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Practice Questions -Chapter 4_with Answers

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ENGR 2010: Thermodynamics

Practice Questions
Chapter 4: Control Volume Analysis Using Energy
Instructions: Read the instructions carefully.
This question set will help you practice more questions related to Chapter 4. Please attempt the
questions and do come for consultation if you have questions

1. Air exits a turbine at 200 kPa and 150oC with a mass flow rate of 11.5 kg/s. Modeling air as an
ideal gas determines the volumetric flow rate in liter/s. (Answer: 6980 L/s)

2. Figure provides data for water entering and exiting a tank. At the inlet and exit of the tank,
determine the mass flow rate, each in kg/s. Also find the time rate of change of mass contained
𝒌𝒈 𝒌𝒈 𝒅𝒎𝒄𝒗
within the tank, kg/s. (Answers: 𝒎̇𝟏 = 𝟏 , 𝒎̇𝟐 = 𝟓. 𝟓 , 𝒅𝒕 = −𝟒. 𝟓 𝒌𝒈/𝒔 )
𝒔 𝒔

3. A 380 L tank contains team, initially at 400 °C, 3 bar. A valve is opened and steam flows out
of the tank at a constant mass flow rate of 0.005 kg/s. During steam removal, a heater
maintains the temperature within the tank constant. Determine the time, in s, at which 75% of
the initial mass remains in the tank; and also determine the specific volume, in m3/kg, and
𝒎𝟑
pressure, in bar, in the tank at that time. (Answers: t = 18.4 s, 𝒗𝟏 = 𝟏. 𝟑𝟑 𝒌𝒈 , 𝒑𝟐 = 𝟐. 𝟓 𝒃𝒂𝒓)
4. As shown in the figure below, air enters a pipe at 25oC, 100 kPa with a volumetric flow rate
of 23 m3/h. On the outer pipe surface is an electrical resistor covered with insulation. With a
voltage of 120 V, the resistor draws a current of 4 amps. Assuming the ideal gas model with cp
= 1.005 kJ/kg ∙ K and ignoring kinetic and potential energy effects, determine (a) the mass flow
rate of the air, in kg/h, and (b) the temperature of the air at the exit, in oC. The power input can
𝒌𝒈
be calculated using 𝑊̇𝑐𝑣 = −𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑥 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡. (Answers:(a) 𝒎̇ = 𝟐𝟔. 𝟖𝟗 (𝒃) 𝑻𝟐 = 𝒉
𝟖𝟖. 𝟗 𝑪)

5. At steady state, air at 200 kPa, 325 K, and mass flow rate of 0.5 kg/s enters an insulated duct
having differing inlet and exit cross-sectional areas. The inlet cross-sectional area is 6 cm2. At
the duct exit, the pressure of the air is 100 kPa and the velocity is 250 m/s. Neglecting potential
energy effects and modeling air as an ideal gas with constant cp = 1.008 kJ/kg∙K, determine
a. the velocity of the air at the inlet, in m/s. (Answer:388.6 m/s)
b. the temperature of the air at the exit, in K. (Answer: 368.9 K)
c. the exit cross-sectional area, in cm2. (Answer: 21.2 cm2)
6. Refrigerant 134a enters a well-insulated nozzle at 14 bar, 60oC, with a velocity of 37 m/s and
exits at 1.2 bar with a velocity of 460 m/s. For steady-state operation, and neglecting potential
energy effects, determine the exit temperature, in oC. (Answer: -22.36 C)

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