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    The document contains 10 multi-part questions about thermodynamic processes and systems involving gases, liquids, and refrigerants in piston-cylinder devices. The questions assess understanding of concepts like initial and final states, phase changes, heat transfer, work, and representing processes on P-V and T-V diagrams. Key details provided include mass, volume, pressure, and temperature at different states, as well as heat, work, and energy values for the processes.

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    The document contains 10 multi-part questions about thermodynamic processes and systems involving gases, liquids, and refrigerants in piston-cylinder devices. The questions assess understanding of concepts like initial and final states, phase changes, heat transfer, work, and representing processes on P-V and T-V diagrams. Key details provided include mass, volume, pressure, and temperature at different states, as well as heat, work, and energy values for the processes.

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    The document contains 10 multi-part questions about thermodynamic processes and systems involving gases, liquids, and refrigerants in piston-cylinder devices. The questions assess understanding of concepts like initial and final states, phase changes, heat transfer, work, and representing processes on P-V and T-V diagrams. Key details provided include mass, volume, pressure, and temperature at different states, as well as heat, work, and energy values for the processes.

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    The document contains 10 multi-part questions about thermodynamic processes and systems involving gases, liquids, and refrigerants in piston-cylinder devices. The questions assess understanding of concepts like initial and final states, phase changes, heat transfer, work, and representing processes on P-V and T-V diagrams. Key details provided include mass, volume, pressure, and temperature at different states, as well as heat, work, and energy values for the processes.

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    The document discusses several thermodynamic processes involving gases, liquids and refrigerants in piston-cylinder devices. Questions involve calculating properties like pressure, temperature, specific volume and enthalpy changes.

    Tank A initially contains water at 200 kPa, with a specific volume of 0.5 m^3/kg and a volume of 0.1 m^3. Tank B initially contains 3.5 kg of water at 0.5 MPa and 400°C.

    In question 5 it is assumed that the nitrogen behaves as an ideal gas during the polytropic compression process.

    Test 1 Questions

    1. Two tanks are connected as shown below, both containing water. Tank A is at 200kPa,
    specific volume 0.5m3/kg and volume 0.1m3. Tank B contains 3.5kg at 0.5MPa, 400°C. The
    valve is now opened and two tanks come to uniform state.
    (saturated mixture, superheated vapor, mA1=0.2kg, VB1=2.16m3, vtotal=0.61093m3/kg,
    16550.041 kJ)
    a. What are the initial states of both tanks (4 marks)
    b. Determine the total mass of the water in tank A (2 marks)
    c. Calculate the volume of tank B (2 marks)
    d. Find the final specific volume (2 marks)
    e. Determine the heat transfer when the system reaches thermal equilibrium with
    surrounding at 25°C ( 20marks)

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    A B

    2. A piston cylinder device contains 1kg of air undergoes a series of processes. Initially the
    pressure is 0.1 MPa and temperature of 20°C. The air is compressed isothermally to 0.6MPa.
    Then it is heated at constant pressure until the volume increased to 0.2m 3. Asume air to
    behave as an ideal gas. (v1=0.8409 m3/kg,v2=0.1402 m3/kg, T3=417 oC, w21=-150.64
    kJ/kg(compression), w32=35.88kJ/kg(expansion), q21=-150.64 kJ/kg (heat out), q32=128.087
    kJ/kg (heat in)

    a. Determine pressure, temperature and specific volume at each state ( 5 marks)


    b. Calculate the work per unit mass, w for each process and determine whether it is an
    expansion / compression work (10 marks)
    c. Find the heat transfer per unit mass, q for each process and determine whether the is
    heat transferred in/out ( 10 marks)
    d. Show the process in P-v diagrams ( 5 marks)

    Last update 24/03/2020


    3. A piston-cylinder device with a volume of 0.035 m 3 (refer Figure below) contains
    refrigerant R134-a at 400 kPa (State 1). Initially 20% of the volume is liquid and the rest is
    vapor. Then heat is added to the system until the piston is just touching the stopper (State 2).
    At this state, all the R-134a exists 100% as vapor. Heating is continued until the pressure
    inside the piston reaches 600 kPa (State 3).
    (mtotal=9.4kg, x=0.05, W31=178.52 kJ, Q32=2590.36 kJ)

    stopper

    Q R-134a

    Answer the following questions:

    a. What is the total mass and quality of refrigerant R-134a inside the piston at initial state.
    (5 marks)
    b. Determine the boundary work from State 1 to State 3 (in kJ). (10 marks)
    c. Determine the amount of heat from State 1 to State 3 (in kJ). (10 marks)
    d. Show theses processes on a well-labled T-v and P-v diagrams. (5 marks)

    4. A 100kg of refrigerant R134a at 200 kPa are contained in a piston cylinder device which
    volume is 12.322 m3. The piston is now moved until the volume is half of its original size.
    The process is done under isobaric condition. Answer the following questions (superheated
    vapor, x=undefined, v2=0.06161m3/kg, -110.47 kJ/kg)
    a. what are the state and quality of the refrigerant R134a inside the piston at initial state
    b. determine the final specific volume and temperature of refrigerant R134a
    c. calculate the change in the total internal energy of the refrigerant R134a
    d. show the precess on P-v diagram

    5. A piston cylinder device contains 2.2.kg of nitrogen initially at 100 kPa and 25 oC. The
    nitrogen is now compressed slowly in a polytropic process during which PV 1.3=constant until
    the volume is reduced by one-half (P2=246.23 kPa, T2=366.88 K, W21=-149.92
    kJ( compression work/work done on the system), Q21=-37.2 kJ(heat out)
    a. state all your assumptions
    b. calculate the pressure and temperature of the final state
    c. determine work done and the heat transfer for this process. Please give comment for the
    answers you get for work and heat transfer

    Last update 24/03/2020


    6. A well-insulated piston cylinder device contains 5L of saturated liquid water at a pressure
    of 175 kPa. The water is heated to 200 oC electrically and it is stirred by a paddle-wheel. The
    amount of paddle wheel work is1000 kJ. (4.73kg, 10.28MJ)
    (a) Determine the mass of water (2 marks)
    (b) Determine the electrical work supplied in MJ (11 marks)
    (c) Show the process on a P-v diagram with respect to saturation lines
    (2 marks)
    7. Consider a frictionless piston cylinder containing 2.0 kg carbon dioxide (C p = 0.846 kJ/kg
    K) with initial conditions at 1 bar and temperature 27oC. The system undergoes a cyclic
    process as indicated below:
    1-2: The gas undergoes a polytropic process with PV n= constant and n = 1.5.The volume of
    carbon dioxide is reduced and its volume is ¼ from its initial volume.
    2-3: The gas is further compressed at constant pressure.
    3-1: Finally the gas is expanded according to PV = constant back to its initial condition.
    Determine
    (a) P2 and V3 (800kPa, 0.1417m3) (3 marks)
    (b) Heat generated for each process (-29.55 kJ, -310.47 kJ, -235.68 kJ) (10 marks)
    (c) Construct process on a P-V diagram (2 marks)

    8. (a) Determine whether heat or work taking place in the following system:
    (i) The car radiator.
    (ii) The car engine.
    (iii) Fan inside a room.

    (b) Water is being heated in a closed pan on top of a range shown in Figure 1 while being
    stirred by a paddle wheel. During the process, 30 kJ of heat is transferred to the water,
    and 5 kJ of heat is lost to the surrounding air. The paddle-wheel work amounts to 500
    J.
    (i) Write all your assumption(s).
    (ii) Identify your system.
    (iii) Determine the final energy of the system if its initial energy is 10 kJ. (12 Marks)

    Last update 24/03/2020


    9. Figure 2 shows a piston cylinder device with stops. Initially the cylinder contains
    saturated water vapour at 3.5 MPa before being superheated which cause an
    increment of temperature by 5C. When the steam loses heat to the surrounding, the
    piston moves down and hit the stops. At this stage, the cylinder contains saturated
    liquid water. The cooling process is keep continuing until the temperature drop to
    200C. Determine:

    i. The temperature after being superheated. (247.6 oC)

    ii. Enthalpy change of the system from superheated to saturated liquid water in
    kJ/kg. (-1771 kJ/kg)

    iii. Final pressure and the quality (if any). (1555 kPa, 0.0006)

    iv. Show the process on a T-diagram.

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    10. A 10L rigid tank contains R134a at -10 C, 80% quality. A 10A electric current (from a 6V
    battery) is passed through a resistor inside the tank for 10 min, until the temperature becomes
    o
    40 C. Determine:

    a)  Mass of R134a and the final pressure in the tank. (0.125 kg)

    (b)  Electrical work (current x voltage x time given that 1 kJ/s=1000 VA). (36 kJ)

    (c)  Heat transfer to or from the tank during this process. (-26.69 kJ)

    Last update 24/03/2020

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