaded piston–


cylinder device, as shown in Fig.1, with an initial volume of 2 m3. Steam is now heated
until its volume is 5 m3 and its pressure is 225 kPa. Determine the heat transferred to
and the work produced by the steam during this process. (Ans. 450 kJ and 12750 kJ)

Figure 1.

Question 3: Air enters the 1-m2 inlet of an aircraft engine at 100 kPa and 20°C with a
velocity of 180 m/s. Determine the volume flow rate, in m3/s, at the engine’s inlet and the
mass flow rate, in kg/s, at the engine’s exit. (Ans. 180 m3/s and 214.1 kg/s)

Question4: Air enters a nozzle steadily at 2.21 kg/m3 and 40 m/s and leaves at 0.762
kg/m3 and 180 m/s. If the inlet area of the nozzle is 90 cm2, determine (a) the mass flow
rate through the nozzle, and (b) the exit area of the nozzle. (Ans. 0.796 kg/s and 58.0
cm2)

Question5: A spherical hot-air balloon is initially filled with air at 120 kPa and 20°C
with an initial diameter of 5 m. Air enters this balloon at 120 kPa and 20°C with a velocity
of 3 m/s through a 1-m-diameter opening. How many minutes will it take to inflate this
balloon to a 17-m diameter when the pressure and temperature of the air in the balloon
remain the same as the air entering the balloon? (Ans. 17.7 min)

Question6: Refrigerant-134a enters a diffuser steadily as saturated vapor at 600 kPa


with a velocity of 160 m/s, and it leaves at 700 kPa and 40°C. The refrigerant is gaining
heat at a rate of 2 kJ/s as it passes through the diffuser. If the exit area is 80 percent
greater than the inlet area, determine (a) the exit velocity and (b) the mass flow rate of
the refrigerant. (Ans. (a) 82.1 m/s, (b) 0.298 kg/s)

Question7: Refrigerant-134a enters a compressor at 180 kPa as a saturated vapor with


a flow rate of 0.35 m3/min and leaves at 900 kPa. The power supplied to the refrigerant
during the compression process is 2.35 kW. What is the temperature of R-134a at the exit
of the compressor? (Ans. 52.5°C)

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