UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Applied Process and Utilities

Engineering Mechanical, EEI & Chemical
CCTD11B Engineering Thermod!namics "T#torial $%
Internal Energ! and Enthalp!
1. Fill in the blanks in the following table for the properties of water
p, kPa T,
0
C x, % v, m
3
/kg h, kJ/kg
a. 10,000 500
b. 400 143.6
c. 160 91.0
d. 5,000 180
e. 100 1,100
f. 0.452 2,990
2. !essel with a !ol"#e of 0.0011 #
3
is filled with dr$ sat"rated stea# at a press"re of 95 k%a. &t is then
sealed and cooled to 25
0
'. (eter#ine the a#o"nt of heat that #"st be re#o!ed. (Ans.: 1.43 kJ)
3. )tea# at 260
0
' contained in a c$linder fitted with a piston initiall$ has a *"alit$ of +0 percent and a
!ol"#e of 0.02 #
3
. ,he stea# is e-panded at a constant te#perat"re "ntil it is dr$ and sat"rated.
(eter#ine .a/ the #ass of stea# in the c$linder and .b/ the work done d"ring the e-pansion process.
.ns.0 0.6684 kg, 38.48 k1/.
4. #ethod of obtaining a low press"re in a sealed !essel is to fill the !essel with stea# before filling
sealing, seal and then condense the stea#. !essel ha!ing a !ol"#e of 0.05 #
3
is filled with dr$
sat"rated stea# at 101 k%a. ,he !essel is sealed and then chilled to 30
0
'. .a/ 2hat is the final press"re
and .b/ calc"late the a#o"nt of heat added to or taken fro# the stea#. .ns0 4.25 k%a3 6+.+ k1/
5. 4inet$ gra#s of stea# initiall$ dr$ and sat"rated at 50 k%a .state 1/ is heated at constant press"re "ntil
its !ol"#e is 0.50 #
3
.state 2/. &t is then heated at constant !ol"#e "ntil it is at 100 k%a .state 3/.
'alc"late the total heat added per kilogra# of stea# between states 1 and 3. )tate $o"r ass"#ptions.
6. closed rigid ins"lated container is occ"pied b$ an ideal gas at 50 k%a, 25
0
'. 2ork is done on the gas
b$ an e-ternal #otor thro"gh an i#peller #o"nted inside the container "ntil the press"re is 100 k%a. For
this gas in the te#perat"re range in!ol!ed, cp = 0.84 + 0.00075T, where , is kel!ins and cp is in k15kg.6.
'alc"late .a/ the enthalp$ change of the gas, and .b/ the work done on the gas. .ns.0 350.5 k15kg, 261.9 k15kg/
+. ,wo kilogra#s of a gas with c! 7 0.+5 k15kg.6 e-pands adiabaticall$ in a closed s$ste# and perfor# 10 k1
of work. ,he final te#perat"re is 90
0
'. 'o#p"te the initial te#perat"re. .ns.0 96.+
o
'/.
8. 8ne kilogra# of argon that "nder a press"re of 1.4 9%a occ"pies a !ol"#e of 0.06 #
3
e-pands at
constant te#perat"re "ntil the !ol"#e is do"bled. &t is then co#pressed at constant press"re to a !ol"#e
of 0.06 #
3
, after which its press"re is raised to 1.4 9%a at constant !ol"#e. For this closed s$ste#,
deter#ine the net change in internal energ$ for the processes in!ol!ed. 'alc"late the net work done and
the net heat flow d"ring these processes. :se cp 70.52 k15kg.6 and ; 7 0.21 k15kg.6 ..ns0 <63.0 k13 16.2 k13
<46.8 k1/
9. 4eon in a closed s$ste# is to be co#pressed adiabaticall$ in a process where pv
n
= constant fro# 96
k%a, 20
0
' to 396 k%a. ,he initial !ol"#e is 0.240 #
3
. (eter#ine .a/ the final !ol"#e, .b/ the final
te#perat"re, and .c/ the work. .c! 7 0..619 k15kg.6 and ; 7 0.412 k15kg6/. (Ans.: 0.1206 m
3
; 243
0
C; 26.4 kJ)
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CCTD101B Tutorial 5 Internal Energy and Enthalpy
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