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This document contains practice problems related to thermodynamics and entropy. It includes 11 problems involving concepts like heat transfer between sources and sinks at different temperatures, compression and expansion of gases, throttling of steam, condensation of steam in a condenser, mixing of water and steam, and flow of steam between insulated and uninsulated tanks connected by a valve.

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Assignment Entropy

This document contains practice problems related to thermodynamics and entropy. It includes 11 problems involving concepts like heat transfer between sources and sinks at different temperatures, compression and expansion of gases, throttling of steam, condensation of steam in a condenser, mixing of water and steam, and flow of steam between insulated and uninsulated tanks connected by a valve.

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ME201L- Thermodynamics- Entropy- Practice Problems

1. A heat source at 800 K loses 2000 kJ of heat to a sink at (a) 500 K and (b) 750 K.
Determine which heat transfer process is more irreversible.

2. Air is compressed from an initial state of 100 kPa and 17°C to a final state of 600 kPa
and 57°C. Determine the entropy change of air during this compression process by
using average specific heats. (Ans: -0.3842 kJ/kg.K)

3. Steam at 7 MPa and 450°C is throttled in a valve to a pressure of 3 MPa during a


steady-flow process. Determine a) the entropy generated during this process. b) check
if the increase of entropy principle is satisfied. (Ans: a. +0.3693 b. Satisfied)

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


at 100 kPa. Initially, three-quarters of the mass is in the liquid phase. An electric
resistance heater placed in the tank is now turned on and kept on until all the liquid in
the tank is vaporized. Determine the entropy change of the steam during this process.
(Answer: 8.10 kJ/K)

5. 50-kg copper block initially at 80°C is dropped into an insulated tank that contains
120 L of water at 25°C. Determine a) the final equilibrium temperature and b) the
total entropy change for this process. (Ans: a. 27°C, b. 0.204 kJ/K)

6. Air is compressed steadily by a 5-kW compressor from 100 kPa and 17°C to 600 kPa
and 167°C at a rate of 1.6 kg/min. During this process, some heat transfer takes place
between the compressor and the surrounding medium at 17°C. Determine the rate of
entropy change of air during this process. (Ans: -0.0025 kW/K)

7. Steam is to be condensed in the condenser of a steam power plant at a temperature of


60°C with cooling water from a nearby lake, which enters the tubes of the condenser
at 18°C at a rate of 75 kg/s and leaves at 27°C. Assuming the condenser to be
perfectly insulated, determine (a) the rate of condensation of the steam and (b) the rate
of entropy generation in the condenser. (Ans: (a) 1.20 kg/s, (b) 1.06 kW/K)
8. Liquid water at 200 kPa and 20°C is heated in a chamber by mixing it with
superheated steam at 200 kPa and 150°C. Liquid water enters the mixing chamber at a
rate of 2.5 kg/s, and the chamber is estimated to lose heat to the surrounding air at
25°C at a rate of 1200 kJ/min. If the mixture leaves the mixing chamber at 200 kPa
and 60°C, determine (a) the mass flow rate of the superheated steam and (b) the rate
of entropy generation during this mixing process. (Ans: a. 0.166 kg/s b.0.333 kW/k)

9. A rigid tank contains 1.5 kg of water at 120°C and 500 kPa. Now 22 kJ of shaft work
is done on the system and the final temperature in the tank is 95°C. If the entropy
change of water is zero and the surroundings are at 15°C, determine (a) the final
pressure in the tank, (b) the amount of heat transfer between the tank and the
surroundings, and (c) the entropy generation during this process. Ans: (a) 84.6 kPa,
(b) 38.5 kJ, (c) 0.134 kJ/K

10. An insulated 5-m3 rigid tank contains air at 500 kPa and 57°C. A valve connected to
the tank is now opened, and air is allowed to escape until the pressure inside drops to
200kPa. The air temperature during this process is maintained constant by an electric
resistance heater placed in the tank. Determine (a) the electrical energy supplied
during this process and (b) the total entropy change. Ans: (a) 1501kJ, (b) 4.40 kJ/K

11. Two rigid tanks are connected by a valve. Tank A is insulated and contains 0.2 m 3 of
steam at 400 kPa and 80 percent quality. Tank B is uninsulated and contains 3 kg of
steam at 200 kPa and 250°C. The valve is now opened, and steam flows from tank A
to tank B until the pressure in tank A drops to 300 kPa. During this process 600 kJ of
heat is transferred from tank B to the surroundings at 0°C. Assuming the steam
remaining inside tank A to have undergone a reversible adiabatic process, determine
(a) the final temperature in each tank and (b) the entropy generated during this
process. Ans: (a) 133.5°C, 113.2°C; (b) 0.916 kJ/K

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