Chapter 3: Tutorial

Problems

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(3.82/3.89) A new refrigerant R-125 is stored as a
liquid at -20oC with a small amount of vapor. For a
total of 1.5 kg R-125 find the pressure and volume.
P = 579 kPa
From Table A.2 for R-125 Vliq = 0.00136 m3
Þ Pc = 3620 kPa and Tc = 339.2 K

T 253.15 K
Tr = =
Tc 339.2 K
= 0.746

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(3.99/Q) A 1 m3 rigid tank has air at 1500 kPa and
ambient 300 K connected by a valve to a
piston/cylinder. The piston of area 0.1 m2 requires 250
kPa below it to float it. The valve is opened and the
piston moves slowly 2 m up and the valve is closed.
During the process, air temperature remains at 300 K.
What is the final Pressure in the tank?
P = 1450 kPa

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(3.101/Q) A piston/cylinder arrangement is loaded with
a linear spring and the outside atmosphere. It contains
water at 5 MPa, 4000C with the volume being 0.1 m3. If
the piston is at the bottom, the spring exerts a force such
that Plift = 200 kPa. The system now cools until the P
reaches 1200 kPa. Find the mass of water, the final state
(T2,V2) and plot the P-v diagram for the process.

m = 1.73 kg
v2 = 0.01204 m3/kg
T2 = 188oC
x2 = 0.0672

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