three kg of gas in a piston-cylinder assembly undergo a process during the relationship between pressure and specific volume is pv^0.5=constant. the process begins with p1=250kPa and V1=1.5m^3 and ends with p2=100kPa. determine the final specific volume,in m^3/kg. Plot the process on a graph of pressure versus specific volume.
three kg of gas in a piston-cylinder assembly undergo a process during the relationship between pressure...
A gas in a piston–cylinder assembly undergoes a process for which the relationship between pressure and volume is pV^n = constant. The initial pressure is 1 bar, the initial volume is 0.13 m^3, and the final pressure is 9 bar. The value of the polytropic exponent is n = 1.2. Determine the final volume, in m^3, and the work for the process, in kJ.
A gas undergoes a process in a piston–cylinder assembly during which the pressure-specific volume relation is pv1.1 = constant. The mass of the gas is 0.4 lb and the following data are known: p1 = 160 lbf/in.2, V1 = 1 ft3, and p2 = 390 lbf/in.2 During the process, heat transfer from the gas is 2.1 Btu. Kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible. Determine the change in specific internal energy of the gas, in Btu/lb.
0.21 kg of a gas contained within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a constant pressure process at 4 bar beginning at v1 = 0.3 m3/kg. For the gas as the system, the moving boundary work is -18 kJ. Determine the initial and final volume of the gas, in m3.
4. A mass of 5 kg undergoes a process during which there is heat transfer from the mass at a rate of 6 kJ per kg, an elevation decrease of 34 m, and an increase in velocity from 13 m/s to 34 m/s. The specific internal energy decreases by 6 kJ/kg and the acceleration of gravity is constant at 9.7 m/s2. Determine the work for the process, in kJ. 5. A gas is compressed in a piston–cylinder assembly from p1...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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.