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ME 113: THERMODYNAMICS
(Section 2)

Spring 2009

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Assignment #2

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HW #2 Solution

#3-6C: Why are the temperature and pressure dependent properties in the saturated mixture region?
Answer: It is because, one cannot be varied while holding the other constant. In other words, when one changes, so
does the other one.

#3-14C: Does the amount of heat absorbed as I kg of saturated liquid water boils at 100 oC have to be equal to the
amount of heat released as I kg of saturated vapor condenses at 100 oC?

Answer: Yes. Otherwise we can create energy by alternately vaporizing and condensing a substance.

#3-27: Solution

T, C P, kPa h, kJ / kg x Phase description

120.21 200 2045.8 0.7 Saturated mixture
140 361.53 1800 0.565 Saturated mixture
177.66 950 752.74 0.0 Saturated liquid
80 500 335.37 --- Compressed liquid
350.0 800 3162.2 --- Superheated vapor

#3-30E: Solution

T, F P, psia h, Btu / lbm x Phase description

65.89 80 78 0.566 Saturated mixture
15 29.759 69.92 0.6 Saturated mixture
10 70 15.35 --- Compressed liquid
160 180 129.46 --- Superheated vapor
110 161.16 117.23 1.0 Saturated vapor

#3-31: A piston-cylinder device contains 0.85 kg of refrigerant-134a at  10 oC. The piston that is free to move has a
mass of 12 kg and a diameter of 25 cm. The local atmospheric pressure is 88 kPa. Now, heat is transferred to
refrigerant  134a until the temperature is 15 oC. Determine (a) the final pressure, (b) the change in the volume of the
cylinder, and (c) the change in the enthalpy of the refrigerant  134a.
Solution

Analysis (a) The final pressure is equal to the initial pressure, which is determined from
mpg (12 kg)(9.81 m/s 2 )  1 kN 
P2  P1  Patm   88 kPa   2 
 90.4 kPa
 D 2 /4 (0.25 m) /4  1000 kg.m/s 
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(b) The specific volume and enthalpy of R-134a at the initial state of 90.4 kPa and -10C and at the final state of 90.4
kPa and 15C are (from EES)
v1 = 0.2302 m3/kg h1 = 247.76 kJ/kg
v 2 = 0.2544 m3/kg h2 = 268.16 kJ/kg
The initial and the final volumes and the volume change are R-134a Q
0.85 kg
10C

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V1  mv 1  (0.85 kg)(0.2302 m 3 /kg)  0.1957 m 3
V 2  mv 2  (0.85 kg)(0.2544 m 3 /kg)  0.2162 m 3
V  0.2162  0.1957  0.0205 m 3
(c) The total enthalpy change is determined from
H  m(h2  h1 )  (0.85 kg)(268.16  247.76) kJ/kg  17.4 kJ/kg

#3-68: 100 grams of R-134a initially fill a weighted piston cylinder device at 60 kPa and  20 oC. The device is then
heated until the temperature is 100 oC. Determine the change in the device’s volume as a result of the heating.

Solution:
A piston-cylinder device that is filled with R-134a is heated. The volume change is to be determined.
Analysis The initial specific volume is
P1  60 kPa 
 v 1  0.33608 m /kg (Table A - 13)
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T1  20C  R-134a
and the initial volume is 60 kPa
-20C
V 1  mv 1  (0.100 kg)(0.33608 m 3 /kg)  0.033608 m 3
100 g
At the final state, we have
P2  60 kPa  P
 v 2  0.50410 m /kg (Table A - 13)
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T2  100C 

V 2  mv 2  (0.100 kg)(0.50410 m 3 /kg)  0.050410 m 3 1 2

The volume change is then
V  V 2 V 1  0.050410  0.033608  0.0168 m 3
v
#3-80: A 1-m3 tank containing air at 25 oC and 500 kPa is connected through a valve to another tankcontaining 5 kg of
air at 35 oC and 200 kPa. Now the valve is opened, and the entire system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with
the surroundings, which are at 20 oC. Determine the volume of the second tank and the final equilibrium pressure of air.

Solution:
 m RT  (5 kg)(0.287 kPa  m3/kg  K)(308 K)
V B   1 1    2.21 m 3
 P1  B 200 kPa
A B
 PV  (500 kPa)(1.0 m 3 )
m A   1    5.846 kg
 RT1  A (0.287 kPa  m /kg  K)(298 K)
3 Air Air
Thus,
V = 1 m3  m = 5 kg
T = 25C T = 35C
P = 500 kPa P = 200 kPa
V  V A  V B  1.0  2.21  3.21 m3
m  m A  mB  5.846  5.0  10.846 kg
Then the final equilibrium pressure becomes
mRT2 (10.846 kg)(0.287 kPa  m3 /kg  K)(293 K)
P2    284.1 kPa
V 3.21 m3