Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: Saturated water vapor at 400°F is heated at constant pressure

Saturated water vapor at 400°F is heated at constant pressure until its volume has doubled. Determine the final temperature using the ideal-gas equation of state, the compressibility charts, and the s...

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Q: What is the percentage of error involved in treating carbon dioxide at

What is the percentage of error involved in treating carbon dioxide at 5 MPa and 25°C as an ideal gas?

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Q: Complete the blank cells in the following table of properties of steam

Complete the blank cells in the following table of properties of steam. In the last column, describe the condition of steam as compressed liquid, saturated mixture, superheated vapor, or insufficient...

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Q: Complete the blank cells in the following table of properties of refrigerant

Complete the blank cells in the following table of properties of refrigerant-134a. In the last column, describe the condition of refrigerant-134a as compressed liquid, saturated mixture, superheated v...

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Q: Consider the flow of air through a wind turbine whose blades sweep

Consider the flow of air through a wind turbine whose blades sweep an area of diameter D (in m). The average air velocity through the swept area is V (in m/s). On the bases of the units of the quantit...

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Q: A rigid tank contains an ideal gas at 300 kPa and 600

A rigid tank contains an ideal gas at 300 kPa and 600 K. Now half of the gas is withdrawn from the tank and the gas is found at 100 kPa at the end of the process. Determine (a) the final temperature o...

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Q: Carbon dioxide gas at 3 MPa and 500 K flows steadily in

Carbon dioxide gas at 3 MPa and 500 K flows steadily in a pipe at a rate of 0.4 kmol/s. Determine (a) the volume and mass flow rates and the density of carbon dioxide at this state. If CO2 is cooled a...

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Q: The gage pressure of an automobile tire is measured to be 200

The gage pressure of an automobile tire is measured to be 200 kPa before a trip and 220 kPa after the trip at a location where the atmospheric pressure is 90 kPa. Assuming the volume of the tire remai...

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Q: A tank contains argon at 600°C and 200 kPa gage

A tank contains argon at 600°C and 200 kPa gage. The argon is cooled in a process by heat transfer to the surroundings such that the argon reaches a final equilibrium state at 300°C. Determine the fin...

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Q: The combustion in a gasoline engine may be approximated by a constant

The combustion in a gasoline engine may be approximated by a constant-volume heat addition process. The cylinder contains the air–fuel mixture before combustion and the combustion ga...

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