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Thermodynamics (Sem20162017/1)

ASSIGNMENT

CHAPTER 2

1. One kilogram of water fills a 150 L rigid container at an initial pressure of 2 MPa.
The container is then cooled to 40 oC. Determine the initial temperature and the final
pressure of the water. Show the process on a P-v diagram with respect to saturation
lines.

2. 100 kg of R-134a at 200 kPa are contained in a piston-cylinder device whose volume
is 12.322 m3. The piston is now moved until the volume is one-half its original size.
This is done such that the pressure of the R-134a does not change. Determine the final
temperature and the change in the total internal energy of R-134a. Show the process
on a P-v diagram with respect to saturation lines.

3. Refrigerant-134a at 1.2 MPa has a specific volume of 0.0195 m3/kg. Determine the
temperature of the refrigerant based on (a) the ideal-gas equation, (b) the van der
Waals equation, and (c) the refrigerant tables.
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Thermodynamics (Sem20162017/1)

CHAPTER 3

1. A spring-loaded piston-cylinder device contains 1 kg of carbon dioxide. This system

is heated from 100 kPa and 25 oC to 1000 kPa and 300 oC. Determine the total heat
transfer to and work produced by this system.

2. Refrigerant-134a at 600 kPa and 150 oC is contained in a spring-loaded piston-

cylinder device with an initial volume of 0.3 m3. The refrigerant is now cooled until
its temperature is -30 oC and its volume is 0.1 m3. Determine the heat transferred to
and the work produced by the refrigerant during this process.