CLD20302 THERMODYNAMICS

Tutorial (Chapter 1.3)

1. A piston-cylinder device initially contains 0.07 m3 of nitrogen gas at 130 kPa and 120C.
The nitrogen is now expanded polytropically to a state of 100 kPa and 100C. Determine
the boundary work (kJ) done during this process.
2. A mass of 5 kg of saturated water vapor at 300 kPa is heated at constant pressure until the
temperature reaches 200C. Calculate the work (kJ) done by steam during this process.
3. A mass of 2.4 kg of air at 150 kPa and 12C is contained in a gas-tight, frictionless
piston-cylinder device. The air is now compressed to a final pressure of 600 kPa. During
the process, heat is transferred from the air such that the temperature inside the cylinder
remains constant. Calculate the work input (kJ) during this process.
4. A frictionless piston-cylinder device contains 2 kg of nitrogen at 100 kPa and 300 K.
Nitrogen is now compressed slowly according to the relation PV1.4 = constant until it
reaches a final temperature of 360 K. Calculate the work input (kJ) during this process.
5. A piston-cylinder device contains 0.15 kg of air initially at 2 MPa and 350C. The air is
first expanded isothermally to 500 kPa, then compressed polytropically with a polytropic
exponent of 1.2 to the initial pressure, and finally compressed at the constant pressure to
the initial state. Determine the boundary work (kJ) for each process and the net work (kJ)
of the cycle.