Problem 1. 1 kg of air (assumed ideal gas) contained in a piston-cylinder assembly. The a...
Air contained in an insulated piston-cylinder assembly, initially at 8 bar, 377 °C and a volume of 0.60 m3, expands to a pressure of 2 bar. Model the air as an ideal gas with constant specific heats. a. Sketch process on a p-v and T-s diagram. Clearly indicate accessible states allowed by 2nd Law. T V b. Determine the maximum work of the expanding air (both magnitude and direction). Justify using the laws of thermodynamics. c. If the actual work...
5. (a)Consider adiabatic compression of 2 kg of air in a piston-cylinder assembly from 1 bar and 330 K (State 1) to 14 bar and 700 K (State 2). Air can be considered an ideal gas at these conditions and molecular weight of air is 28.97 kg/kmol. Find the entropy of air in State 1 and State 2. Using the entropy balance equation for a closed system calculate the entropy generation (kJ/K) during the compression process. (b) If entropy decreases...
One kg of air is in a piston-cylinder assembly. Air is modeled as an ideal gas with a constant specific heat ratio, k = 1.4. The air undergoes a power cycle consisting of four processes in series: Process 1-2: Constant-temperature expansion at 600 K from P, = 0.5 MPa to P2 = 0.4 MPa Process 2-3: Polytropic expansion with n=k to P; - 0.3 MPa Process 3-4: Constant-pressure compression to V4-V Process 4-1: Constant-volume heating. (a) Sketch the cycle on...
Air contained in a piston-cylinder assembly, initially at 2 bar, 200 K, and a volume of 1 L, undergoes a process to a final state where the pressure is 8 bar and the volume is 2 L During the process, the pressure-volume relationship is linear. Assuming the ideal gas model for the air, determine the work and heat transfer, each in kJ. 4. Air contained in a piston-cylinder assembly, initially at 2 bar, 200 K, and a volume of 1...
1.Water vapor contained in a piston–cylinder assembly undergoes an isothermal expansion at 277°C from a pressure of 5.1 bar to a pressure of 2.7 bar. Evaluate the work, in kJ/kg. 2.Nitrogen (N2) contained in a piston–cylinder arrangement, initially at 9.3 bar and 437 K, undergoes an expansion to a final temperature of 300 K, during which the pressure–volume relationship is pV1.1 = constant. Assuming the ideal gas model for the N2, determine the heat transfer in kJ/kg. 3.Argon contained in...
PROBLEM-4 (50%) One kg of air is in a piston-cylinder assembly. Air is modeled as an ideal gas with a constant specific heat ratio, k = 1.4. The air undergoes a power cycle consisting of four processes in series: Process 1-2: Constant-temperature expansion at 600 K from P1 = 0.5 MPa to P2 = 0.4 MPa Process 2–3: Polytropic expansion with n=k to P3 = 0.3 MPa Process 3–4: Constant-pressure compression to V4 = V1 Process 4–1: Constant-volume heating. (a)...
QUESTION 6 A 56.6 kg piston sits above a gas contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly. The area of the piston face is 0.1 m2. The gas undergoes a process from state 1 to state 2 defined by the following diagram and given properties. Determine the work (kl) done by the gas. Note that the piston is free floating (no friction). 8 - 9.81 m/s2 Patm - 100 kPa V1 = 1.8 m V2 = 2.5 m2 Gas
A gas contained in a piston cylinder assembly undergoes a process from state 1 to state 2 defined by the following relationship and given properties. Determine the heat transfer in kilojoules (k) to the system. Note: Carry five decimal places in all your calculations. p"V1.26 = constant E1 533.7 kj P1 348.2 kPa V1 2 m3 E2 511.7 kj P2 171.2 kPa Selected Answer: [None Given] Correct Answer: 343.00 ± 5%
A piston-cylinder assembly contains air modeled as an ideal gas with a constant specific heat ratio, k = 1.4. The air undergoes a power cycle consisting of four processes in series: Process 1-2: Constant-temperature expansion at 600 K from p1 = 0.5 MPa to p2 = 0.4 MPa. Process 2-3: Polutropic expansion with n = k to p3 = 0.3 MPa. Process 3-4: Constant-pressure compression to V4 = V1. Process 4-1: Constant volume heating. Sketch the cycle on a p-v...
QUESTION 11 10 points A gas contained in a piston cylinder assembly undergoes a process from state 1 to state 2 defined by the following relationship and given properties. Determine the heat transfer in kilojoules (k) to the system. Note: Carry five decimal places in all your calculations p*v1.33 - constant E1 -528.3 k P1 = 125.3 kPa v1 = 1 m3 E2 = 515.5 P2 219.6 kPa