BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED

TECHNOLOGY

SUBMITTED BY:
Organo, Chrysler A.

SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. MARVIN t. VALENTIN

SUBMITTED ON:
OCTOBER 30, 2018
PROBLEM SOLVING

1. The pressure gage on a 2.5-m³ oxygen tank reads 500 kPa. Determine the
amount of oxygen in the tank if the temperature is 28 ᵒC and the atmospheric
pressure is 97 kPa.

Given:

Volume of the oxygen tank = 2.5 m³

Temperature of oxygen tank = 28 ᵒC + 273
= 301 Kelvin
Patm = 97 kPa
Pgage = 500 kPa
R of oxygen = 0.2598 KJ/kg-K
Required:

m=?

Solution:

Pabs = Pgage + Patm

= 500 kPa + 97 kPa
= 597 kPa
 PV = mRT
m = PV
RT
(𝟓𝟗𝟕 𝑲𝑵/𝒎²)(𝟐.𝟓 𝒎³)
m=
(𝟎.𝟐𝟓𝟗𝟖 𝑲𝑵.𝒎/𝒌𝒈−𝑲)(𝟑𝟎𝟏 𝑲)
m = 19.09 kg

2. A 400-L rigid tank contains 5 kg of air at 25 ᵒC. Determine the reading on

the pressure gage if the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa.

Given:

Volume of the tank, V = 400 Liters x (0.001 m³/1 Liter)

= 0.4 m³
Temperature of air in tank, T = 25 ᵒC + 273
= 298 Kelvin
Mass of air in the tank, m = 5 kg
Atmospheric pressure, Patm = 97 kPa
Gas constant of air, R = 0.287 KJ/kg-K

Required:

Pgage = ?

Solution: Air Pgage

400-L

25 oC

P = mRT/V
(𝟓 𝒌𝒈)( 𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕 𝑲𝑵.𝒎/𝒌𝒈−𝑲)(𝟐𝟗𝟖 𝑲)
=
𝟎.𝟒 𝒎³
= 1069.08 kPa
The gage pressure, Pgage
Pgage = P – Patm
 = 1069.08 kPa – 97 kPa
= 972.08 kPa

3. A 1-m³ tank containing air at 25 ᵒC and 500 kPa is connected through a

valve to another tank containing 5 kg of air at 35 ᵒC 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 ᵒC. Determine the volume of the
second tank and the final equilibrium pressure of air.
Given:

Volume of the tank 1, V1 = 1 m³

Temperature of air in tank 1, T1 = 25 ᵒC + 273
= 298 Kelvin
Pressure of air in tank 1, P1 = 500 kPa
Mass of air in the tank 2, m2 = 5 kg
Pressure of air in tank 2, P2 = 200 kPa
Temperature of air in tank 2, T2 = 35 ᵒC + 273
= 308 Kelvin
Temperature of surrounding, Tatm = 20 ᵒC + 273
= 293 Kelvin
For air, gas constant R = 0.287 KJ/kg-K

Required:
m1 = ?
V2 = ?
P=?
Solution:

m1 = P1 V1/RT1
(𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝑲𝑵/𝒎²)(𝟏𝒎)
=
(𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕 𝑲𝑵.𝒎/𝒌𝒈−𝑲)(𝟐𝟗𝟖 𝑲)
 = 5.85 kg

V2 = m2RT2/P2
(𝟓 𝒌𝒈)(𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕 𝑲𝑵.𝒎/𝒌𝒈−𝑲)(𝟑𝟎𝟖 𝑲)
=
𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝑲𝑵/𝒎²
= 2.21 m³
Total volume, V = V1 + V2
= 1 m³ + 2.21 m³
= 3.21 m³

Total mass of air, m = m1 + m2

= 5 kg + 5.85 kg
= 10.85 kg
Therefore, P = mRTsurr/V
(𝟏𝟎.𝟖𝟓 𝒌𝒈)(𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕 𝑲𝑵.𝒎/𝒌𝒈−𝑲)(𝟐𝟗𝟑 𝑲)
=
𝟑.𝟐𝟏𝒎³
= 284.23 kPa

4. The pressure in an automobile tire depends on the temperature of the air in

the tire. When the air temperature is 25 ᵒC, the pressure gage reads 210 kPa.
If the volume of the tire is 0.025 m³, determine the pressure rise in the tire
when the air temperature in the tire rises to 50 ᵒC. Also, determine the
amount of air that must be bled off to restore pressure to its original value at
this temperature. Assume the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa.

Given:

Initial gage pressure, Pgage = 210 kPa

Initial air temperature, T1 = 25 ᵒC + 273
= 298 Kelvin
Final temperature, T2 = 50 ᵒC + 273
= 323 Kelvin
Volume of the tire, V = 0.025 m³
Atmospheric pressure, Patm = 100 kPa

Required:
 P1 = ?
P2 = ?
m1 = ?
m2 = ?
mT = ?
Solution:

P1 = Pgage + Patm
= 210 kPa + 100 kPa
= 310 kPa
P2 = P1T2/T1
(𝟑𝟏𝟎 𝒌𝑷𝒂)(𝟑𝟐𝟑 𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏)
=
𝟐𝟗𝟖 𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏
= 336.01 kPa
Pressure rise ∆P

∆P = P2 – P1
= 336.01 kPa – 310 kPa
= 26.01 kPa

Mass of air in the tire can be obtain from

For m1 T = 323 Kelvin
P = 336.01 kPa
R = 0.287 KJ/kg-K
V = 0.025 m³
m1 = PV/RT
(𝟑𝟑𝟔.𝟎𝟏 𝑲𝑵/𝒎²)(𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝒎³)
=
(𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕 𝑲𝑵.𝒎/𝒌𝒈−𝑲)( 𝟑𝟐𝟑 𝑲)
= 0.0906 kg
For m2 T = 323 Kelvin
P = 310 kPa
R = 0.287 KJ/kg-K
V = 0.025 m³
m2 = PV/RT
(𝟑𝟏𝟎 𝑲𝑵/𝒎²)(𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝒎³)
=
(𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕 𝑲𝑵.𝒎/𝒌𝒈−𝑲)( 𝟑𝟐𝟑 𝑲)
= 0.0836 kg
Amount of air that must bled off to restore pressure to its original value is,
∆m = m1 – m2
= 0.0906 kg - 0.0836 kg
= 0.0070 kg