MECE 230 Introduction to Thermo-Fluid Sciences

Instructor: M. Secanell

Assignment #1
Assignment due date: Friday, September 16, 2016 @ midnight
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For each question, sketch the control volume (CV) with labels indicating heat transfer ( Q ), work ( W
and mass flow into and out of the CV (e.g., min , W in , and E in ). Summarize your answer with a box
around it as follows:
System name (e.g., pump)

open/closed
steady/unsteady
Q : +ve, -ve, or zero
: +ve, -ve, or zero
W

Solve the following textbook (Kaminski and Jensen) problems:

P1-1, (a), (b) and (c): For the following systems, define a control volume and state whether the
system is open or closed; and, steady or unsteady. Identify any and all heat transfer, energy
flows, mass flows, and energy transformations
(a) Rocket
(b) Pot of boiling water with no lid
(c) Portable space heater with fan

P1-9, (a) and (c): A vapor-compression refrigerator cycle, similar to what is used in airconditioning systems, is shown schematically below. For the control volumes defined below,
state whether the system is steady or unsteady, open or closed, and what heat transfer, energy
flows, mass flows, and energy transformations occur
(a) Electric motor
(c) Complete condenser (including air)

P1-12, (a), (b), and (c): A closed pan of cold water is placed on a burner of an electric stove,
which is already turned on. For the control volumes defined below, state whether th esystem is
steady or unsteady, open or closed, and what heat transfer, energy flows, mass flows, and energy
transformations occur.

MECE 230 Introduction to Thermo-Fluid Sciences

Instructor: M. Secanell

(a) Pan of water

(b) Burner
(c) Pan of water plus burner.

P1-14, (a): Wind turbine systems consist of a wind turbine, an electric generator connected to the
wind turbine, and a power line connecting the generator either to the electrical grid or to battery
storage. In a steady wind, for the control volumes defined below, state whether the system is
steady or unsteady, open or closed, and what heat transfer, energy flows, mass flows, and energy
transformations occur
(a) Wind turbine.

P1-15: Global warming has been in the news much in recent years. Define an appropriate control
volume to study this system and state whether the system is steady or unsteady, open or closed,
and what heat transfer, energy flows, mass flows, and energy transformations occur.