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The document contains a series of thermodynamics problems involving gas behavior in various processes, including polytropic expansion, isothermal compression, and heat transfer in piston-cylinder devices. It also covers calculations for work done during these processes, final pressures, and temperatures in rigid tanks, as well as the power requirements for heating rooms. Each problem requires applying principles of thermodynamics to determine specific outcomes related to gas properties and energy transfer.

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The document contains a series of thermodynamics problems involving gas behavior in various processes, including polytropic expansion, isothermal compression, and heat transfer in piston-cylinder devices. It also covers calculations for work done during these processes, final pressures, and temperatures in rigid tanks, as well as the power requirements for heating rooms. Each problem requires applying principles of thermodynamics to determine specific outcomes related to gas properties and energy transfer.

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1. A piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.

07 m3 of nitrogen gas at 130


kPa and 120°C. The nitrogen is now expanded polytropically to a state of
100 kPa and 100°C. Determine the boundary work done during this process.
2. Nitrogen at an initial state of 300 K, 150 kPa, and 0.2 m3 is
compressed slowly in an isothermal process to a final
pressure of 800 kPa. Determine the work done during this
process.
3. A gas is compressed from an initial volume of 0.42 m3 to a
final volume of 0.12 m3. During the quasi-equilibrium
process, the pressure changes with volume according to the
relation P = aV + b, where a _ _1200 kPa/m3 and b = 600
kPa. Calculate the work done during this process (a) by
plotting the process on a P-V diagram and finding the area
under the process curve and (b) by performing the
necessary integrations.

psia and 15 ft3. At this state, a linear spring (F ∝ x) with a


4. Hydrogen is contained in a piston–cylinder device at 14.7

spring constant of 15,000 lbf/ft is touching the piston but


exerts no force on it. The cross-sectional area of the piston is
3 ft2. Heat is transferred to the hydrogen, causing it to
expand until its volume doubles. Determine (a) the final
pressure, (b) the total work done by the hydrogen, and (c)
the fraction of this work done against the spring. Also, show
the process on a P-V diagram.
5. A piston–cylinder device contains 0.15 kg of air initially at 2
MPa and 350°C. The air is first expanded isothermally to 500
kPa, then compressed polytropically with a polytropic
exponent of 1.2 to the initial pressure, and finally
compressed at the constant pressure to the initial state.
Determine the boundary work for each process and the
network of the cycle.
6. 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. R = 4.124 kPa.m3/kg.K
cv,avg = 10.377 kJ/kg.K.
7. A 4-m _ 5-m _ 6-m room is to be heated by a baseboard 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.
8. A 4-m _ 5-m _ 7-m room is heated by the radiator of a steam-heating
system. The steam radiator transfers heat at a rate of 10,000 kJ/h, and a 100-
W fan is used to distribute the warm air in the room. The rate of heat loss
from the room is estimated to be about 5000 kJ/h. If the initial temperature
of the room air is 10°C, determine how long it will take for the air
temperature to rise to 20°C. Assume constant specific heats at room
temperature.

9. An insulated rigid tank is divided into two equal parts by a partition.


Initially, one part contains 4 kg of an ideal gas at 800 kPa and 50°C, and the
other part is evacuated. The partition is now removed, and the gas expands
into the entire tank. Determine the final temperature and pressure in the tank.
10. An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 100 L of air
at 400 kPa and 25°C. A paddle wheel within the cylinder is
rotated until 15 kJ of work is done on the air while the
pressure is held constant. Determine the final temperature
of the air. Neglect the energy stored in the paddle wheel.

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