Tribhuwan University

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
Pulchowk Campus
Department of Applied Science & Chemical Engineering
Subject :- Thermodynamics 1 (EC 551)
Exam #1 SET- B F.M.: 20
Time : 1.5 hrs Roll No: 25 to 48 P.M.: 08
Don’t forget to write your name, roll number and page number on the answer sheet.
Not only answers but also how to get to the answers should be shown.
1. A 4 m3 storage tank is filled with steam and maintained at a constant T= 250 °C. The initial
pressure is 20 bar. A valve is opened and 1 kg/min of steam leaves the tank.
a. What is the initial mass of the steam in the tank? [1]
b. How much time does it take for the pressure to decrease to 5 bar? [3]

Temperature (℃ ) 250 250

Pressure ( bar ) 20 5
Specific Volume (m3kg-1) 0.1115 0.4744

2. Using the steam table given below estimate the constant pressure heat capacity at 3.5 bar,
200 ℃. [4]
Enthalpy and pressure of Steam at 3.5 bar and 150 ℃
Pressure (Bar) 3 4
Enthalpy (KJ kg-1) 2761.2 2752.8

Enthalpy and pressure of Steam at 3.5 bar and 250 ℃

Pressure (Bar) 3 4
Enthalpy (KJ kg-1) 2967.9 2964.5

3. Air is compressed from an initial state of 1 bar and 50 ℃ to a final state of 5 bar and
50℃ by three different reversible processes in a closed system. [6]
(a) Heating at constant volume followed by cooling at constant pressure
(b) Isothermal compression
(c) Adiabatic compression followed by cooling at constant volume
Calculate the work and heat transferred for each process, assuming that the air is an ideal
gas and CV = (5/2) R and CP = (7/2) R

4. Calculate the theoretical flame temperature when ethylene at 25 ℃ is burned with 25 %

excess air at 25℃. Solved manually as well as by using polymath along with code.
C2H4 + 3 O2 = 2 CO2 + 2 H2O [6]

Heat of formation of C2H4, CO2, H2O are 52,510(J mol-1 ), - 39, 3509(J mol-1 ), - 24,
1818 (J mol-1 ).