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Consider a double-fluid manometer attached to an air pipe shown in Fig. P2–55. If the specific gravity of one fluid is 13.55, determine the specific gravity of the other fluid for th...
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Would you expect the temperature of air to drop as it undergoes a steady-flow throttling process? Explain.
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During a throttling process, the temperature of a fluid drops from 30 to –20°C. Can this process occur adiabatically?
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Someone claims, based on temperature measurements, that the temperature of a fluid rises during a throttling process in a well-insulated valve with negligible friction. How do you evaluate this claim?...
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Refrigerant-134a is throttled from the saturated liquid state at 700 kPa to a pressure of 160 kPa. Determine the temperature drop during this process and the final specific volume of the refrigerant....
See AnswerQ: A saturated liquid–vapor mixture of water, called wet steam
A saturated liquid–vapor mixture of water, called wet steam, in a steam line at 1500 kPa is throttled to 50 kPa and 100°C. What is the quality in the steam line?
See AnswerQ: An adiabatic capillary tube is used in some refrigeration systems to drop
An adiabatic capillary tube is used in some refrigeration systems to drop the pressure of the refrigerant from the condenser level to the evaporator level. The R-134a enters the capillary tube as a sa...
See AnswerQ: A well-insulated valve is used to throttle steam from 8
A well-insulated valve is used to throttle steam from 8 MPa and 350°C to 2 MPa. Determine the final temperature of the steam.
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Air enters a 16-cm-diameter pipe steadily at 200 kPa and 20°C with a velocity of 5 m/s. Air is heated as it flows, and it leaves the pipe at 180 kPa and 40°C. Determine (a) the v...
See AnswerQ: Reconsider Prob. 6–59. Using appropriate software, investigate
Reconsider Prob. 6–59. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the exit pressure of steam on the exit temperature after throttling. Let the exit pressure vary from 6 to 1 MPa. Plot the e...
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