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Problem Set 1

1. (2-31 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Warm air is contained in a piston-cylinder assembly oriented horizontally
as shown. The air cools slowly from an initial volume of 0:003 m3 to a nal volume of 0:002 m3 . During
the process, the spring exerts a force that varies linearly from an initial value of 900 N to a nal value of
zero. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa, and the are of the piston face is 0:018 m2 . Friction between
the piston and the cylinder wall can be neglected. For the air, determine the initial and nal presures,
in kPa, and the work, in kJ. (p1 = 150 kPa, p2 = 100 kPa, W12 = 0:125 kJ)

2. (2-33 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Carbon monoxide gas (CO) contained within a piston-cylinder assembly
undergoes three processes in series:
Process 1-2: Expansion from p1 = 5 bar, V1 = 0:2 m3 , to V2 = 1 m3 , during which the pressurevolume relationship is pV = c, where c is a constant.
Process 2-3: Constant-volume heating from state 2 to state 3, where p3 = 5 bar.
Process 3-1: Constant-pressure compression to the initial state.
Sketch the processes in series on p-V co-ordinates and evaluate the work for each process, in kJ.
(W12 = 160:9 kJ, W23 = 400 kJ, W31 = 0 kJ)
3. (2-66 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Steam in a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a polytropic process with
n = 2, from an initial state where p1 = 500 lbf= in2 , v1 = 1:701 ft3 = lb, u1 = 1363:3 Btu= lb to a nal state
where u2 = 990:58 Btu= lb. During the process, there is a heat transfer from the steam of 342:9 Btu.
The mass of steam is 1:2 lb. Neglecting changes in kinetic and potential energies, determine the work,
in Btu, and the nal specic volume, in ft3 = lb. (W12 = 104:4 Btu, v2 = 3:8 ft3 = lb)
4. (2-68 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Air is contained in a vertical piston-cylinder assembly by a piston of mass
50 kg and having a face area of 0:01 m2 . The mass of the air is 5 g, and initially the air occupies a
volume of 5 l. The atmosphere exerts a pressure of 100 kPa on the top of the piston. The volume of
the air slowly decreases to 0:002 m3 as the specic internal energy of the air decreases by 260 kJ= kg.
Neglecting friction between the piston and the cylinder wall, determine the heat transfer to the air, in
kJ. (Q12 = 1:747 kJ)
5. (2-76 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a thermodynamic cycle
consisting of three processes:
Process 1-2: Constant volume, V = 0:028 m3 , U2

U1 = 26:4 kJ.

Process 2-3: Expansion with pV = const, U3 = U2 .

Process 3-1: Constant pressure, p = 1:4 bar, W31 =

10:5 kJ.

There are no signicant changes in kinetic or potential energies.

(a) Sketch the cycle on a p-V diagram.

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(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Calculate the net work for the cycle, in kJ. (Wnet = 8:28 kJ)
Calculate the heat transfer for process 2-3, in kJ. (Q23 = 18:78 kJ)
Calculate the heat transfer for process 3-1, in kJ. (Q31 = 36:9 kJ)
Is this a power cycle or a refrigeration cycle? (Power)

Problem Set 2

1. (3-6 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Determine the phase or phases in a system consisting of H2 O at the following
conditions and sketch p-v and T -v diagrams showing the location of each state.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

p = 5 bar, T = 151:9 C. (Saturated liquid, or saturated vapour, or saturated liquid and vapour)
p = 5 bar, T = 200 C. (Superheated vapour)
p = 2:5 MPa, T = 200 C. (Compressed liquid)
p = 4:8 bar, T = 160 C. (Superheated vapour)
p = 1 bar, T = 12 C. (Ice)

2. (3-24 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Water is contained in a closed, rigid, 0:2 m3 tank at an initial pressure
of 5 bar and a quality of 50%. Heat transfer occurs until the tank contains only saturated vapour.
Determine the nal mass of vapour in the tank, in kg, and the nal pressure, in bar. (m = 1:064 kg,
p = 10:51 bar)
3. (3-28 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Water vapour is heated in a closed rigid tank from saturated vapour at
160 C to a nal temperature of 400 C. Determine the initial and nal pressures, in bar, and sketch
the process on T -v and p-v diagrams. (p1 = 6:178 bar, p2 = 9:99 bar)
4. (3-34 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Ammonia in a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a constant-pressure
process at 2:5 bar from T1 = 30 C to saturated vapour. Determine the work for the process, in kJ= kg
of refrigerant. (w12 = 23:84 kJ= kg)
5. (3-38 Moran & Shapiro, 3e) Determine the specied property data for H2 O at the states indicated and
locate each state on carefully labelled p-v and T -v diagrams.
(a) At p = 1:5 bar, T = 280 C, nd v in m3 = kg and u in kJ= kg. (v = 1:695 m3 = kg, u = 2778:6 kJ= kg)
(b) At p = 1:5 bar, v = 0:9 m3 = kg, nd T in C and u in kJ= kg. (T = 111:4 C, u = 2059:9 kJ= kg)
(c) At p = 12 bar, T = 400 C, nd v in m3 = kg and h in kJ= kg.
(v = 0:2652 m3 = kg,
h = 3260:7 kJ= kg)
(d) At T = 320 C, v = 0:3 m3 = kg, nd p in MPa and u in kJ= kg. (p = 0:9177 MPa, u =
2827:5 kJ= kg)
(e) At p = 32 MPa, T = 400 C, nd v in m3 = kg and h in kJ= kg. (v = 0:00236 m3 = kg, h =
2055:9 kJ= kg)
(f) At T = 200 C, x = 80%, nd p in bar and v in m3 = kg. (p = 15:54 bar, v = 0:1022 m3 = kg)
(g) At T = 10 C, v = 1:0891 10 3 m3 = kg, nd p in kPa and h in kJ= kg. (p = 0:2602 kPa,
h = 354:09 kJ= kg)
(h) At p = 2:5 MPa, T = 140 C, nd v in m3 = kg and u in kJ= kg. (v = 1:0784 10 3 m3 = kg,
u = 587:82 kJ= kg)
6. (3-51 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Propane within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a constant-pressure
process from saturated vapour at 400 kPa to a temperature of 40 C. Kinetic and potential energy
eects are negligible. For the propane:
(a) Show the process on a p-v diagram;
(b) Evaluate the work, in kJ= kg; and (w12 = 10:2 kJ= kg)
(c) Evaluate the heat transfer, in kJ= kg. (q12 = 80:3 kJ= kg)

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Problem Set 3

1. (3-70 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A two-phase mixture of H2 O, initially at x = 30% and a pressure of
100 kPa, is contained in a piston-cylinder assembly, as shown. The mass of the piston is 10 kg, and its
diameter is 15 cm. The pressure of the surroundings is 100 kPa. As the water is heated, the pressure
inside the cylinder remains constant until the piston hits the stops. Heat transfer to the water continues
at constant volume until the pressure is 150 kPa. Friction between the piston and the cylinder wall,
and kinetic and potential energy eects are negligible. For the overall process of the water, determine
the work and heat transfer, in kJ. (W13 = 0:106 kJ, Q13 = 1:43 kJ)

2. (3-81 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A piston-cylinder assembly contains ammonia, initially at 0:8 bar and
10 C. The ammonia is compressed to a pressure of 5:5 bar. During the process, the pressure and
specic volume are related by pv = const. For 20 kg of ammonia, determine the work and heat transfer,
each in kJ. (W13 = 4884:3 kJ, Q13 = 4877:1 kJ)
3. (3-119 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) As shown below, a piston-cylinder assembly whose piston is resting on a
set of stops contains 0:5 kg of helium gas, initially at 100 kPa and 25 C. The mass of the piston and the
eect of the atmospheric pressure acting on the piston are such that a pressure of 500 kPa is required to
raise it. How much energy must be transferred by heat to the helium, in kJ, before the piston starts
rising? Assume ideal gas behaviour for the helium. (Q12 = 1857:1 kJ)

4. (3-124 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Two kilograms of air, initially at 5 bar, 350 K and 4 kg of carbon monoxide
(CO) initially at 2 bar, 450 K are conned to opposite sides of a rigid, well-insulated container by a

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partition, as shown. The partition is free to move and allows conduction from one gas to the other
without energy storage in the partition itself. The air and CO each behave as ideal gases with constant
specic heat ratio, k = 1:395. Determine at equilibrium: (a) the temperature, in K; (b) the pressure,
in bar; and (c) the volume occupied by each gas, in m3 . (T = 417:4 K, p = 239:2 bar, VAir = 1:002 m3 ,
VCO = 2:073 m3 )

5. (3-135 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A piston-cylinder assembly contains air modelled as an ideal gas with a
constant specic heat ratio, k = 1:4. The air undergoes a power cycle consisting of four processes in
series:
Process
Process
Process
Process

1-2:
2-3:
3-4:
4-1:

Constant-temperature expansion at 600 K from p1 = 0:5 MPa to p2 = 0:4 MPa.

Polytropic expansion with n = k to p3 = 0:3 MPa.
Constant-pressure compression to V4 = V1 .
Constant-volume heating.

Sketch the cycle on a p-v diagram. Determine the work and heat transfer for each process, in kJ= kg,
and the thermal e ciency of the cycle. (w12 = 38:38 kJ= kg, w23 = 34:0 kJ= kg, w34 = 55:2 kJ= kg,
w41 = 0 kJ= kg, q12 = 38:38 kJ= kg, q23 = 0:54 kJ= kg, q34 = 193:27 kJ= kg, q41 = 172:61 kJ= kg,
th = 0:081)

Problem Set 4

1. (4-49 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) The intake to a hydraulic turbine installed in a ood control dam is located
at an elevation of 10 m above the turbine exit. Water enters at 20 C with negligible velocity and
exits from the turbine at 10 m= s. The water passes through the turbine with no signicant changes in
temperature or pressure between the inlet and exit, and heat transfer is negligible. The acceleration of
gravity is constant at g = 9:81 m= s2 . If the power output at steady state is 500 kW, what is the mass
ow rate of the water, in kg= s? (m
_ = 10; 395 kg= s)
2. (4-63 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Air enters a water-jacketed air compressor operating at steady state with
a volumetric ow rate of 37 m3 = min at 136 kPa, 305 K and exits with a pressure of 680 kPa and a
temperature of 400 K. The power input to the compressor is 155 kW. Energy transfer by heat from
the compressed air to the cooling water circulating in the water jacket results in an increase in the
temperature of the cooling water from inlet to exit with no change in pressure. Heat transfer from the
outside of the jacket as well as all kinetic and potential energy eects can be neglected. Determine
the temperature increase of the cooling water, in K, if the cooling water mass ow rate is 82 kg= min.
( T = 11:1 K)
3. (4-78 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) As shown below, a condenser using river water to condense steam with a mass
ow rate of 2 105 kg= h from saturated vapour to saturated liquid at a pressure of 0:1 bar is proposed
for an inductrial plant. Measurements indicate that several hundred meters upstream of the plant, the
river has a volumetric ow rate of 2 105 m3 = h and a temperature of 15 C. For operation at steady
state and ignoring changes in kinetic and potential energies, determine the river-water temperature rise,
in C, downstream of the plant traceable to use of such a condenser, and comment. ( T = 0:573 C)

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4. (4-95 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) The gure below provides steady-state data for a throttling valve in series
with a heat exchanger. Saturated liquid refrigerant 134a enters the valve at T1 = 36 C with a mass
ow rate of 0:26 kg= s and is throttled to T2 = 8 C. The refrigerant then enters the heat exchanger,
exiting as saturated vapour with no signicant decrease in pressure. In a separate stream, liquid water
enters the heat exchnager at T4 = 20 C and exits as a liquid at T5 = 10 C. Stray heat transfer and
kinetic and potential energy eects can be ignored. Determine: (a) the pressure at state 2, in kPa; and
(b) The mass ow rate of the liquid water stream. (p2 = 217:04 kPa, m
_ 4 = 0:882 kg= s)

5. (4-105 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) separate streams of steam and air ow through the turbine and heat
exchanger arrangement shown below. Steady-state operating data are provided on the gure. Heat
transfer with the surroundings can be neglected, as can all kinetic and potential energy eects. Deter_ t2 , in kW. (T3 = 849:3 C,
mine: (a) T3 , in C; and (b) the power output of the second turbine, W
_
Wt2 = 16; 190 kW)

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Problem Set 5

1. A two-stage turbine with a moisture separator is used in a steam powerplant. Water enters the HP
turbine at state 1 (p1 = 4 MPa, T1 = 300 C, m
_ 1 = 40 kg= s). The water exits the the HP turbine at
state 2 (p2 = 500 kPa, x2 = 0:95). The moisture separator is a well-insulated device used to remove
the liquid water from the steam that will enter the LP turbine. The process in the moisture separator
occurs at a constant pressure. Saturated liquid exits the moisture separator at state 3 and saturated
vapour enters the LP turbine at state 4. Water exits the LP turbine at state 5 (p5 = 10 kPa, x5 = 0:9).
State all assumptions when answering the following questions.
(a) What is the mass ow rate of the steam entering the LP turbine? (m
_ 4 = 38 kg= s)
_
(b) What is the total power output of the two-stage turbine? (W = 27:9 MW)

2. Two well-insulated air compressors and a mixing chamber are shown below. Air enters the LP compressor
at state 1 (m
_ 1 = 5 kg= s, p1 = 100 kPa, T1 = 300 K). The LP compressor requires a power input of
572:45 kW. The air exits the LP compressor at state 2 (p2 = 500 kPa) and enters an adiabatic mixing
chamber where it mixes with a second air stream at state 3 (m
_ 3 = 2 kg= s, p3 = 500 kPa, T3 = 300 K)
in a constant pressure process. The mixed air stream then exits the mixing chamber at state 4 and
enters the HP compressor. The air exits the HP compressor at 2 MPa. Assume the processes in both
compressors are polytropic, with the same exponent n. Use the air properties given below, and state all
assumptions when answering the following questions.
(a) What is the polytropic exponent n for the processes in the compressors? (n = 1:25)

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_ HP = 857:6 kW)
(b) What is the required power input to the HP compressor? ( W
Air properties: cp = 1:005 kJ= kg K, R = 0:287 kJ= kg K

3. A simple steam power plant consists of a boiler, turbine condenser and pump. Steam enters the turbine
at state 1 (m
_ 1 = 109 kg= s, p1 = 100 bar, T1 = 520 C) and exits at state 2 (p2 = 0:08 bar, x2 = 0:9). It
then eneters the condenser and exits at state 3 (p3 = 0:08 bar, saturated liquid). The pressure of the
water is increased in a pump to state 4 (p4 = 100 bar, T4 = 43 C) and then enters the boiler. The liquid
cooling water enters the turbine at state i , Ti = 20 C, and exits at state e, Te = 35 C. Determine:
(a) the thermal e ciency, th ; and (b) the mass ow rate of the cooling water through the condenser,
m
_ i , in kg= s. See the gure on the solutions page. ( th = 0:332, m
_ i = 3758:7 kg= s)
4. A simple steam power plant consists of a boiler, a turbine, a condenser, an open feedwater heater, and
two pumps as shown below. The steam enters the turbine at state 1 (m_ 1 = 10 kg= s, p1 = 3 MPa,
T1 = 400 C). Some of the steam is bled from the turbine at state 2 (p2 = 500 kPa, T2 = 180 C) to
be used in the open feedwater heater. The remaining steam exits the turbine at state 3 (p3 = 10 kPa,
x3 = 0:95) and enters the condenser. The water exits the condenser at state 4 (p4 = 10 kPa), is
pressurized by the low pressure pump, and enters the open feedwater heater at state 5 (p5 = 500 kPa,
T5 = 36 C). The preheated water exits the feedwater heater at state 6 (p6 = 500 kPa), is pressurized to
state 7 (p7 = 3 MPa) in the high pressure pump and enters the boiler. Heat is rejected by the steam at
the rate of jQ_ C j = 19:215 MW in the condenser. The power requirements of the low and high pressure
_ LP j = 5 kW and jW
_ HP j = 30 kW, respectively. Determine the thermal e ciency of the
pumps are jW
power plant. ( th = 0:268)

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Problem Set 6

1. (4-106 Moran & Shapiro, 6e (modied)) A tiny hole develops in the wall of a rigid tank of volume 0:5 m3 ,
and air from the surroundings at 1 bar, 21 C leaks in. Eventually, the pressure in the tank reaches
1 bar. The process occurs slowly enough that heat transfer between the tank and the surroundings
keeps the temperature of the air inside the tank constant at 21 C. Determine the amount of heat
transfer, in kJ, if initially the tank:
(a) is evacuated; or (Q12 =

50 kJ)

(b) contains air at 0:4 bar and 21 C. (Q12 =

30 kJ)

2. (4-110 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) The rigid tank shown below has a volume of 0:06 m3 and initially contains
a two-phase liquid-vapour mixture of H2 O at a pressure of 15 bar and a quality of 20%. As the tank
contents are heated, a pressure-regulating valve keeps the pressure constant in the tank by allowing
saturated vapour to escape. Neglecting kinetic and potential energy eects, determine the total mass
of H2 O left in the tank, in kg, and the amount of heat transfer, in kJ, if heating continues until the
nal quality is x = 0:5. (m2 = 0:903 kg, Q12 = 2546:5 kJ)

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3. (4-118 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A well-insulated tank contains 25 kg of refrigerant R-134a, initially at
300 kPa with a quality of 0.8. The pressure is maintained by N2 gas acting against a exible bladder, as
shown. The valve is opened between the tank and a supply line carrying R-134a at 1 MPa and 120 C.
The pressure regulator allows the pressure in the tank to remain at 300 kPa as the bladder expands.
The valve between the supply line and the tank is closed at the instant when all the liquid has vaporized.
Determine the amount of refrigerant admitted to the tank, in kg. (mi = 9:03 kg)

4. (4-119 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A well-insulated piston-cylinder assembly is connected by a valve to an
air supply line at 8 bar and 300 K, as shown. Initially, the air inside the cylinder is at 1 bar, 300 K, and
the piston is located 0:5 m above the bottom of the cylinder. The atmospheric pressure is 1 bar, and the
diameter of the piston face is 0:3 m. The valve is opened and air is admitted slowly until the volume of
the air inside the cylinder has doubled. The weight of the piston and the friction between the piston
and cylinder wall can be ignored. Determine the nal temperature, in K, and the nal mass, in kg, of
the air inside the cylinder. Try this problem assuming constant specic heats and table A-22 for air
properties. (T2 = 300 K, m2 = 0:0821 kg using Table A-22)

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Problem Set 7

1. (5-18 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A power cycle receives energy QH by heat transfer from a hot reservoir
at TH = 1500 R and rejects energy QC to a cold reservoir at TC = 500 R. For each of the following
cases, determine whether the cycle operates reversibly, operates irreversibly, or is impossible.
(a) QH = 900 Btu, Wcycle = 450 Btu (Irreversible)
(b) QH = 900 Btu, QC =
(c) QC =
(d)

th

300 Btu (Reversible)

400 Btu, Wcycle = 600 Btu (Irreversible)

= 0:7 (Impossible)

2. (5-37 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A power cycle operating at steady state receives energy by heat transfer from
the combustion of fuel at an average temperature of 1000 K. Owing to environmental considerations,
the cycle discharges energy by heat transfer to the atmosphere at 300 K at a rate no greater than 60 MW.
Based on the cost of fuel, the cost to supply the heat transfer is $4.50/ GW. The power developed by
the cycle is valued at $0.08/ kW h. For 8000 hours of operation annually, determine:
(a) the maximum value of the power generated; and
(b) the minimum fuel cost. (Note: I used the new math in my solution where 1
numbers are wrong, but the method is OK.)

0:3 = 0:67, so my

3. (5-39 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) At steady state, a power cycle receives energy by heat transfer at an average
temperature of 865 F and discharges energy by heat transfer to a river. Upstream of the power plant
the river has volumetric ow rate of 2512 ft3 = s and a temperature of 68 F. From environmental
considerations, the temperature of the river downstream of the the plant can be no more than 72 F.
Determine the maximum theoretical power that can be developed, in MW, subject to this constraint.
_ max = 990 MW)
(W
4. (5-43 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A refrigeration cycle operating between two reservoirs receives energy QC
from a cold reservoir at TC = 280 K and rejects energy QH to a hot reservoir at TH = 320 K. For
each of the following cases, determine whether the cycle operates reversibly, operates irreversibly, or is
impossible.
(a) QC = 1500 kJ, Wcycle =
(b) QC = 1400 kJ, QH =
(c) QH =
(d)

150 kJ (Impossible)

1600 kJ (Reversible)

1600 kJ, Wcycle =

400 kJ (Irreversible)

= 5 (Irreversible)

5. (5-56 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) For each kW of power input to an ice maker at steady state, determine the
maximum rate that ice can be produced, in kg= h, from liquid water at 0 C. Assume that 333 kJ= kg
of energy must be removed by heat transfer to freeze water at 0 C, and that the surroundings are at
20 C. (m
_ ice = 147:6 kg= h)
6. (5-66 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) A heat pump with a coe cient of performance of 3.8 provides energy at
an average rate of 75; 000 kJ= h to maintain a building at 21 C on a day when the outside temperature
is 0 C. If electricity costs 8 cents per kW h:
(a) determine the actual operating cost and the minimum theoretical cost, each in $/day; and
($10.53/day, $5.11/day)
(b) compare the results of part (a) with the cost of electrical-resistance heating. ($40/day)

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Problem Set 8

1. (6-52 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) Two kilograms of refrigerant R-134a initially at 1:4 bar, 60 C are compressed to saturated vapour at 60 C. During this process, the temperature of the refrigerant departs by
no more than 0:01 C from 60 C. Determine the minimum theoretical heat transfer from the refrigerant
during the process, in kJ.
2. (6-59 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) An electric motor operating at steady state draws a current of 10 A with
a voltage of 220 V. The ouptut shaft rotates at 1000 rpm with a torque of 16 N m applied to an
external load. The rate of the heat transfer from the motor to its surroundings is related to the surface
temperature, Tb , and the ambient air temperature, To , by hA (Tb To ), where h = 100 W= m2
C,
A = 0:195 m2 , and To = 293 K.
(a) Determine the temperature Tb , in K.
(b) For the motor as the system, determine the rate of entropy production, in kW= K.
(c) If the system boundary is located to take in enough of the nearby surroundings for heat transfer to
take place at temperature To , determine the rate of entropy production, in kW= K, for the enlarged
system.
3. (6-118 Moran & Shapiro, 4e) Air enters a compressor at steady state at 100 kPa, 20 C with volumetric
ow rate of 9 m3 = min and exits at 500 kPa, 160 C. Cooling water is circulated through a water jacket
enclosing the compressor at a rate of 8:6 kg= min, entering at 17 C and exiting at 25 C with a negligible
change in pressure. There is no signicant heat transfer from the outer surface of the water jacket, and
all kinetic and potential energy eects are negligible. For the water jacketed compressor as a control
volume, determine the power required, and the rate of entropy production.
4. (6-98 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) The gure below shows the steady-state test data for a well-insulated
control volume in which two entering streams of air mix to form a single exiting stream. A hard-to-read
photocopy of the data sheet indicates that the pressure of the exiting stream is either 1:0 or 1:8 MPa.
Assuming the ideal gas model for air, with cp = 1:02 kJ= kg K, determine if either or both of these
pressure values can be correct.

5. (6-146 Moran & Shapiro, 6e) As shown below, a steam turbine with an isentropic e ciency of 90%
drives an air compressor having an isentropic compressor e ciency of 85%. Steady-state operating data
are provided in the gure. Assume the ideal gas model for air.
(a) Determine the mass ow rate of the steam entering the turbine, in kg of steam per kg of air exiting
the compressor.
(b) Repeat part (a) if

= 100%.

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