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This document contains multiple thermodynamics problems and their solutions related to open systems. It discusses concepts like work, heat transfer, and changes in properties as steam or gases flow between vessels and reservoirs while maintaining constant pressure. Key variables include temperature, pressure, volume, mass, heat, and work.

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HW06 Ch06 OpenSystem USUF

This document contains multiple thermodynamics problems and their solutions related to open systems. It discusses concepts like work, heat transfer, and changes in properties as steam or gases flow between vessels and reservoirs while maintaining constant pressure. Key variables include temperature, pressure, volume, mass, heat, and work.

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Chapter 07: First Law of Thermodynamics for an Open System (USUF)

ME 210 – Thermodynamics I HW Set # 06-Spring 2014 Instructor: ‫عمار قويشة‬

Name(s) (up to 4 students per homework set):


Due: a.
In class, Tuesday b.
June 03, 2014 c.
d.
Problem 1

a. As shown in the figure, steam at a pressure of 15 bar


and a temperature of 320°C is contained in a large
vessel. Connected to the vessel through a valve is a
turbine followed by a small initially evacuated tank with
a volume of 0.6 m3. When emergency power is required,
the valve is opened and the tank fills with steam until
the pressure is 15 bar. The temperature in the tank is
then 400°C. The filling process takes place adiabatically
and kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible.
(a) Determine the amount of work developed by the
turbine, in kJ. (b) What-if-scenario: If the turbine were removed and steam allowed to flow
adiabatically into the small tank until the pressure is 15 bar, what would the final steam temperature in
the tank be? Clearly identify the cv. Answers: (a) 386.6 kJ, (b) 477°C

b. As shown in the figure, a nitrogen at a pressure of 5 bar


and a temperature of 300 K is contained in a large
vessel. Connected to the vessel through a valve is a
turbine followed by a small initially evacuated tank with
a volume of 50 m3. When emergency power is required,
the valve is opened and the tank fills with nitrogen until
the pressure is 5 bar. The temperature in the tank is then
250 K. The filling process takes place adiabatically and
kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible.
Assuming an ideal gas model, (a) determine the amount
of work developed by the turbine, in MJ, and (b) if the turbine were removed and the nitrogen allowed
to flow adiabatically into the small tank until the pressure is 5 bar, what would the final steam
temperature in the tank be? Clearly identify the cv. Answers: (a) 42.5 MJ, (b) 419 K

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c. As illustrated in the figure, the rigid tank has a volume of 0.06 m3 and initially contains a two-phase
liquid–vapor mixture of H2O at a pressure of 15 bar and a quality of 20%. As the tank contents are
heated, a pressure-regulating valve keeps the pressure constant in the tank by allowing saturated vapor to
escape. Neglecting kinetic and potential energy effects, if heating continues until the final quality is
x = 0.5, determine (a) the total mass present in the tank, in kg, and (b) the amount of heat transfer to the
tank, in kJ. Answers: (a) 0.903 kg, (b) 2546.5 kJ

d. As illustrated in the figure, the rigid tank has a volume of 100 L and initially contains saturated liquid
water at a pressure of 1 bar. As the tank contents are heated, a pressure-regulating valve, which keeps
the pressure constant in the tank, does not open before the tank pressure reaches 7 bar. Once the pressure
reaches 7 bar, the pressure-regulating valve opens allowing saturated vapor to escape and enter the
insulated turbine at 7 bar. The water is then discharged to the atmosphere as saturated vapor at 1 bar.
Neglecting kinetic and potential energy effects, if heating continues until no more liquid is present in the
tank (the final quality in the tank is x = 100%), determine (a) the amount of heat transfer to the tank, in
MJ, and (b) the total work, in kJ. Answers: (a) 224.8 MJ, (b) 8403.4 kJ

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ME 210 – Thermodynamics I HW Set # 06-Spring 2014 Instructor: ‫عمار قويشة‬

e. A balloon that initially contains 50 m3 of steam at 100 kPa and


150°C is connected by a valve to a large reservoir that supplies
steam at 150 kPa and 200°C. Now the valve is opened, and steam is
allowed to enter the balloon until the pressure equilibrium with the
steam at the supply line is reached. The material of the balloon is
such that its volume increases linearly with pressure. Heat transfer
also takes place between the balloon and the surroundings, and the
mass of the steam in the balloon doubles at the end of the process.
Determine the final temperature and the boundary work during this
process.

Challenge Problem
A well-insulated piston–cylinder assembly is connected by a valve to an air supply line at 8 bar and 22°C, as
shown. Initially, the air inside the cylinder is at 2 bar, 22°C, and the piston is located 0.5 m above the bottom of
the cylinder. At this state, a linear spring touches the piston but exerts no force on it. The diameter of the piston
face is 0.72 cm. The valve is opened and air is slowly allowed to enter the cylinder until the pressure of air
inside the cylinder has reached 6 bar and the enclosed volume has doubled during the process. The friction
between the piston and the cylinder wall can be ignored. Using the ideal gas model, determine (a) the final
temperature of the air inside the cylinder, in K, and (b) the mass of air that entered the cylinder. Answers: (a) 344.1 K,
(b) 1.96 kg

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