Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: Reconsider Prob. 2–72. Using appropriate software, investigate

Reconsider Prob. 2–72. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the number of people carried in the balloon on acceleration. Plot the acceleration against the number of...

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Q: A completely reversible refrigerator is driven by a 10-kW compressor

A completely reversible refrigerator is driven by a 10-kW compressor and operates with thermal energy reservoirs at 250 K and 300 K. Calculate the rate of cooling provided by this refrigerator.

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Q: An air-conditioning system operating on the reversed Carnot cycle is

An air-conditioning system operating on the reversed Carnot cycle is required to transfer heat from a house at a rate of 750 kJ/min to maintain its temperature at 24°C. If the outdoor air temperature...

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Q: A heat pump operates on a Carnot heat pump cycle with a

A heat pump operates on a Carnot heat pump cycle with a COP of 12.5. It keeps a space at 24°C by consuming 2.15 kW of power. Determine the temperature of the reservoir from which the heat is absorbed...

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Q: An air-conditioning system is used to maintain a house at

An air-conditioning system is used to maintain a house at 70°F when the temperature outside is 100°F. The house is gaining heat through the walls and the windows at a rate of 800 Btu/min, and the heat...

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Q: A Carnot refrigerator absorbs heat from a space at 15°C

A Carnot refrigerator absorbs heat from a space at 15°C at a rate of 16,000 kJ/h and rejects heat to a reservoir at 36°C. Determine the COP of the refrigerator, the power input i...

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Q: A completely reversible refrigerator operates between thermal energy reservoirs at 450 R

A completely reversible refrigerator operates between thermal energy reservoirs at 450 R and 540 R. How many kilowatts of power are required for this device to produce a 15,000-Btu/h cooling effect?

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Q: A Carnot refrigerator operates in a room in which the temperature is

A Carnot refrigerator operates in a room in which the temperature is 25°C. The refrigerator consumes 500 W of power when operating and has a COP of 4.5. Determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the...

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Q: Does a cycle for which ∮ δQ > 0 violate the Clausius

Does a cycle for which ∮ δQ > 0 violate the Clausius inequality? Why?

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Q: A piston–cylinder device contains helium gas. During a reversible

A piston–cylinder device contains helium gas. During a reversible, isothermal process, the entropy of the helium will (never, sometimes, always) increase.

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