Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: Is an isothermal process necessarily internally reversible? Explain your answer with

Is an isothermal process necessarily internally reversible? Explain your answer with an example.

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Q: Two lbm of water at 300 psia fill a weighted piston–

Two lbm of water at 300 psia fill a weighted piston–cylinder device whose volume is 2.5 ft3. The water is then heated at constant pressure until the temperature reaches 500°F. Determine the resulting...

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Q: A well-insulated rigid tank contains 3 kg of a saturated

A well-insulated rigid tank contains 3 kg of a saturated liquid–vapor mixture of water at 200 kPa. Initially, three-quarters of the mass is in the liquid phase. An electric resistanc...

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Q: Reconsider Prob. 2–84E. Using appropriate software, plot

Reconsider Prob. 2–84E. Using appropriate software, plot the equivalent wind chill temperatures in °F as a function of wind velocity in the range of 4 to 40 mph for the ambient temperatures of 20, 40,...

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Q: Using the relation dS = (δQ/T)int rev

Using the relation dS = (δQ/T)int rev for the definition of entropy, calculate the change in the specific entropy of R-134a as it is heated at a constant pressure of 200 kPa from a saturated liquid to...

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Q: The radiator of a steam heating system has a volume of 20

The radiator of a steam heating system has a volume of 20 L and is filled with superheated water vapor at 200 kPa and 150°C. At this moment both the inlet and the exit valves to the radiator are close...

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Q: A rigid tank is divided into two equal parts by a partition

A rigid tank is divided into two equal parts by a partition. One part of the tank contains 2.5 kg of compressed liquid water at 400 kPa and 60°C while the other part is evacuated. The parti...

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Q: An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 0.05 m3 of

An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 0.05 m3 of saturated refrigerant-134a vapor at 0.8 MPa pressure. The refrigerant is now allowed to expand in a reversible manner until th...

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Q: Reconsider Prob. 8–35. Using appropriate software, evaluate

Reconsider Prob. 8–35. Using appropriate software, evaluate and plot the work done by the refrigerant as a function of final pressure as it varies from 0.8 to 0.4 MPa. Compare the wo...

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Q: An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 5 L of saturated liquid

An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 5 L of saturated liquid water at a constant pressure of 150 kPa. An electric resistance heater inside the cylinder is now turned on, and 1700 kJ of energy...

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