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12.3 Thermodynamics 03 Solutions
12.3 Thermodynamics 03 Solutions
Ans.
8. Steam enters the superheaters of a boiler at a pressure of 20 bar (hr= 909
kJkg. hrg=1890kJkg. Vg#0.09957 mkg ) and dryness 0.98 and leaves
If wet saturated steam at 8 bar (hfg = 2048 kJ/kg) requires 82 kJ of heat at the same pressure at a temperature of 350°C ( h = 3138 kJkg. v =0.
per kg of steam to completely dry it, what is the dryness fraction of the 1386 m/kg ). Find the percentage increase in volume due to drying and
steam?
superheating
A..0.76 C. 0.96 A. 12.04
B.0.86 D. 0.66
C. 32.04
B.22.04 D. 42.04
Selution:
Selulion:
Q+xh,=h T T U 7 E
9%
U 0.1386 -0.98(0.09957)
)42.04%
Q 2048-B0.96 0.98 (0.09957)
2048
Ans. D
AnsC
9. Steam at the rate of 500 kg/hr is produced by a steady flow system boiler
3. How many independent properties are required to completely fix the from feedwater entering at 40°C. Find the rate at which heat is
equilibrium stale of a pure gaseous compound? transformed in kCalhr if the enthalpy of steam is 600 kCalkg and of
A steam 50kCakg.
A. 275,000kCal/hr C. 375,000 kCal/hr
B. 175,000 kCal/hr D. 475,000 kCalhr
D.
Solutions
Answer: B
Qm(Ah)50060050
4. If wet saturated steam at 8 bar (hty 2048 kJ/kg) requires 82 kJ of heat
per kg of steam to completely dry it, what is the dryness
O fraction
d of the Q275000
steam?
A. 0.07 C.0.96 Ans.A
B. 0.86 D. 0.04
10. Steam leaves an industrial boiler at 827.4 kPa and 171.6°C (hs = 727.25
Solion: 2043.2 kJ/kg). A portion
kg. hi of the steam
is passed through a
throttling calorimeter and is exhausted to the atmosphere when the
Q+ kh h calorimeter pressure is 1014 kPa and a temperature of 115.6°C (h =
x= h 2048 82=0.96 y 1-0.96 0.04 4%
2707.6 kJkg). How much moisture does the steam leaving the boiler
2048 contain?
A. 2.08 % C. 4.08 %
Ans. D B. 3.08 % D. 5.08 %
Salkan:
5. Which of the following is tnue for water at a reference temperature
where enthalpy is zero? h h+xh
A. Internal energy is negative 2707.6 727.25 +x (2043.2)
B. Entropy is non zero
C Specific volume is zero 0.969 thus. y= 1-x=0.0308
D Vapor pressure is zero Alternale Sol (Mode Stat )/ Mode 3.2
Answer: A
100 727.25
0 727.25+2043.2
6. A turbo-generator is supplied with superheated steam at a pressure of 30
bar and temperature 350°c (h = 3117 kJkg). The pressure ofthe exhaust 2707.6 x 3.08%
steam from the turbine is 0.06 bar (hr = 152 kJ/kg, hiy = 2415 kJ/kg)
with
a dryness fraction of 0.88. If the turbine uses 0.25 kg per second, calculate AusB
11. One kilogram of wet steam at a pressure of 8 bar ((Vg = 0.2404 m /kg. v
the power equivalent of the total enthalpy drop.
A. 109.95 kW C. 309.95 kW 0.0011148 m°*g ) and dryness 0:94 is expanded until the pressure is 4
B. 209.95 kW D. 409.95 kW bar ( = 04625 m kg, = 0.0010836 m°kg ). Ifexpansion follows the
law P V C , where n = 1.12, find the dryness fraction of the steam at the
Soliion:
lower pressure
A. 0.9072 C. 0.22600
B. 0.4197 D. 0.2404
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Sallion 1S. Wet saturated steam at 16 bar (hr = 859 kJkg. hr = 1935 kJkg. x = 0.98)
reducing valve and is throttled to a pressure of 8 bar ( hr = 721 kJkg. hr
2048 kJ/kg). Find the dryness fraction of the reduced pressure steam.
.0011148 +0.94 (0.2404-0.0011148 A.0.8833 C.0.9933
B. 0.7733 D. 0.6633
y0.226 m' /kg
then, P, V= P,V Solution
(8)(0.226) =(4)(»," h, =h, where:h =h,+ xh,
u,= 04197 m'/kg ht, h h t , h
859+(0.98)(1935) 721 +x,(2048)
0.4197 = 0.0010836 + x, (0.4625 -0.0010836)) x, = 0.9933
X= 0.9073
Ans. C
Alternate Sol: Caku: Mode 3 2
0 0.00108 Ans. A
100 04625
17. How does an adiabatic process compare to an isentropic process?
0.4197 x 90.73% A. Adiabatic: Heat transfer 0, Isentropic: Heat transfer =0
B. Adiabatic: Heat transfer = 0. Isentropic: Heat transfer = 0
Ans. A
Adiabatic: Reversible, Isentropic: Not reversible
D. Both: Heat transfer=0; Isentropic: Reversible
12. How is the quality x of a liquid- vapor mixture defined?
Answer: D
A. The fraction of the total volume thatissaturated vapor
B. The fraction of the total volumethat is saturated liquid
C. The fraction of the total mass
that is saturated vapor
D. The fraction of the total mass thatl is saturated liquid
18. Which ofthe following is true for any process?
A AS (Surrounding) AS(system)>0
Answer: C B. ASSurrounding) + AS(system) <0
AS(Surrounding)+ AS (system)0
13. A 2.5 liters of superheated steam at 25 barand 400°C(v=0.1252 m'/kg D.AS(Surounding) AS(system) 2 0
i s expanded in an engine to a pressure of 0.1 bar (V=14.674 m'kg
Answer: DD
= 0.0010102 m kg) when its dryness fruction is 0.9. Find the final
volume of the steam.
19. A vessel of volume 8.7 m contains air and dry saturated steam at a total
A. 163.74 liters C. 363.74 liters pressure of 0.06 bar and temperature 29°C (Pia = 0.04 bar, v = 34.80
B. 263.74 liters D. 463.74 liters m kg). Taking R for air as 287 Jkg-K, calculate the mass of steam and
Salukion the mass of air in the vessel.
A 0.25 kg. 0.204 kg C.0.25 kg. 350 kg
2.5 L
Im 0.01997 kg B. 0.35 kg. 0.204 kg D.0.35 kg. 045 kg
0.1252 m/kg100OL
U=+xu, =0.0010102 +0.9 (14.674 0.0010102) olihon
U= 13.207 m
8.7m 0.25 kg
then: V =mv (0.01997)(13.207)(1000) 34.80 m' /kg
V 263.71L 0.02 bar (100 kPabar
)(8.7m)0201 k
Ans. B 0.287 kJkg.K)(29+273) K
14. A 1.5 kg of wet steam at a pressure of 5 bar (hr= 640 kJkg. hy = 2109
kJ/kg) dryness 0.95 is blown into 70 liters of water of 12°C (h = 50.4 Ans. A
kJ/kg). Find the final enthalpy of the mixture
A. 74.80 kJ/kg C. 94.80 kJkg 20. Which of the following is not an advantage of a superheated, closed
Rankine cycle over an open Rankine cycle ?
B. 84.80 kJ/kg D. 104.80 kJkg . Lower equipment cost
Sluion B. Increased efficieney
C. Increased turbine life
=h,+h, D. Increased boiler life
h, = h, +x h, =640 +0.95 (2109)=2643.55 kJkg
Auswer: D
then; m,= (1 kg/L.)(70 L)= 70 kg
thus: H= m,h,+ m,h,
=
(1.5)(2643.55) +70(50.4) =
7493.325 k
7493.325 kJ t0480
1.5+ 70 kg
Ans.D
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21. dentify the condition of "steam" at the following pressure and @100 kPa =0.001043Im°/kg
temperature 1150 psia, 562°F (Use: Steam Table, English Uait) u,= 417.34 kJ/kg
A. compressed liquid
B. indeteminate may be saturated liquid, wet -vapor or saturaled 1.6940 m'Ikg
, = 2505.55 kJ/kg
vapor.
C. superheated
D. liquid saturated ,m,u,+ m,u, where: im = -
Sm
Soluiion: , - 417.34
kg 0.001043Im'/kg 250 kg /1.6940m /kg)
IS0 psia and 562°F u, = 2x 10" kJ
11S0 psia = 561.9°F * 562°F
V, 0.001 1006 m
1150 psia =561.9°F then,
since >therefore it is Superheaed V +V, = I m>0.001 1006 +V, = Im'
Ans. D V, 0.9989 m
0.9989 m 3.165 k
23. A 10
m vessel initially contains 5 m of liquid water and 5of saturated
water vaporat 100 KPa. Calculate the intemal energy afthe system using
0.31558 m/kg
the steam tables. Ans.
A. Sx 10 ki/kg C. 7x 10 kJ/kg
B. 2x 10° kJ/kg D. 4x 10' kJ/kg 27. Calculate the entropy of steam at 476 kPa with a quality of 0.6.
A. 2.4 kJkg.k C. 4.8 kJkg K
Saludion: B. 3.8 kJkg K D. 5.7 kJkg.K
1.6940 m'/kg y)
u 2505.55 kJ/kg o1.8419
m , u , + m,u, Where: im = - 6.8371
0. 6 smI 4,83902
Answer: B
29.
If0.45 kg of steam at 101.3 kPa and 63% quality is heated
at what pressure will it reach the saturated vapor state?
isentropically.
25. A 10 m' vessel initially contains 5 m* of liquid water and 5 mofsaturated A. 15 200 kPa C. 17 300 kPa
waler vap0r at 100 KPa. Calculate the internal energy of the system using B 16 300 kPa D 17 800 kPa
the steam tables.
Solution:
A 5x 10 kJ CIx 10° kJ
At 101.3 kPa Mode 3 2
B 8x 10' kJ D 2x 10 kJ
Solulhon:
0|.3066
i 354s
S 0.63 y 5.1168
kg-k
From steam lable,
s5.|168
kg-
By inspection, 17 80U kPa fits the value of entropy
Ans. D
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30. The National Burcau ofStandards uses, among others, the liquid vapor Salion
equilibrium of Nitrogen at P m (h,-h,)-Q
A. - 196 °C
AtP - 2 mPa 1, = 350°c
B. 196 °C
C. 253 c h, 3137.6412
D. -253 °C
At P, 0.ImPa, x = 100%
Answer: A
h 2674.9496 k
31. A 5 m vessel initially contains 50 kg of liquid water and saturated water P= 103137.6412-2674.9496-10kw
vapor at a total intermal energy of 27,300 kJ. Calculate the heat kg
requirement to vaporize all of the liquid. P 46169 kW
A 100,000 kJ C. 300,000 kJ
Ans.C
B 200,000 kJ D 400,000 kJ
36. The solid - liquid equilibrium of Tin is at what temperature?
Soldion
A. -38.87 °C
Q=V, -V, B. 38.87 °C
where V,=27300kJ C. 231.9 °C
Ap 2. D. -231.9 °C
Sm Answer: C
V, 0.10m'/kg
50kg
At V, =0.10m /kg. u, 2600 37. An isobaric steam generating process starts with saturated liquid at 143
kg kPa. The change in entropy is equal to the initial entropy. What is the
Q= mAu = (50ke) 2600-27300k change in enthalpy during the process? (Hint: Not all of the liquid is
vaporized. )
C 410 kJ/kg
Q102700 k A 110 kJkg
Ans. A B. 270 kJkg D 540 kJ/kg
Answer: C 38. The National Bureau of Standards uses, among others, the liquid- vapor
equilibrium of hydrogen at
A. -196 C
34. The vapor pressure is related to the enthalpy of vaporization by the : B. 196°C
A. Clausius Claypeyron'sequalion C. 253 °C
B. Dalton's law D. -253 C
C. Raoult's law
D. Maxwell's equation Answer:
Answer: A 39. The properties that are dependenl upon the mass of the system and are
total vaues such as total volume and total internal energy.
A. Intensive properes
35. Steam flows into a turbine at a rate of 10 kg/s., and 10 kilowatts ofheat B. Exiensive properties
are lost from the turbine. Ignoring elevation and kinetic energy effects,
calculate the power output from theturbine.
Specific properties
D. State properties
inlet conditions exit conditions
0.I Mpa Answer: B
Pressure 2.0 MPa
Temperature 350C
Quality 1o0 % 40. The Centigrade scale was introduced by Anders Celsius in what year?
A.1542
A 4000 kW C. 4600 kw B. 1740
B 4400 kW D. 5000 kW C. 1730
D. 1720
Answer: B
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41. The solid - liquid equilibrium of Zinc is at what temperature? 46. In any non quasi-static thermodynamic process, the overall entropy of an
isolated system will.
A. 231.9C
A. increase and then decrease
B. 419.505 °C
B. decrease and then increase
C. 444.60 °C
C. increase only
D. 630.5 °C
D. decrease only
Answer: B
Answer: C
42. The solid - liquid equilibnum of Tungsten is at what tempemture?
A. 3730 °C 47. Which of the following statements about entropy is false?
B. 3370 °C
A. Entropy of a mixture is greater than that of its components under
C. 3073 °C
the same condition
D. 3037 °C B. An ireversible process increases entropy of the universe
C. Net entropy change in any closed cycle is zero
Answer: B
D. Entropy of a crystal at 0 °F is zero
43. An isobaric steam generating process starts with saturated liquid at 143 Answer: D
kPa. The change in entropy is equal to the initial entropy. What is the
change in enthalpy during the process? (Hint: Not all of the liquid is 48. Equilibri um condition exist in all except which of the following?
vaporized.) A. In reversible processes
A. 10 kJg C. 410 kJg B. In processes where driving forces are infinitesimals
B 270 kJkg D. 540 kJkg* C. In a steady state flow process
D. Where nothing can occur without an effect on the system's
surrounding
Selution: Answer: C
A 0.68 mPa and 170°C: ( h, = 2777 kJkg.u 2582.9 kJtg
&u 285 x 10 m/kg)
49. The liquid - vapor equilibrium of Oxygen is at what temperature?
At 4 mPa and 370°C: (h, = 3141,7 kJAg. u, = 2864.6 kJkg
A.197.82 °C
& 0.06929m'/kg) B. -197.82 °C
C. 18297 C
m+m,m A, m D. -182.97 °C
0.03m Answer: D
0.03 m
0.285 mkg 0.06929 m'/kg
m0.538 kg
then: 50. The solid - liquid equilibrium of Mercury is at what temperature?
V
0.06 in0.1115 m'/kg A 38.87 °C
m 0.538 kg B. -38.87°C
C. 37.88 °C
u+ u mA +m,u muc D. -37.88 °C
h 2810.69 kikg
H+H,=H S1. The solid - liquid equilibrium of silver is at what temperature?
0.285 o0692(3141.7)=(0.538)h
he u+ PVE
3071.66 2810.69+P (0.1115)
h 3071.66 kJkg HOHdddCE B.
C.
D.
960.8 °C
1063 °C
1774 °C
Answer: B
Pe2340.54 kPa = 2.34 MPa 52.The solid liquid equilibrium of Gold is at what temperalure?
A. 630.5 °C
Ans C B. 960.8 °C
C. 1063 °C
D. 1774 °C
44. Which of the following statements regarding Rankine cycle is not true ?
A. Use of a condensable vapor in the cycle increases the efficiency of Answer: C
the cycle
B. The temperatures at which energy is transferred to and from the
working liquid are less separated than in a Camot cycle 53. The solid liquid
-
45. Equation of state for a single component can be any of the following 54. The emf is a function of the temperature difference between the junction,
except a phenomenon called:
A. the ideal gas law
A. Seebeck effect
B. any relationship interelating 3 or more state functions
B. Stagnation effect
C. relationship matthematically interrelatingthermodynamic C. Primming
properties of the material D. Electromotive force
D. A mathematical expression defining a path between states
Answer: D Answer: A
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S5. The RMS velocity of hydrogen gas at N.T.P. is approximately . 64. Find the change in intenal energy of 5 Ibm of oxygen when the
A. 3838 m/s temperature changes from 100°C to 120°F, C, = 0.157 Btu/lb-°R.
B. 1839 m/s A. 14.70 Btu C. 16.80 Btu
C. 4839 m/s B. 15.70 Btu D. 147 Btu
D. 839 m/s Sdhion
Answer: B AU = mCAT = 5(0.157(120-100) = 15.70
56. For steam nozzle. which of the following ratios will have the value less
than unity? AnsB
A. (Pressure at inlet)/(Pressure at outlet)
B. Specific volume at inlev(Specific volume at outlet)
C. Temperature of steam at inle/(Temperature of steam at outlect) 65. All processes below are irreversible except one. Which one?
D. None of the above A. Magnetization with hysteresis
B. Elastic tension and release of a steel bar
Answer: B C. Inelastic deformation
D. Heat conduction
$7. Which is not correct for calculating air standard efficiency?
A.All processes Answer: B
are reversible
B. Specific heat remains unchanged at all temperatures
C. No account of the mechanism of heat transfer is considered
D. Gases dissociate at higher temperatures
66. The combination of conditions that best describes a thermodynamic
Answer: D process is given by which of the following?
I. Has successive states through which the system passes
II. When reversed leaves no change in the system
58. The Beattie-Bridgeman equation of state is quite accurate in II. When reversed leaves no change in the system or the surroundings
cases
of V. States are passes through so quickly that the surroundings do not
A. all pressures above atmospheric pressure
B. densities less than about 0.8 times the critical density change
C. near cntical temperature I and II
D. none of the above B. I and I
C. I and V
Answer: B D. Ionly
Answer: D
59. Which of the following statement about Van der Waals equation is
corect?
A. It is valid for all pressures and temperalures 67. During stagnation process. the kinetic energy of a fhuid is converted to
B. t represents a straight line on PV versus V plot enthalpy which results in an
C. It has three roots of identical value at the criical point A increase in the fluid specific volume
D. The equation is valid for diatomic gases only B. increase in the fluid pressure
Answer: C
C. increase in the fluid iemperature and pressure
D. increase in the fluid temperature
Answer: C
60. Solubility of a gas in a liquid at small concentration can be represented
by whichlaw ? 68. Critical properties refer to
A extremely important properties, such as temperature and pressure
A. Henry's law B. heat required for phase change and important for energy
B. Clausius Clapeyron'sequation production
C. Dalton's law property values where liquid and gas phase are indistinguishable
D Roult's law properties having to do with equilibrium conditions, such as the
Gibbs and Helmholtz functions.
Answer: A
Answer: C
61. A compound pressure gauge is used to measure
A. complex pressures
69. For a saturated vapor, the relationship between temperature and pressure
B. variable pressures is given by
C. average pressures A. the perfect gas lawW
D. positive and negative pressures
B. Van der Waal's equation
Answer: D C. the steam table
D. a Viral equation of state
Answer: C
62. Which of the engine is used for fighter bombers?
A. Turboprop
70. Properties of non reacting gas mixtures are given by:
B. Turbojet
A. geometric weighting
C. Ramjet
B. voumetric weighung
D. Pulsejet
C.volumetric weighting for molecular weight and density. and
Answer: B geometric weighting for all other propertues except enropy
D. anthmetic average
Answer: D
79. All of the following processes are irreversible excep.
A. chemical reactions
B. diffusion
C. curent fMow through an electrical resistance
D. an isentropic compression of a perfect gas
Answer: D
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95 ulate the entropy of 0 psia with quality of 0 60 Properties
87 Steam at 1000 b/ft pressure and 00°R has specific volume of 6.5
Cac steam at
of steam at 60 psia S = 04274 Btw/lb°R & Ss = 1 2172 Bru/b°R.
a
t lb» and a specific enthalpy of 9RO0 A bi/Abm. Find the internal energy
per pound mass of steam
A.0.4247 Btu/lb°R C.0.7303 Btu/h°R
A 2500 A-Ibb C. 5400 fn IbAb»
B.1.1577 Btu/lb°R D. 0.896 Btulb°R
AnsB Ans B
96. Wet saturated steam at 17 har ( he = 872 kJ/kg. hig = 1293 kJkg ) dryness
88. The properties that are independent of the mass of the system such as 0.97 is produced from feedwater at 85°C ( h 335.9 kJ/kg ). Find the
temperature. pressure, density and voltage. heat energy supplied per kg.
A. Intensive properties A. 4381.41 kJ/kg C. 2381 41 kJ/kg
B. Extensive properties B. 1381.41I kJkg D. 3381.41 kg
C. Specitic properties
D. State properties Solhon
Heat energy supplied Increase in enthalpy
Answer. A Q h- h
where
h2 hr + xhig2 h 355.9 kJ/kg
89. The properties fora unit mass and are intensive by definition such as h2 872 + 0.97(1923)
specific volume. h2 2737.31 kJkg
A. Intensive properties
thus
B. Extensive properties Q 2737.31 - 355.9 = 2381.41 kJ/kg
C. Specific properties
D. Thermmody namic properties
Answer C
90. The ratio of the gas constant to Avogadro's number is fluid the stagnation in state called
97. The properties of at are
A. Maxwell s constant
B. Boltzmann'z constant A stagnation property
C. Napier's constant B. stagnation phase
D. Joule s constant C. stagnation state
Answer: B D. stagnation vapor
Answer: C
91. Determine the average constant pressure specific heat of steam at 10 kPa
and 45.8°C. Note: From steam table, at 47.7°C,h=2588.1 k g anda
43.8°C, h = 2581.1 kJ/kg.
98. A specific property
A. 1.79 kJ^g°C C. 30.57 kIkg°C A. defines a specific variable (e.g.. temperature)
B. 10.28 kJkg°C D. 100.1 kg°C B. is independent of mass
C. is an extensive property multipied by mass
D. is dependent of the phase of the substance
Seltien:
condense Ans. B
Answer D 100. The device that measures temperalure by the elecromouve torce.
A. themmometer
94. According to Clausius statement B thermwcouple
A. Heat 1lows from hot substance to cold substance, unaided C. electuro thermoeter
D. theruKoseebeck
B.Heat cannot flow substance to hot substance
from cold
C. Heat can flow from cold substance to hot substance with the ad of Answer B
external work
D. A and C
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