Engineering Thermodynamics (CH161)

Tutorial-4
1. Complete the table for H2O

2. A 1.8-m3 rigid tank contains steam at 220°C. One-third of the volume is in the liquid
phase and the rest is in the vapour form. Determine (a) the pressure of the steam, (b) the
quality of the saturated mixture, and (c) the density of the mixture.
3. 10-kg of R-134a fill a 1.348-m3 rigid container at an initial temperature of -40°C. The
container is then heated until the pressure is 200 kPa. Determine the final temperature
and the initial pressure.
4. Water is to be boiled at sea level in a 30-cm-diameter stainless steel pan placed on top of
a 3-kW electric burner. If 60 percent of the heat generated by the burner is transferred to
the water during boiling, determine the rate of evaporation of water. Repeat for a location
at an elevation of 1500 m where the atmospheric pressure is 84.5 kPa and thus the
boiling temperature of water is 95°C.

5. Water initially at 200 kPa and 300°C is contained in a piston-cylinder device fitted with
stops. The water is allowed to cool at constant pressure until it exists as a saturated vapor
and the piston rests on the stops. Then the water continues to cool until the pressure is
100 kPa. On the T-v diagrams sketch, with respect to the saturation lines, the process
curves passing through both the initial, intermediate, and final states of the water. Label
the T, P and v values for end states on the process curves. Find the overall change in
internal energy between the initial and final states per unit mass of water.
6. Saturated steam coming off the turbine of a steam power plant at 40°C condenses on the
outside of a 3-cm outer- diameter, 35-m-long tube at a rate of 130 kg/h. Determine the
rate of heat transfer from the steam to the cooling water flowing through the pipe.
7. A piston–cylinder device contains 0.6 kg of steam at 200°C and 0.5 MPa. Steam is
cooled at constant pressure until one-half of the mass condenses.
a. Show the process on a T-v diagram.
b. Find the final temperature.
c. Determine the volume change.
8. A 1-m3 tank containing air at 10°C and 350 kPa is connected through a valve to another
tank containing 3 kg of air at 35°C and 200 kPa. Now the valve is opened, and the entire
system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with the surroundings, which are at 20°C.
Determine the volume of the second tank and the final equilibrium pressure of air.