COLLEGY oF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Semester | 2005/2006 MEHB213 THERMODYNAMICS, SECTION 3 Test 2 Date : 26" September 2005 Duration 50 minutes Instructions to candidates: 1. Students are not allowed to bring in any notes and textbook into the examination hall. 2. Answer all questions in the answer book provided. 3. Thermodynamics Property Table is provided. 4, Question paper must be submitted together with the answer booklet. Question 1 a) A steady flow water mixing chamber with water at 1, 30°C, and 0.1 MPa entering at inlet 1. A separate stream of superheated vapour at riz and hz enters at inlet 2. The two streams of water are mixed to produce water with #; leaving the mixing chamber at sits. Heat transfer occurs between the mixing chamber and the surroundings at Tyr during the mixing process. The kinetic and potential energy are negligible. i) Find the enthalpy of inlet 1, Ay, in ki/kg, (3 marks] ji) Obtain an equation which can be used to evaluate the heat transfer, Q, between the surroundings and the mixing chamber. (Do not solve the equation) (5 marks] ii) Write the entropy balance equation for the mixing chamber. (Do not solve the equation) [5 marks] b) Steam enters a well-insulated turbine operating at steady state at 400°C, 5 MPa and exits at 1.2 MPa. For the isentropic efficiency of the turbine of 92% and negligible kinetic and potential energy, i) Determine the temperature, in °C, if superheated vapor exits or the quality of if a two- phase liquid-vapor mixture at the actual turbine exit. (8 marks] ii) Determine the actual work developed by the turbine, in kI/kg. (3 marks] ii) Show the principal states on a 7-s diagram, [3 marks}Question 2 is, a) A heat pump that is used to heat a house has a COP of 2.5. That is, the heat pump delivers 2.5 KW of energy to the house by consuming only 1 KW of electricity. Is this a violation of the first law of thermodynamics? Why? (5 marks] b) A steam power plant receives 500 MW of heat from a furnace at a temperature of 500°C while transferring waste heat to the sea water through a condenser. Determine the temperature of the sea water for the plant to generate maximum work output of 200 MW. [6 marks} ‘Question 3 An insulated rigid tank is initially evacuated (vacuum). The tank is then connected to a constant supply pipeline at 100 kPa and 21°C and air flows in until the pressure of the tank has reached 100 kPa when the connection is closed. The specific heats of the air are assumed as C, = 0.718 kivkg.K and C, = 1.005 ki/kg.K. Neglect kinetic and potential energy effects, determine the final temperature of the tank in °C. [12 marks] Voshem 97 : fant IMF MOAB Es thee Sse oee ignore vow Fgsare on s teansdy eet)Test 2 Solitren (3a) - Semorter | ot/o6 . 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Answer all questions in the answer book provided. 3. Thermodynamics Property Table is provided. 4. Question paper must be submitted together with the answer booklet. ‘Question 1 a) A steam power plant receives 50 GW of heat from a furnace at a temperature of 727°C while transferring waste heat to the sea water through a condenser. Determine the temperature of the sea water for the plant to generate maximum work output of 30 GW. [6 marks) >) A reftigerator has a COP of 3. That is, the refrigerator removes 3 KW of energy from the refrigerated space by consuming only 1 kW of electricity. Is this a violation of the first law of thermodynamics? Why? [5 marks] ‘Question 2 Steam enters an adiabatic steady-flow turbine at 350°C, 4 MPa and exits at 0.65 MPa. For the isentropic efficiency of the turbine of 88% and negligible kinctic and potential energy, a) Determine the temperature, in °C, if superheated vapor exits or the quality of if a two- phase liquid-vapor mixture at the actual turbine exit. {8 marks] b) Determine the actual work developed by the turbine, in ki/kg. (3 marks] ©) Write the entropy balance equation for the actual process. (Do not solve the equation) [5 marks] @) Show the principal states on a 7-s diagram. [3 marks]Question 3 a, a) An insulated rigid tank is initially evacuated (vacuum). The tank is then connected to a constant supply pipeline at 2 MPa and 127°C and air flows in until the pressure of the tank has reached 2 MPa when the connection is closed. The specific heats of the air are assumed as C, = 0.726 ki/kgK and Cy = 1.013 ki/kg-K. Neglect kinetic and potentiat energy effects, determine the final temperature of the tank in °C [12 marks} b) A steady flow water mixing chamber with water at ri, 100°C, and 1 MPa entering at inlet 1. A separate stream of superheated vapour at tz and hy enters at inlet 2. The two streams of water are mixed to produce water with A; leaving the mixing chamber at rt. Heat transfer occurs between the mixing chamber and the surroundings at Tr during the mixing process. The kinetic and potential energy are negligible. i) Find the enthalpy of inlet 1, Ay, in ki/kg. [3 marks] ~ ii) Obtain an equation which can be used to evaluate the heat transfer, Q, between the surroundings and the mixing chamber. (Do not solve the equation) [5 marks] oh haeTest 2 Solktiman C36) 12 4) @, = 5° GW Tht F2F°C = 1060K Woee at 2 30 W i, New yen . ten . Ivae eae => TL = 400K = 1797S 5 b ? The rebesseceter cxptires heat energy fom the rebsigereted space ard reject hat to the surroundings Tt “does not dtroy energy - 2) T+350% Pi 20.65 MPa 1,2 0.38 Tx 4mPy Su =S, h, = 3072 FY, hoe = 2694. COT EY, 8, 26.582) Yo Ge Ve = 0.88 Sha, = 27 42.356 "Y%,, yh < hse 7, D> srturated gre -weper nocturne Hy, = 0.9914 @ a b > wy hy-hie = 350.144 % 2 - 28 AEP 2 Ft MSc - MeSe + Sgen = 0 MS, - MS. t Seen = O @) 3 x a) >32 4) Pz amp, Pas amp, v2 O26 Fore Te 2 RSE Ge hows So kK Biss Mihe = may ~ pha, @ mean” mcohe = may ®© mer mM, @ oh = wy ot = wt () Te S72 oe Ths SBRIZCF KK T= aes.néqre (2) c Cutt ts) bom, T= (00°C Roimb DOF hes, = Afoa ty @ = Wt rh, + righ, = mehy 20 Q = wyhy mh, rh, () *oO COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Semester 1 2005/2006 MEHB213 THermopyNaMIcs SECTION 4 Test 2 Date +: 28" September 2005 Duration : 50 minutes Instructions to candidates: . 1. Students are not allowed to bring in any notes and textbook into the examination hall. 2. Answer all questions in the answer book provided. 3. Thermodynamics Property Table is provided. 4. Question paper must be submitted together with the answer booklet. Question 1 a) Steam enters a well-insulated turbine operating at steady state at 400°C, 5 MPa and exits at 1.2 MPa, The actual work developed by the turbine is 323.76 ki/kg, For negligible Ainetic and potential energy, i) Determine the temperature, in °C, if superheated vapor exits or the quality if a two- phase liquid-vapor mixture exits at the actual turbine process. [6 marks] )) Determine the isentropic efficiency of the turbine. [5 marks] i) Show the principal states on a Ts diagram. [B marks] b) A steady flow water mixing chamber with water at r, 20°C, and 0.1 MPa entering at inlet 1. A separate stream of superheated vapour at 2 and hz enters at inlet 2. The two streams of water are mixed to produce water with /t3 leaving the mixing chamber at rit. ‘Heat transfer occurs between the mixing chamber and the surroundings at 7;,, during the mixing process. The kinetic and potential energy are negli . i) Find the enthalpy of inlet 1, hz, in kikg, [3 marks] ii) Obtain an equation which can be used to evaluate the heat transfer, Q, between the surroundings and the mixing chamber. (Do not solve the equation) [5 marks] iii) Write the entropy balance equation for the mixing chamber. (Do not solve the equation} [5 marks}Question 2 a) A heat pump that is used to heat a house has a COP of 5.5. That is, the heat pump delivers 5.5 KW of energy to the house by consuming only | KW of electricity. Is this a violation of the first law of thermodynamics? Why? [5 marks] b) A steam power plant receives 300 MW of heat from a furnace while transferring waste heat to the sea water through a condenser at a temperature of 150°C. Determine the temperature of the furnace for the plant to generate maximum work output of 100 MW. [6 marks] ‘Question 3 ‘An insulated rigid tank is initially evacuated (vacuum). The tank is then connected to a constant supply pipeline at 27°C and air flows in until a final temperature when the 0.718 ki/kg.K and C, 1,005 ki/kg.K. Neglect kinetic and potential energy effects, determine the final temperature of the tank in °C. [12 marks] connection is closed. The specific heats of the air are assumed as C,Test 2 - Solution CAB) 04) ResmR B= 12 mPa 42323704, Ti+ 400 S78, “4 4 hk vo ab ogy} 2g = 2843, PEEL, 81 6) Fs Wee hi- hg 2 hy - boas 284 I bof, han > heap, > sepechented, vapor ‘T, = 223.526 Cy y mT 4b) P, = o.1 mp, T= 20°C ah = heey, = 83.76 fs @ » B- y+ mh tmahs = mh, =o Sea o © vw = ®& ee TH St Se t Sin Qa. ; : : TF tS tM Se aS, + Sen = O © ot re2. 4) 5 Ore het pp re hoot ent 54 from tle +o supply lect pets the howe . 1 does net “eS eee) 2 6 @, -32mW LEISD'C = 423K. Woe ct = 1D MWD “Ba2 ti > 1 Ty 2 C24. 5K = 360.5 7S Oo 3) T= 2F*C Coz CFR Cpe hors Ys. pies foghs = Mh © “fe = Maa = m,. mee mete ee Qe / @ the ontdeor h; = u, oT = Ol, (@ Cc . (7.908) he ay 16 2 web CF + 242d Te 4d Ub kK = MENE TS ne)