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Solution for Problem Set #5: 1st Law for Control Masses

W12
Problem 1. Adiabatic Compression
Xe Xe
Given: Closed and insulated container with Xe being
compressed with initial and final conditions
shown in figure, (cp/R)Xe = 2.5 Air Q12=0

Find: a) V2 T1=20.0C T2=355C


p1=0.55 bar p2=3.7 bar
b) W 12
V1=7550 cm3
Assume: 1) Xe thermally and cal. perf. gas (given)
2) no work but compression work
Analysis:
a) V2
Since we know both initial and final state, can use an EOS to find V. Ideal Gas EOS:

m1  m2
p1V1 p 2V2

RT1 RT2
p p
V2  1 2 V1
T1 T2

This EOS requires using absolute temperatures:

0.55bar 3.7bar
V2  7550cm 3  2410cm 3
293K 628K

b) W12

We can’t use W=pdV since don’t know if the process is a quasi-equilibrium one (or even
how p is a function of V during the process). But we can use conserv. of energy (1st Law)
for our control mass:

E2  E1  W12  Q12
U 2  U 1  W12  0

since the only energy change in the system is internal energy and the system is adiabatic.

w/ Xe a tpg and cpg W12  U 2  U1  mXe cv, Xe T2  T1 


W12  m Xe c p  R Xe T2  T1 

 1 1 2.5R Xe  R Xe T2  T1 
pV
R Xe T1
 1 1 1.5T2  T1 
pV
T1

So putting in numbers

55000 Pa N m 2  m3 
W12   7550cm 3 6 3 1.5335K  712 Nm  712 J
293K Pa  10 cm 

Implications:
1) Since we assumed W is positive in, the work is done TO the Xe, as we would expect
for a compression
2) The expression W=pdV is not always helpful for finding work of
compression/expansion

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Problem 2. Dual-Chamber Piston-Cylinder
Given: Insulated container with 2 chambers (A and B) separated by
insulated piston with initial conditions shown in figure. When H2O
pressure equalized, p2=1.0 bar and T2,B=400.0K H2
Find: U12,A (and increase or decrease) p1,A=0.10 bar
T1,A=310 K piston
Assume: 1) CO2 is an ideal gas (reasonable because while
p1~pcrit for CO2, T1 is nearly 3x Tcrit – see Table H.1 )
2) no work required to overcome friction, CO2 mB=20 g
3) system A is in equilibrium at final condition p1,B=75 bar
4) outside container is rigid (no external work) T1,B=850 K
Analysis:
U12,A
We can’t determine the change in internal energy of the H2/H2O mixture (system A)
directly, because we don’t know its initial or final state. While we know the initial T and p,
we don’t know the exact composition of the mixture. Thus we don’t even know the
“substance” we are working with. So instead, we can consider the complete system,
surrounded by the control surface shown in the figure. From the 1st Law,

U12  Q12  W12

Since the outer container is insulated, Q12=0, and rigid with no shaft work, W 12=0, AND
because the full system is made up of the two subsystems, A and B

U12  0  U12, A  U12, B or U12, A  U12, B (1)

We can find the change in energy of subsystem B,

   
U12, B  mCO2 uCO2 T2, B   uCO2 T1, B   mCO2 uCO2 400K   uCO2 850K 

From Table D.2

U12, B  0.020kg228.16 kJ kg  629.32 kJ kg  8.02kJ

So from (1) U12, A  8.02kJ

and because it is positive, the internal energy increases.

Implications:
1) Since the pressure of the H2/H2O mixture is initially lower than the pressure of the
CO2, work will be done TO the H2/H2O, so it makes sense that its energy increases.
2) We could not assume that CO2 is calorically perfect from 400-850 K (Table D.2
shows cp changes from 0.94 to 1.2 kJ/kgK for that range.

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