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Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA

Kemaman, Terengganu

ASSIGNMENT SHEET
PROGRAMME DIPLOMA IN PLANT ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
SESSION SEMESTER 4
CODE & COURSE DPV 40483 THERMODYNAMICS SHEET NO 1
LECTURER HAZANIM BT ZULKARNAIN DURATION

Unit 1: Introduction and basic concepts

Unit 2: Pure Substance
Unit 3: Energy Analysis for Closed System
TOPIC
Unit 4: Energy Analysis for Open System
Unit 5: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Unit 6: Thermodynamics Cycle
Unit 1: Introduction and basic concepts
Unit 2: Pure Substance
Unit 3: Energy Analysis for Closed System
SUB - TOPIC
Unit 4: Energy Analysis for Open System
Unit 5: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Unit 6: Thermodynamics Cycle
TOPIC After completing this subject, student should be able to:
LEARNING 1. Explain the basic concept and common parameters
OUTCOME used in thermodynamic system

TOOLS /
EQUIPMENT / 1.Information sheet 01 until 06
MATERIALS
DRAWING AND
DATA
1.This is an individual assignment
INSTRUCTION
2.Answer all question

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Question 1

Question 1 refers to Figure 1.

Figure 1: P-v diagram

a. A piston cylinder device contains 0.06 m3 of saturated water vapor at 350 kPa.
Determine the;

i. specific volume, v
(1 mark)
ii. temperature, T
(1 mark)
iii. the mass of the vapor inside the cylinder, mg
(3 marks)

b. Determine the phase and temperature of water at a state of P=0.5 MPa and
h=2890 kJ/kg
(6 marks)

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Question 2

a. A piston-cylinder device contains 10 kg of R-134A at 700 kPa and 60˚C. The

refrigerant is now cooled at constant pressure until exists as liquid at 20˚C.
Determine,

i. Phase 1 and 2
(2 marks)
ii. Specific volume 1, 𝑣1 and specific volume 2, 𝑣2
(2 marks)
iii. Volume 1, 𝑉1 and volume 2, 𝑉2
(2 mark2)
iv. Work boundary, 𝑊𝑏
(3 marks)
v. Internal energy 1, 𝑢1 and internal energy 2, 𝑢2
(2 marks)
vi. Determine the amount of heat loss, 𝑄𝑜𝑢𝑡
(5 marks)
vii. Show the process on a T-v diagram with respect to saturation lines.
(4 marks)

Question 3

Air at 10 oC and 80 kPa enter the diffuser of a jet engine steadily with a velocity 200
m/s. The inlet area of diffuser is 0.4 m2. The area leaves the diffuser with a velocity
that is smaller than the inlet velocity. Determine:

i. the specific volume, v1 at the diffuser inlet

(3 marks)
ii. the mass flow rate, 𝑚̇ of the air
(3 marks)
iii. the temperature of the air leaving the diffuser, T2
(6 marks)

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Question 4

a. Heat is transferred to a heat engine from a furnace at a rate of 60 MW. If the

rate of heat rejection to a nearby river is 20 MW, determine;
i. the net power output
(3 marks)
ii. the thermal efficiency for this heat engine.
(3 marks)

b. An adiabatic refrigeration unit compresses R-134A saturated vapor at 22˚C

to 1200 kPa. Determine,
i. Enthalpy 1, ℎ1 and Entropy 1, 𝑠1
(2 marks)
ii. Entropy values at the exit state for isentropic compression processes, 𝑠2𝑠
(1 mark)
iii. Phase at the exit state for isentropic compression processes
(1 mark)
iv. Enthalpy values at the exit state for isentropic compression processes, ℎ2𝑠
(3 marks)
v. Enthalpy values at the exit state for actual compression processes, ℎ2𝑎 if
the isentropic efficiency of a compressor is 90%
(4 marks)
vi. the power required to compress 0.8 kg/s of R-134A by using energy
balance equation
(4 marks)

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Question 5

4 MPa
400 0C
100 kPa

4
MPa

100 kPa

Figure 2: Idealized four steady state process cycle

a. Figure 2 shows the idealized four steady state process cycle in which state 1
is saturated liquid and state 3 is superheated vapor. This system is termed
the Rankine cycle and is the model for the simple steam power plant.
Determine the
i. quality, x at state 4
(3 marks)
ii. enthalpy, h1 at state 1
(1 mark)
iii. enthalpy, h2 at state 2
(4 marks)
iv. enthalpy, h3 at state 3
(1 mark)
v. enthalpy, h4 at state 4
(3 marks)
vi. heat addition, qin
(3 marks)
vii. heat rejection, qout
(3 marks)
viii. thermal efficiency, 𝜂𝑇𝐻
(3 marks)

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Question 6

Question 6 refers Figure 3

Figure 3: Refrigeration cycle

a. Refrigerant 134A is the working fluid in an ideal vapor-compression

refrigeration cycle. The refrigeration leaves the evaporator at -20 oC and has
a condenser pressure of 0.9 MPa. The mass flow rate is 0.05 kg/s. Determine

i. Phase and entropy, s1 at compressor inlet

(2 marks)
ii. Phase and entropy, s2 at compressor exit
(2 marks)
iii. Phase and entropy, s3 at condenser exit
(2 marks)
iv. Phase and entropy, s4 throttle exit
(2 marks)
v. The rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space, Q L
(4 marks)
vi. Power input to the compressor, Win

(4 marks)
vii. The COPR of the refrigerator
(4 marks)