A thermodynamic cycle is shown below. Kinetic and potential energy effects can be ignored. Find the...
A gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a thermodynamic cycle consisting of three processes: Process 1-2: Constant volume V1 = 2 m3, p1 = 1 bar, to p2 = 3 bar, U2 – U1 = 400 kJ. Process 2-3: Constant pressure compression to V3 = 1 m3. Process 3-1: Adiabatic expansion, with W31 = 150 kJ. There are no significant changes in kinetic or potential energy. Determine the net work for the cycle, in kJ, and the heat transfers for...
A piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a cycle consisting of the following three processes: • Process 1-2: Compression with constant internal energy • Process 2-3: Constant-volume cooling to p3 = 100 kPa, V3 = 0.1 m3 • Process 3-1: Constant-pressure expansion with W31 = 12 kJ Sketch the cycle on a p-V diagram, labeling each of the states and indicating the process directions with arrows. If the work for the entire cycle is Wcycle = -20 kJ and changes in kinetic and potential energy are negligible,...
Problem 2 (25 points) gas expands in a piston-cylinder assembly from p1 8 bar, V 0.02 m to p2-2 bar. The relation between pressure and volume during the gas expansion process is p constant. The mass of the gas is 0.25 kg. If the specific internal energy of the gas decreases by 40 kJ/kg during the process, determine the heat transfer, in kJ Kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible.
Problem 7 A system undergoes a thermodynamic cycle consisting of four processes in series. The table below provides some data, where the familiar sign convention for first-law analysis is adopted. The system is a closed system. Kinetic energy and potential energy effects can be neglected. a. Using first-law analysis and the energy balance for a cycle, find the missing values in the table. b. Determine whether the cycle is a power cycle or refrigeration cycle. c.Show that the net amount...
QUESTION 7 A piston-cylinder assembly contains 6kg of water that undergoes a series of processes to form a thermodynamic cycle. Process 1->2: Constant volume cooling from P:-3.0bar to p1.5bar and X-0.728 to Process 2-->3: Constant pressure expansion Process 3-1: Polytropic compression with pv2 constant to the initial state Kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible. To help organize given information and fix states 1 and 3, consider sketching a Pv diagram Evaluate the net heat transfer for the cycle in...
A piston-cylinder assembly contains propane, initially at 27 °C,
1 bar, and a volume of 0.2 m3 . The propane undergoes a process to
a final pressure of 6 bar, during which the pressure-volume
relationship is pV1.1 = constant. For the propane, evaluate the
work and heat transfer, each in kJ. Kinetic and potential energy
effects can be ignored.
Problem 10. A piston-cylinder assembly contains propane, initially at 27 'C, 1 bar, and a volume of 0.2 m2. The propane...
A gas contained within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes two processes, A and B, between the same end states, 1 and 2, where p1=10 bar, V1= 0.1 m3, U1=400 kJ and p2=1 bar, V2=1.0 m3, U2=200 kJ: Process A. Process from 1 to 2 during which the pressure-volume relation is p.V = constant. Process B: Constant-volume process from state 1 to a pressure of 2 bar, followed by a linear pressure-volume process to state 2 Kinetic and potential energy effects can be ignored. For...
(a) (i) For a power cycle, the heat transfers are Qin=60 kJ and Qout=40 kJ. Determine the net work, in kJ, and the thermal efficiency. (ii) A refrigeration cycle operates with a coefficient of performance β=1.5. For the cycle, Qout=500 kJ. Determine Qin and Wcyele each in kJ.(b) A gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a thermodynamic cycle consisting of three processes:Process 1-2: Compression with p V= constant, from p₁=1 bar, V₁=1.6 m³ to V₂=0.2 m³, U₂-U₁=0.Process 2-3: Constant pressure to...
Thermodynamics
2.56 A gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a thermo- dynamic cycle consisting of three processes: Process 1-2: Constant volume V1 m, pi bar, to p2 3 bar, U2- U400 kJ Process 2-3: Constant pressure expansion to V 2 m3 Process 3-1: Adiabatic compression, with W1120 kJ There are no significant changes in kinetic or potential energy. De- termine the net work for the cycle, in kJ, and the heat transfers for Processes 1-2 and 2-3, in kJ. Is...