Air is contained in a piston cylinder device that has a
resistance heater inside. The atmosphere exerts a pressure of 100
kpa on the piston of which it has a mass of 45 kg and a transverse
area of 0.9 m². An electric current passes through the resistance
of the air volume slowly increases by 0.45 m³ while the pressure
remains constant. The mass of the air is 0.27 kg and its specific
internal energy increases 42 kJ / kg, the air and the piston are at
rest in the initial state. The piston is a good ceramic insulator.
Ignore the friction between the piston and the cylinder and
consider the acceleration of gravity as 9.81 m/s2. Determine the
heat transfer in KJ to the system consisting of:
Air only
Air and piston
Air is contained in a piston cylinder device that has a resistance heater inside. The atmosphere...
Question Two (10 Marks] Air is contained in vertical piston-cylinder assembly fitted with an electrical resistor. The atmosphere exerts a pressure of 1 bar on the top of the piston, which has a mass of 45 kg and a face area of 0.09 m². Electric current passes through the resistor, and the volume of the air slowly increases by 0.45 m while its pressure remains constant. The mass of the air is 0.27 kg. and its specific internal energy increases...
Question 1 Air is contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly fitted with an electrical heater. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa and piston has a mass of 50 kg and a face area of 0.1 m . Electric current passes through the heater, and the volume of air slowly increases by 0.045 m. The mass of the air is 0.3 kg and its specific internal energy increases by 42.2 kJ/kg. Assume the assembly (including the piston) is insulated and neglect...
Air is contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly such that the piston is in static equilibrium The atmosphere exerts a pressure of 101 kPa on top of the 0.8 meter-diameter piston. The gage pressure of the air inside the cylinder is 1.2 kPa. Subsequently, a weight is placed on top of the piston, as shown below, causing the piston to descend until reaching a new static equilibrium position. At this position, the gage pressure of the air inside the cylinder is...
A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston-cylinder device. The piston has a mass of 3.2 kg and a cross-sectional area of 35 cm2. A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 110 N on the piston. If the atmospheric pressure is 95 kPa, determine the pressure inside the cylinder. The pressure inside the cylinder is _______ kPa.
Question 5. (20 points) A gas is contained in a vertical frictionless piston-cylinder device. The piston has a mass of 2.9 kg and cross-sectional area of 40 cm2. A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 170 N on the piston. If the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa, determine the pressure inside the cylinder
3. A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston-cylinder device (figure 3) above. The piston has a mass of 38 kg and a cross-sectional area of 35 cm2. A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 60 N on the piston. Determine the pressure inside the cylinder. (12 marks) a. 138.4 kPa b 147 kPa e. 127.8 kPa d. 131.2 kPae. 125 kPa
Thermodynamics question Initially, 0.05kg of air is contained in a piston cylinder device at 200 °C and 1.6 MPa. The air then expands at constant temperature to a pressure of 0.4 MPa. Assume the process occurs slowly enough that the acceleration of the piston can be neglected. The ambient pressure is 101.35kPa. (i) Determine the work (kJ) performed bt the air in the cylinder on the piston. (ii) Determine the work (kJ) performed by the piston on the ambient environment....
Water is contained in a piston-cylinder device, where the piston can move in order to maintain a constant pressure of 300 kPa. Initially, the temperature of the water is 200 degrees Celcius. Heat is removed from the water until it reaches a quality of 0.1. Find the amount of heat transfer to achieve this, in kJ/kg. Answer value in kj/kg
2. A piston-cylinder device maintain a constant pressure of 800 kPa while containing 20 kg of saturated water vapor. The system is heated with a resistance heater for 10 min at a current of 8 A at the standard wall voltage of 120 V. In that time, 3.2 kJ of heat is lost through the walls. What is the temperature at the heated state? 3 5-18E Hydrogen is contained in a piston-cylinder device at 14.7 psia and 15 ft. At...
As shown in the figure below, 0.5 kg of water is contained within a piston-cylinder assembly at 100°C. The piston has a mass of 90 kg and is free to move smoothly in the cylinder. The local atmospheric pressure and acceleration of gravity are 100 kPa and 9.81 m/s2, respectively. g=9.81 m/s2 Patm = 100 kPa Piston Water at 100°C A = 0.01 m2 For the water, determine the pressure, in kPa, and volume, in cm?