Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: The energy content of a certain food is to be determined in

The energy content of a certain food is to be determined in a bomb calorimeter that contains 3 kg of water by burning a 2-g sample of it in the presence of 100 g of air in the reaction chamber. If the...

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Q: A 68-kg man whose average body temperature is 39°

A 68-kg man whose average body temperature is 39°C drinks 1 L of cold water at 3°C in an effort to cool down. Taking the average specific heat of the human body to be 3.6 kJ/kg·°C, determine the drop...

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Q: An insulated piston–cylinder device initially contains 1.8 kg

An insulated piston–cylinder device initially contains 1.8 kg of saturated liquid water at 120°C. Now an electric resistor placed in the cylinder is turned on for 10 min u...

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Q: Argon is compressed in a polytropic process with n = 1.

Argon is compressed in a polytropic process with n = 1.2 from 120 kPa and 30°C to 1200 kPa in a piston–cylinder device. Determine the final temperature of the argon.

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Q: An insulated rigid tank initially contains 1.4 kg of saturated

An insulated rigid tank initially contains 1.4 kg of saturated liquid water at 200°C and air. At this state, 25 percent of the volume is occupied by liquid water and the rest by air. Now an...

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Q: In order to cool 1 ton of water at 20°C

In order to cool 1 ton of water at 20°C in an insulated tank, a person pours 130 kg of ice at –5°C into the water. Determine the final equilibrium temperature in the tank. The melting temperature and...

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Q: A pressure gage connected to a tank reads 500 kPa at a

A pressure gage connected to a tank reads 500 kPa at a location where the atmospheric pressure is 94 kPa. Determine the absolute pressure in the tank.

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Q: A 0.3-L glass of water at 20°

A 0.3-L glass of water at 20°C is to be cooled with ice to 5°C. Determine how much ice needs to be added to the water, in grams, if the ice is at (a) 0°C and (b) –20°C. Also determine how much water w...

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Q: Reconsider Prob. 5–112. Using appropriate software, investigate

Reconsider Prob. 5–112. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the initial temperature of the ice on the final mass required. Let the ice temperature vary from –26 to 0°C. Plot the mass...

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Q: A well-insulated 3-m × 4-m ×

A well-insulated 3-m × 4-m × 6-m room initially at 7°C is heated by the radiator of a steam heating system. The radiator has a volume of 15 L and is filled with su...

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