UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

MAYAGUEZ CAMPUS
COLLEGE OF ENGINERRING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
INME 4045 – GENERAL THERMODYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERS
INSTRUCTOR: Prof. A. Cecchini

SUGGESTED PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 2: ENERGY, ENERGY TRANSFER, AND GENERAL ENERGY ANALYSIS

2-11 Electric power is to be generated by installing a
hydraulic turbine-generator at a site 120 m below
the free surface of a large water reservoir that can
supply water at a rate of 2400 kg/s steadily.
Determine the power generation potential. Answer:
2825 kW
5 kJ of heat is lost to the surrounding air. The paddle-
wheel work amounts to 500 N-m. Determine the final
energy of the system if its initial energy is 10 kJ.
Answer: 35.5 kJ

2-41E At winter design conditions, a house is

2-12 At a certain location, wind is blowing steadily
at 10 m/s. Determine the mechanical energy of air
per unit mass and the power generation potential of
a wind turbine with 60-m-diameter blades at that
location. Take the air density to be 1.25 kg/m3.
Answer: 1770 kW
projected to lose heat at a rate of 60000 Btu/h. The
internal heat gain from people, lights, and appliances
is estimated to be 6000 Btu/h. If this house is to be
heated by electric resistance heaters, determine the
required rated power of these heaters in kW to
maintain the house at constant temperature. Answer:
15.8 kW

2-48E Consider a fan located in 3 ft  3 ft square

2-39 Water is being heated in a closed pan on top of duct. Velocities at various points at the outlet are
a range while stirred by a paddle wheel. During the measured, and the average flow velocity is
process, 30 kJ of heat is transferred to the water. And determined to be 22 ft/s. Taking the air density to
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0.075 lbm/ft3, estimate the minimum electric power
consumption of the fan motor. Answer: 151 W

2-50 A gasoline pump is measured to consume 3.8

2-72 Water is pumped from a lower reservoir to a
kW of electric power when operating. If the pressure
higher reservoir by a pump that provides 20 kW of
differential between the outlet and inlet of the pump
shaft power. The free surface of the upper reservoir
is measured to be 7 kPa and the changes in velocity
is 45 m higher than that of the lower reservoir. If the
and elevation are negligible, determine the
flow rate of water is measured to be 0.03 m3/s,
maximum possible volume flow rate of gasoline.
determine mechanical power that is converted to
Answer: 0.543 m3/s
thermal energy during this process due to frictional
effects. Answer: 6.8 kW

2-64 The water in a large lake is to be used to

generate electricity by the installation of a hydraulic
turbine-generator at a location where the depth of
the water is 50 m. Water is to be supplied at a rate of
5000 kg/s. If the electric power generated is
measured to be 1862 kW and the generator
efficiency is 95 percent, determine (a) the overall 2-74 An oil pump is drawing 44 kW of electric power
efficiency of the turbine-generator, (b) the while pumping oil with  = 860 kg/m3 at a rate of 0.1
mechanical efficiency of the turbine, and (c) the shaft m3/s. The inlet and outlet diameters of the pipe are 8
power supplied by the turbine to the generator. cm and 12 cm, respectively. If the pressure rise of oil
Answer: (a) 76% (b) 80 % (c) 1960 kW in the pump is measured to e 500 kPa and the motor
efficiency is 90 percent, determine the mechanical
2-68 Water is pumped from a lake to a storage tank efficiency of the pump. Answer: 91.8 %
15 m above at a rate of 70 L/s while consuming 15.4
kW of electric power. Disregarding any frictional
losses in the pipes and any changes in kinetic energy,
determine (a) the overall efficiency of the pump-
motor unit and (b) the pressure difference between
the inlet and the exit of the pump. Answer: (a) 66.9 %
(b) 147 kPa