ME 204 THERMODYNAMICS 2 AGY

Chapter 7 Past Exam Problem 1

A piston/cylinder device contains 4 kg air, initially at 360 K and 150 kPa. A paddle wheel placed
inside the cylinder stirs the air, transferring energy by work, until the temperature becomes
540 K in a constant pressure process. During the process, 200 kJ of heat transfer occurs to the
surroundings, at an assumed average surface temperature of 450 K.
The ambient conditions are 300 K and 100 kPa.
a) Sketch the system showing all the components and related data.
b) Determine the change in exergy for air during the process, in kJ.
c) Determine the paddle wheel work, in kJ.
d) Determine the exergy destruction during the process, in kJ.