Spring 2014 MAE211 Thermodynamics
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Mid-term Exam (10:30-12:30, April 24)
1. Hydrogen gas was initially filled in a rigid tank as shown in the
figure. It is then cooled until its temperature drops to 300 K.
(a) What is the final pressure in the tank ? (5 points)
(b) How much heat is transferred during this process? (5 points)
(c) Draw schematically this process in P-v diagram. (5 points)
The gas constant of hydrogen is R = 4.124 kPa.m3/kg.K. The
average constant volume specific heat of hydrogen is Cv = 10.377
kJ/kg.K.
2. A constant pressure piston cylinder contains 1 kg water as
saturated vapor at 150 kPa. It is now cooled so the water is
completely saturated liquid.
(a) Find the work and heat in the process. (10 points)
(b) Draw schematically this process in P-v and T-v diagrams.
(8 points)
3. Two rigid tanks of A and B contain saturated mixtures of water and vapor at the same
pressure. Volume of tank A is 9 L (liters) and its quality is 0.9 (xA=0.9). Volume of
tank B is 2 L and its quality is 0.1 (xB=0.1). When these two tanks are merged
together, what is the final quality of the saturated mixture? (Assume that the specific
volumes are vf=0.001 m3/kg for liquid water, vg=1.0 m3/kg for vapor.) (15 points)
4. There are three heat reservoirs maintaining constant temperatures: i.e.
temperature heat source (TH=1000 K), a cold outer space (TL=250 K), and a room
(TR=300 K). An engineer developed a heating system for the room using a heat
engine and a heat pump. The heat engine was installed within the room (TR is the heat
sink for the engine). Assume that the heat to the engine is 1 kW.
(a) Determine the maximum heat that can be used to warm up the room. Here, both
the heat engine and heat pump operate ideally like a Carnot cycle. (10 points)
(b) If an actual engine could produce only a half of the reversible work (while heat
pump still operated ideally), determine the maximum heat that can be used to warm
up the room. (8 points)
5. Air enters an adiabatic nozzle steadily at 300 kPa, 200°C, and 45 m/s and leaves at
100 kPa and 180 m/s. The inlet area of the nozzle is 110 cm2.
(a) Determine the mass flow rate through the
nozzle. (6 points)
(b) Determine the exit temperature of the air. (6
points)
(c) Determine the exit area of the nozzle. (6
points)
6. An adiabatic air compressor compresses 10 L/s of air at 120 kPa and 20°C to 1000
kPa and 300°C.
(a) Determine the work required by the compressor, in kJ/kg.
(8 points)
(b) Determine the power required to drive the air compressor,
in kW. (8 points)