MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES FINAL REQUIREMENT : Smembers each group Due date: Final exam day Direction: Solve the following problems using appropriate theories and principles in mechanical engineering. Present analytical and conceptual solution to exhibit your learning outcomes in mechanical engineering. Whenever possible gather additional data to supplement in your analytical solution. For your solution follow the following format of presentation: |. Problem ‘Sketch or map of the given conc ‘Theories and principles underlying on the problems. ‘Sketch of the proposed solution. Analytical solution of the problem. ‘Conclusion and Interpretation of the solution, ‘Complete drawing of the proposed solution. Each group must select at least two situations, completely elaborated. No groups will have similar situations. Its advisable to develop your own situational problems and solve it using the outline procedure. ration 14: Design a personal exercise machine that uses the otherwise dissipated human exercise energy in some productive way. For example, the exercise energy could be converted into mechanical, chemical, or electrical energy, which could then be used in some domestic device (for example, to power a computer, TV set, of kitchen appliance). Another solution would be to design a system that would feed the exercise energy directly into the local electrical power grid for credit against the user's electrical bill (like wind power devices today). If 100 million people exercised for 15 min every day of the year at a power level of 100 W each, how many barrels of erude oil (at 5.80 * 106 Btu per barrel) and how many tons of coal (at 26.0 » 10° Btu per ton) could be saved annually? Situation 16: Develop a preliminary design for a closed loop Rankine cycle steam power plant to be used in a compact automobile. The prime mover may be either a reciprocating piston or turbine and must produce a net output of 40.0 hp with a thermal efficiency in excess of 35.0%. a, Specify inlet and outlet states for the boiler, prime mover, condenser, and boiler feed pump. b. Choose typical values for the isentropic efficiencies of the prime mover and boiler feed pump and calculate the overall thermal efficiency of the power plant. cc. Specify the fuel to be used in the boiler. 4. Estimate the overall power plant weight, including fuel storage. e, Specify conditions needed to meet part-load operation and prime mover speed control during vehicle acceleration and deceleration. £ Specify all additional equipment needed to connect the prime mover output shaft to the vehicle drive wheels.