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CHAPTER 1

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THERMODYNAMICS

IDEAL GAS EQUATION OF STATE

1. Basic definitions

2. State and property

3. Ideal gas equation of state + mixture of ideal gases

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Problem 1A) (L.O.2.1): A tank contains N2 at 14bar. If temperature of N2 is
25oC, Volume of tank is 500lit, then how many kg of N2 in the tank?

problem 1B) (L.O.2.1): A tank contains N2 at temperature of N2 is 25oC, Volume of

tank is 500lit, 7,885 kg of N2 in the tank. Determine gauge pressure?

Problem 1C) (L.O.2.1): A tank contains AN IDEAL GAS at temperature of N2 is

25oC, Volume of tank is 500lit, 7.885 kg of and pressure at 14bar. What is an ideal
gas in the tank, known the gas is formed by two different morlacules ?
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Problem 2: mixture of ideal gases

An ideal gas mixture at 2 atm and 35oC has the following volume composition
O2 15%
N2 65%
CO2 12%
CO 7%
H20 1%
a) Determine the partial pressures of each species
b) What are the mass fraction of oxygen and carbon monoxide in the mixture
c) What is the average molecular weight of the gas mixture
d) What is the density of the gas mixture

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Problem 3: a rigid tank contains Oxygen at volume V = 200lit,

temperature t = 30oC, pressure p = 11 bar. Estimate the mass of
oxygen in the tank?

Problem 4: a rigid tank contains 7kg of N2 at 500lit, 30oC.

Determine gauge pressure? Known, atmospheric pressure patm =
1bar

Problem 5: an ideal gas mixture consists of 3kg of O2, 5kg of N2

and 8kg of CH4. The gas constant of mixture is:
a. R = 401,3 J/kgK
b. R = 385,5 J/kgK
c. R = 355,2 J/kgK
d. R = 432,8 J/kgK
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Problem 6: a rigid tank consists of an mixture of gases (N2, CH4)

with mole fraction of N2 is 0.25. the mixture of gases in the tank at
200K and 12MPa. Estimate the specific volume of mixture?

Problem 7: the mole fraction of mixture of ideal gas:

CO2 = 12,3%; O2 = 7,2%; N2 = 80,5%
a. Mass fraction of mixture?
b. At the mixture of gases: p = 750mmHg, t = 800oC, G = 1,2kg, the volume
of mixture is?

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Problem 8: Consider the specific heat of constant volume and

specific heat of constant pressure of O2, N2, CO2

Problem 9: Determine the specific heat of constant volume and

specific heat of constant pressure of ideal gas mixture consist of
O2, N2, CO2. The mass fraction of O2 is 0,25 and N2 is 0,3

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