Question: Consider a 35-L evacuated rigid bottle

> A glass bottle washing facility uses a well-agitated hot water bath at 50°C that is placed on the ground. The bottles enter at a rate of 450 per minute at an ambient temperature of 20°C and leave at the water temperature. Each bottle has a mass of 150 g

> A refrigeration system is being designed to cool eggs (ρ = 67.4 lbm/ft3 and cp = 0.80 Btu/lbm·°F) with an average mass of 0.14 lbm from an initial temperature of 90°F to a final average temperature of 50°F by air at 34°F at a rate of 3000 eggs per hour.

> Repeat Prob. 6–143 assuming that the heat gain of the chiller is negligible. Data from Prob. 6-143: Chickens with an average mass of 2.2 kg and average specific heat of 3.54 kJ/kg·°C are to be cooled by chilled water that enters a continuous-flow-type i

> Chickens with an average mass of 2.2 kg and average specific heat of 3.54 kJ/kg·°C are to be cooled by chilled water that enters a continuous-flow-type immersion chiller at 0.5°C. Chickens are dropped into the chiller at a uniform temperature of 15°C at

> Determine the power input for a compressor that compresses helium from 110 kPa and 20°C to 400 kPa and 200°C. Helium enters this compressor through a 0.1-m2 pipe at a velocity of 7 m/s.

> An ideal gas expands in an adiabatic turbine from 1200 K and 900 kPa to 800 K. Determine the turbine inlet volume flow rate of the gas, in m3/s, required to produce turbine work output at the rate of 650 kW. The average values of the specific heats for t

> Cold water enters a steam generator at 20°C and leaves as saturated vapor at 200°C. Determine the fraction of heat used in the steam generator to preheat the liquid water from 20°C to the saturation temperature of 200°C.

> A mercury manometer (ρ = 13,600 kg/m3) is connected to an air duct to measure the pressure inside. The difference in the manometer levels is 30 mm, and the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa. (a) Judging from Fig. P2–48, determ

> A hair dryer is basically a duct of constant diameter in which a few layers of electric resistors are placed. A small fan pulls the air in and forces it through the resistors where it is heated. If the density of air is 1.20 kg/m3 at the inlet and 0.95 k

> In large gas-turbine power plants, air is preheated by the exhaust gases in a heat exchanger called the regenerator before it enters the combustion chamber. Air enters the regenerator at 1 MPa and 550 K at a mass flow rate of 800 kg/min. Heat is trans

> In large steam power plants, the feedwater is frequently heated in a closed feedwater heater by using steam extracted from the turbine at some stage. Steam enters the feedwater heater at 1 MPa and 200°C and leaves as saturated liquid at the same pressure

> Steam at 40°C condenses on the outside of a 5-m-long, 3-cm-diameter thin horizontal copper tube by cooling water that enters the tube at 25°C at an average velocity of 2 m/s and leaves at 35°C. Determine the rate of conde

> Consider a heat exchanger that uses hot air to heat cold water. Air enters this heat exchanger at 20 psia and 200°F at a rate of 100 ft3/min and leaves at 17 psia and 100°F. Water enters this unit at 20 psia and 50°F at a

> Steam enters a nozzle with a low velocity at 150°C and 200 kPa, and leaves as a saturated vapor at 75 kPa. There is a heat transfer from the nozzle to the surroundings in the amount of 26 kJ for every kilogram of steam flowing through the nozzle. Determi

> Steam enters a long, insulated pipe at 1200 kPa, 250°C, and 4 m/s, and exits at 1000 kPa. The diameter of the pipe is 0.15 m at the inlet, and 0.1 m at the exit. Calculate the mass flow rate of the steam and its speed at the pipe outlet.

> A fan is powered by a 0.5-hp motor and delivers air at a rate of 85 m3/min. Determine the highest value for the average velocity of air mobilized by the fan. Take the density of air to be 1.18 kg/m3.

> A 110-V electric water heater warms 0.1 L/s of water from 18 to 30°C. Calculate the current in amperes that must be supplied to this heater.

> Nitrogen gas flows through a long, constant-diameter adiabatic pipe. It enters at 100 psia and 120°F and leaves at 50 psia and 70°F. Calculate the velocity of the nitrogen at the pipe’s inlet and outlet.

> A manometer is used to measure the air pressure in a tank. The fluid used has a specific gravity of 1.25, and the differential height between the two arms of the manometer is 28 in. If the local atmospheric pressure is 12.7 psia, determine the absolute p

> Refrigerant-134a enters an adiabatic compressor at 15 psia and 20°F with a volume flow rate of 10 ft3/s and leaves at a pressure of 100 psia. The power input to the compressor is 45 hp. Find (a) the mass flow rate of the refrigerant and (b) th

> A desktop computer is to be cooled by a fan whose flow rate is 0.34 m3/min. Determine the mass flow rate of air through the fan at an elevation of 3400 m where the air density is 0.7 kg/m3. Also, if the average velocity of air is not to exceed 110 m/min,

> A steam turbine operates with 1.6 MPa and 350°C steam at its inlet and saturated vapor at 30°C at its exit. The mass flow rate of the steam is 22 kg/s, and the turbine produces 12,350 kW of power. Determine the rate at which heat is

> An air compressor compresses 15 L/s of air at 120 kPa and 20°C to 800 kPa and 300°C while consuming 6.2 kW of power. How much of this power is being used to increase the pressure of the air versus the power needed to move the fluid through the compressor

> Water is boiled at 100°C electrically by a 3-kW resistance wire. Determine the rate of evaporation of water.

> Air at 4.18 kg/m3 enters a nozzle that has an inlet-to exit area ratio of 2:1 with a velocity of 120 m/s and leaves with a velocity of 380 m/s. Determine the density of air at the exit.

> Helium steadily enters a pipe with a mass flow rate of 8 kg/s at 427°C and 100 kPa and leaves the pipe at 27°C. The pressure during the process is constant at 100 kPa. (a) Determine the heat transfer for the process, in kW. (b) Determine the volume flow

> A long roll of 1-m-wide and 0.5-cm-thick 1-Mn manganese steel plate (ρ = 7854 kg/m3) coming off a furnace is to be quenched in an oil bath to a specified temperature. If the metal sheet is moving at a steady velocity of 1 0 m/min, determine th

> Underground water is being pumped into a pool whose cross section is 6 m × 9 m while water is discharged through a 7-cm-diameter orifice at a constant average velocity of 4 m/s. If the water level in the pool rises at a rate of 2.5 cm/min, determine the

> Repeat Prob. 6–121E when the supply line carries oxygen at 300 psia and 450°F. Data from Prob. 6-121E: The weighted piston of the device shown in Fig. P6–121E maintains the pressure of the piston cylinder c

> A manometer containing oil (ρ = 850 kg/m3) is attached to a tank filled with air. If the oil-level difference between the two columns is 80 cm and the atmospheric pressure is 98 kPa, determine the absolute pressure of the air in the tank.

> The weighted piston of the device shown in Fig. P6–121E maintains the pressure of the piston cylinder contents at 200 psia. Initially, this system contains no mass. The valve is now opened, and steam from the line flows into the cylinde

> A piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.6 kg of steam with a volume of 0.1 m3. The mass of the piston is such that it maintains a constant pressure of 800 kPa. The cylinder is connected through a valve to a supply line that carrie

> Water enters the constant 130-mm inside-diameter tubes of a boiler at 7 MPa and 65°C and leaves the tubes at 6 MPa and 450°C with a velocity of 80 m/s. Calculate the velocity of the water at the tube inlet and the inlet volume flow rate.

> A vertical piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.01 m3 of steam at 200°C. The mass of the frictionless piston is such that it maintains a constant pressure of 500 kPa inside. Now steam at 1 MPa and 350°C is allowed to enter the cylinder from a supp

> A vertical piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.25 m3 of air at 600 kPa and 300°C. A valve connected to the cylinder is now opened, and air is allowed to escape until three quarters of the mass leaves the cylinder, at

> A vertical piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.2 m3 of air at 20°C. The mass of the piston is such that it maintains a constant pressure of 300 kPa inside. Now a valve connected to the cylinder is opened, and air is allowed to escape until the vo

> An insulated 0.15-m3 tank contains helium at 3 MPa and 130°C. A valve is now opened, allowing some helium to escape. The valve is closed when one-half of the initial mass has escaped. Determine the final temperature and pressure in the tank.

> A balloon initially contains 40 m3 of helium gas at atmospheric conditions of 100 kPa and 17°C. The balloon is connected by a valve to a large reservoir that supplies helium gas at 125 kPa and 25°C. Now the valve is opened, and heli

> The air-release flap on a hot-air balloon is used to release hot air from the balloon when appropriate. On one hot-air balloon, the air release opening has an area of 0.5 m2, and the filling opening has an area of 1 m2. During a two-minute adiabatic flig

> A 0.3-m3 rigid tank is filled with saturated liquid water at 200°C. A valve at the bottom of the tank is opened, and liquid is withdrawn from the tank. Heat is transferred to the water such that the temperature in the tank remains constant. De

> Reconsider Prob. 2–44. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the manometer fluid density in the range of 800 to 13,000 kg/m3 on the differential fluid height of the manometer. Plot the differential fluid height against t

> A 0.05-m3 rigid tank initially contains refrigerant-134a at 0.8 MPa and 100 percent quality. The tank is connected by a valve to a supply line that carries refrigerant-134a at 1.2 MPa and 40°C. Now the valve is opened, and the refrigerant is allowed to e

> Oxygen is supplied to a medical facility from ten 1.5-ft3 compressed oxygen tanks. Initially, these tanks are at 1500 psia and 80°F. The oxygen is removed from these tanks slowly enough that the temperature in the tanks remains at 80°F. After two weeks,

> An air-conditioning system is to be filled from a rigid container that initially contains 5 kg of liquid R-134a at 24°C. The valve connecting this container to the air-conditioning system is now opened until the mass in the container is 0.25 k

> Air enters a nozzle steadily at 2.21 kg/m3 and 40 m/s and leaves at 0.762 kg/m3 and 180 m/s. If the inlet area of the nozzle is 90 cm2, determine (a) the mass flow rate through the nozzle, and (b) the exit area of the nozzle.

> A 4-L pressure cooker has an operating pressure of 175 kPa. Initially, one-half of the volume is filled with liquid and the other half with vapor. If it is desired that the pressure cooker not run out of liquid water for 75 min, determine the highest rat

> A 3-ft3 rigid tank initially contains saturated water vapor at 300°F. The tank is connected by a valve to a supply line that carries steam at 200 psia and 400°F. Now the valve is opened, and steam is allowed to enter the tank. Heat transfer takes place w

> A 0.2-m3 rigid tank equipped with a pressure regulator contains steam at 2 MPa and 300°C. The steam in the tank is now heated. The regulator keeps the steam pressure constant by letting out some steam, but the temperature inside rises. Determine the amou

> A 2-m3 rigid tank initially contains air at 100 kPa and 22°C. The tank is connected to a supply line through a valve. Air is flowing in the supply line at 600 kPa and 22°C. The valve is opened, and air is allowed to enter the tank u

> A 2-m3 rigid insulated tank initially containing saturated water vapor at 1 MPa is connected through a valve to a supply line that carries steam at 400°C. Now the valve is opened, and steam is allowed to flow slowly into the tank until the pre

> Both a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas tank to measure its pressure. If the reading on the pressure gage is 80 kPa, determine the distance between the two fluid levels of the manometer if the fluid is (a) mercury (ρ = 13,600 kg/m3)

> A rigid, insulated tank that is initially evacuated is connected through a valve to a supply line that carries steam at 4 MPa. Now the valve is opened, and steam is allowed to flow into the tank until the pressure reaches 4 MPa, at which point the valve

> An insulated rigid tank is initially evacuated. A valve is opened, and atmospheric air at 95 kPa and 17°C enters the tank until the pressure in the tank reaches 95 kPa, at which point the valve is closed. Determine the final temperature of the air in the

> Air enters the duct of an air-conditioning system at 15 psia and 50°F at a volume flow rate of 450 ft3/min. The diameter of the duct is 10 in, and heat is transferred to the air in the duct from the surroundings at a rate of 2 Btu/s. Determine (a) the ve

> Reconsider Prob. 6–99. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the exit cross sectional area of the hair dryer on the exit velocity. Let the exit area vary from 25 to 75 cm2. Plot the exit velocity against the exit cross-s

> A 2-m3 rigid tank initially contains air whose density is 1.18 kg/m3. The tank is connected to a high-pressure supply line through a valve. The valve is opened, and air is allowed to enter the tank until the density in the tank rises to 5.30 kg/m3. Deter

> Name four physical quantities that are conserved and two quantities that are not conserved during a process.

> A mass of 12 kg of saturated refrigerant-134a vapor is contained in a piston–cylinder device at 240 kPa. Now 300 kJ of heat is transferred to the refrigerant at constant pressure while a 110-V source supplies current to a resistor withi

> A mass of 3 kg of saturated liquid–vapor mixture of water is contained in a piston–cylinder device at 160 kPa. Initially, 1 kg of the water is in the liquid phase and the rest is in the vapor phase. Heat is now transfe

> A well-insulated, rigid vessel contains 3 kg of saturated liquid water at 40°C. The vessel also contains an electrical resistor that draws 10 A when 50 V are applied. Determine the final temperature in the vessel after the resistor has been operating for

> Nitrogen at 100 kPa and 25°C in a rigid vessel is heated until its pressure is 300 kPa. Calculate the work done and the heat transferred during this process, in kJ/kg.

> The piston of a vertical piston–cylinder device containing a gas has a mass of 60 kg and a cross sectional area of 0.04 m2, as shown in Fig. P2–43. The local atmospheric pressure is 0.97 bar, and the gravitational acce

> Air is expanded in a polytropic process with n = 1.2 from 1 MPa and 400°C to 110 kPa in a piston–cylinder device. Determine the final temperature of the air.

> Air in the amount of 2 lbm is contained in a well-insulated, rigid vessel equipped with a stirring paddle wheel. The initial state of this air is 30 psia and 60°F. How much work, in Btu, must be transferred to the air with the paddle wheel to

> A mass of 0.2 kg of saturated refrigerant-134a is contained in a piston–cylinder device at 200 kPa. Initially, 75 percent of the mass is in the liquid phase. Now heat is transferred to the refrigerant at constant pressure until the cylinder contains vapo

> Consider a piston–cylinder device that contains 0.5 kg air. Now heat is transferred to the air at constant pressure and the air temperature increases by 5°C. Determine the expansion work done during this process.

> A rigid tank contains a gas mixture with a specific heat of cv = 0.748 kJ/kg·K. The mixture is cooled from 200 kPa and 200°C until its pressure is 100 kPa. Determine the heat transfer during this process, in kJ/kg.

> The temperature of air changes from 0 to 10°C while its velocity changes from zero to a final velocity, and its elevation changes from zero to a final elevation. At which values of final air velocity and final elevation will the internal, kinetic, and po

> A frictionless piston–cylinder device contains 16 lbm of superheated water vapor at 40 psia and 600°F. Steam is now cooled at constant pressure until 70 percent of it, by mass, condenses. Determine the work done during this process.

> Consider a classroom that is losing heat to the outdoors at a rate of 12,000 kJ/h. If there are 40 students in class, each dissipating sensible heat at a rate of 84 W, determine if it is necessary to turn the heater in the classroom on to prevent the roo

> Which of two gases—neon or air—produces more work when expanded from P1 to P2 in a closed system polytropic process with n = 1.2?

> Which of two gases—neon or air—requires less work when compressed in a closed system from P1 to P2 using a polytropic process with n = 1.5?

> Reconsider Prob. 2–41. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the spring force in the range of 0 to 500 N on the pressure inside the cylinder. Plot the pressure against the spring force, and discuss the results. Data fro

> If you ever slapped someone or got slapped yourself, you probably remember the burning sensation. Imagine you had the unfortunate occasion of being slapped by an angry person, which caused the temperature of the affected area of your face to rise by 2.4°

> Reconsider Prob. 5–84. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the mass of the heat sink on the maximum device temperature. Let the mass of the heat sink vary from 0 to 1 kg. Plot the maximum temperature against the mass of the heat sink, a

> An electronic device dissipating 25 W has a mass of 20 g and a specific heat of 850 J/kg·°C. The device is lightly used, and it is on for 5 min and then off for several hours, during which it cools to the ambient temperature of 25°C. Determine the highes

> Long cylindrical steel rods (ρ = 7833 kg/m3 and cp = 0.465 kJ/kg·°C) of 8 cm diameter are heat treated by drawing them at a velocity of 2 m/min through an oven maintained at 900°C. If the rods enter the oven at 30°C and leave at a mean temperature of 500

> In a production facility, 1.6-in-thick 2-ft × 2-ft square brass plates (ρ = 532.5 lbm/ft3 and cp = 0.091 Btu/lbm·°F) that are initially at a uniform temperature of 75°F are heated by passing the

> Stainless steel ball bearings (ρ = 8085 kg/m3 and cp = 0.480 kJ/kg·°C) having a diameter of 1.2 cm are to be quenched in water at a rate of 800 per minute. The balls leave the oven at a uniform temperature of 900°C and are exposed to air at 25°C for a wh

> Consider a 1000-W iron whose base plate is made of 0.5-cm-thick aluminum alloy 2024-T6 (ρ = 2770 kg/m3 and cp = 875 J/kg·°C). The base plate has a surface area of 0.03 m2. Initially, the iron is in thermal equilibrium

> A mass of 5 kg of saturated water vapor at 150 kPa is heated at constant pressure until the temperature reaches 200°C. Calculate the work done by the steam during this process.

> An ordinary egg can be approximated as a 5.5-cm-diameter sphere. The egg is initially at a uniform temperature of 8°C and is dropped into boiling water at 97°C. Taking the properties of the egg to be ρ = 1020 kg/m3 and cp = 3.32 kJ/kg·°C, determine how m

> During a picnic on a hot summer day, all the cold drinks disappear quickly, and the only available drinks are those at the ambient temperature of 85°F. In an effort to cool a 12-fluid-oz drink in a can, a person grabs the can and starts shaking it in the

> A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston–cylinder device. The piston has a mass of 3.2 kg and a cross-sectional area of 35 cm2. A compressed spring above the piston exerts a force of 150 N on the piston. If the atmospheric

> The state of liquid water is changed from 50 psia and 50°F to 2000 psia and 100°F. Determine the change in the internal energy and enthalpy of water on the basis of the (a) compressed liquid tables, (b) incompressible substance approximation and property

> A 1-kg block of iron is heated from 25 to 75°C. What is the change in the iron’s total internal energy and enthalpy?

> A piston–cylinder device, whose piston is resting on a set of stops, initially contains 3 kg of air at 200 kPa and 27°C. The mass of the piston is such that a pressure of 400 kPa is required to move it. Heat is now transferred to the air until its volume

> A piston–cylinder device whose piston is resting on top of a set of stops initially contains 0.5 kg of helium gas at 100 kPa and 25°C. The mass of the piston is such that 500 kPa of pressure is required to raise it. How much heat must be transferred to t

> A spring-loaded piston–cylinder device contains 5 kg of helium as the system, as shown in Fig. P5–73. This system is heated from 100 kPa and 20°C to 800 kPa and 160°C. Determine the heat transferr

> A piston–cylinder device contains 4 kg of argon at 250 kPa and 35°C. During a quasi-equilibrium, isothermal expansion process, 15 kJ of boundary work is done by the system, and 3 kJ of paddle wheel work is done on the system. Determine the heat transfer

> Reconsider Prob. 5–70. Using appropriate software, plot the process described in the problem on a P-V diagram, and investigate the effect of the polytropic exponent n on the boundary work and heat transfer. Let the polytropic exponent vary from 1.0 to 1.

> A piston–cylinder device contains 2.2 kg of nitrogen initially at 100 kPa and 25°C. The nitrogen is now compressed slowly in a polytropic process during which PV1.3 = constant until the volume is reduced by one-half. Determine the work done and the heat

> A piston–cylinder device with a set of stops initially contains 0.6 kg of steam at 1.0 MPa and 400°C. The location of the stops corresponds to 40 percent of the initial volume. Now the steam is cooled. Determine the compressi

> A 3-ft3 adiabatic rigid container is divided into two equal volumes by a thin membrane, as shown in Fig. P5–69E. Initially, one of these chambers is filled with air at 100 psia and 100°F while the other chamber is evacuated.

> Solve Prob. 2–39 using appropriate software. Print out the entire solution, including the numerical results with proper units. Data from Prob. 2-39: The basic barometer can be used to measure the height of a building. If the barometric readings at the t

> How does the science of heat transfer differ from the science of thermodynamics?

> A mass of 15 kg of air in a piston–cylinder device is heated from 25 to 95°C by passing current through a resistance heater inside the cylinder. The pressure inside the cylinder is held constant at 300 kPa during the process,

> Air is contained in a variable-load piston–cylinder device equipped with a paddle wheel. Initially, air is at 400 kPa and 17°C. The paddle wheel is now turned by an external electric motor until 75 kJ/kg of work has been tran

> An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 100 L of air at 400 kPa and 25°C. A paddle wheel within the cylinder is rotated until 15 kJ of work is done on the air while the pressure is held constant. Determine the final temperature of the air. Neglect t

> Argon is compressed in a polytropic process with n = 1.2 from 120 kPa and 10°C to 800 kPa in a piston–cylinder device. Determine the work produced and heat transferred during this compression process, in kJ/kg.