As shown in the figure below, 0.5 kg of water is contained within a piston-cylinder assembly...
A piston-cylinder assembly contains 0.5 kg of water. Initially, the piston is resting against the stops when the water pressure and temperature are 1.00 bar and 125 degrees celsius, respectively. The piston has a mass of 50 kg and face area of 0.01 m^2; local atmospheric pressure is 1.01 bar; local gravitational acceleration is 9.81 m/s^2. 1. What water pressure would be required to lift the piston from the stops? 2. If the initial specific internal energy is 2544.86 kJ/kg,...
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
Air contained within a vertical piston-cylinder assembly is shown in Figure 1. On its top, the 10-kg piston is attached to a spring and exposed to an atmospheric pressure of 1 bar. Initially, the bottom of the piston is at x = 0, and the spring exerts a negligible force on the piston. The valve is opened and air enters the cylinder from the supply line, causing the volume of the air within the cylinder...
As shown in the figure below, a gas contained within a piston-cylinder assembly, initially at a volume of 0.1 m3, undergoes a constant-pressure expansion at p 2 bar to a final volume of V2 0.2 m3, while being slowly heated through the base. The change in internal energy of the gas is 0.25 kJ. The piston and cylinder walls are fabricated from heat-resistant material, and the piston moves smoothly in the cylinder. The local atmospheric pressure is 1 bar. Piston-...
Problem 2. As shown in the figure, a gas contained within a piston-cylinder assembly, initially at a volume of 0.1 m3, undergoes a constant-pressure expansion at 2 bar to a final volume of 0.12 m3, while being slowly heated through the base. The change in internal energy of the gas is 0.25 kJ. The piston and cylinder walls are fabricated fronm heat-resistant material, and the piston moves smoothly in the cylinder. The local atmospheric pressure is 1 bar. (a) For...
Problem 2.054 SI The figure below shows a gas contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly, where D = 15 cm. A vertical shaft whose cross-sectional area is 0.8 cm is attached to the top of the piston. The total mass of the piston and shaft is 25 kg. While the gas is slowly heated, the internal energy of the gas increases by 0.1 k), the potential energy of the piston-shaft combination increases by 0.2 k), and a force of F...
Patm 100 kPa 1 kg of water is contained in a frictionless piston cylinder device fitted with two stops. The mass of the piston is 50 kg and the system is open to the atmosphere with Ptm - 100 kPa. The initial temperature of the system Ti Tantal 105 'C and the initial volume V1 Vinitial 1 m3 When the piston reaches the second stop, the volume of the water is doubled (V4Vinal2 Vinitial). Heat is EE transferred between the...
Air contained within a piston-cylinder assembly is slowly heated. As shown below, during this process the pressure first varies linearly with volume and then remains constant. Determine the total work, in kJ. 5. Air contained in a piston-cylinder assembly is slowly heat pressure first varies linearly and then is constant. Determ 150 100 LPa 50 003 0.045 007 V(m) 7. Carbon dioxide gas contained within a piston-cy
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,...
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...