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In another non – flow process involving 2 kg of working substance there is no heat transferred, but
the internal energy increases 5000 joules. Find the work done or on by the substance, J/kg.
A. 120 Btu/lb
B. – 120 Btu/lb
C. 2500 Btu/lb
D. – 2500 Btu/lb
54. Air is compressed in a cylinder during a non-flow reversible polytropic process from an initial
temperature and pressure of 80oF and 15 psia to a final temperature and pressure of 285oF and 75 psia.
The cylinder contains 0.01 lb of air, and the area of the piston is 0.20 sq. ft. Find the value of the
polytropic exponent, n.
A. 1.67
B. 1.34
C. 1.25
D. 1.13
55. Air is compressed in a cylinder during a non-flow reversible polytropic process from an initial
temperature and pressure of 80oF and 15 psia to a final temperature and pressure of 285oF and 75 psia.
The cylinder contains 0.01 lb of air, and the area of the piston is 0.20 sq. ft. Find the work done in ft-lb.
A. 347
B. 437
C. 540
D. 298
56. Air is compressed in a cylinder during a non-flow reversible polytropic process from an initial
temperature and pressure of 80oF and 15 psia to a final temperature and pressure of 285oF and 75 psia.
The cylinder contains 0.01 lb of air, and the area of the piston is 0.20 sq. ft. Find the change of internal
energy in Btu.
A. 0.531
B. 0.356
C. 0.351
D. 0.531
57. Air is compressed in a cylinder during a non-flow reversible polytropic process from an initial
temperature and pressure of 80oF and 15 psia to a final temperature and pressure of 285oF and 75 psia.
The cylinder contains 0.01 lb of air, and the area of the piston is 0.20 sq. ft. Find the heat transferred in
Btu.
A. -0.131
B. +0.156
C. -0.211
D. +0.211
58. Air is compressed in a cylinder during a non-flow reversible polytropic process from an initial
temperature and pressure of 80oF and 15 psia to a final temperature and pressure of 285oF and 75 psia.
The cylinder contains 0.01 lb of air, and the area of the piston is 0.20 sq. ft. Find the distance the piston
moves during the process in inches.
A. 5.78
B. 3.45
C. 4.82
D. 8.42
59. One pound of air with an initial temperature of 200oF is allowed to expznd without flow between
pressure of 90 and 15 psia. Which of the three processes, pv = c, pvk = c or pv1.5 = c will produce the
maximum work with minimum heat supplied.
A. Isothermal
B. Isentropic
C. Polytropic
D. Any of these
60. One kilogram of a perfect gas (air) is used as a working substance in a Carnot power cycle. At the
beginning of isentropic compression, the temperature is 326oK and the absolute pressure is 359 kPa. The
absolute pressure at the end of the isentropic compression is 1,373 kPa. For this cycle, the isothermal
expansion ratio (v3/v2) is 2.0. For the cycle, calculate the heat supplied, kJ/kg.
A. 92.34
B. 95.17
C. 90.45
D. 89.76
61. One kilogram of a perfect gas (air) is used as a working substance in a Carnot power cycle. At the
beginning of isentropic compression, the temperature is 326oK and the absolute pressure is 359 kPa. The
absolute pressure at the end of the isentropic compression is 1,373 kPa. For this cycle, the isothermal
expansion ratio (v3/v2) is 2.0. For the cycle, calculate the heat rejected, kJ/kg.
A. 67.64
B. 64.85
C. 59.20
D. 35.60
62. One kilogram of a perfect gas (air) is used as a working substance in a Carnot power cycle. At the
beginning of isentropic compression, the temperature is 326oK and the absolute pressure is 359 kPa. The
absolute pressure at the end of the isentropic compression is 1,373 kPa. For this cycle, the isothermal
expansion ratio (v3/v2) is 2.0. For the cycle, calculate the net work done, kJ/kg.
A. 34.51
B. 23.56
C. 30.32
D. 54.45
63. Calculate the available energy in Btu/lb for a Carnot cycle with a source temperature of 3,460 oR, a
sink temperature of 520oR and an energy supply as heat of 100 Btu to one pound of a working
substance.
A. 85
B. 58
C. 115
D. 520
64. Calculate the available energy in Btu/lb for a Carnot cycle with a source temperature of 3,460oR, a
sink temperature of 520oR and an energy supply as heat of 100 Btu to one pound of a working
substance. Find the unavailable energy.
A. 15.5
B. 26.5
C. 12.5
D. 10.5
65. Calculate the available energy in Btu/lb for a Carnot cycle with a source temperature of 3,460oR, a
sink temperature of 520oR and an energy supply as heat of 100 Btu to one pound of a working
substance. With all conditions remain the same except that the working substance is limited to a
maximum temperature of 1,960oR, calculate the reduction of available energy in Btu/lb.
A. 15
B. 11.5
C. 20
D. 85