Benguet State University

College Of Engineering and Applied Technology

November 5, 2018

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

ES 31

Roy, Gladys Miguel

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°C and the
atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa. Patm
Pgage
GIVEN:

Pgage = 500 kPa

Patm = 97 kPa
T = 28°C V = 25 m3
V = 2.5 m3 T = 28°C
Roxygen = 0.2598 kJ/kg.K

REQUIRED:

m (amount of oxygen) = ?

SOLUTION:
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 + 𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒
= 97 𝑘𝑃𝑎 + 500 𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 597 𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 597 𝑘𝑃𝑎

𝑝𝑉 = 𝑚𝑅𝑇
𝑝𝑉
𝑚=
𝑅𝑇
ሺ597 𝑘𝑃𝑎ሻ ሺ2.5 𝑚3 ሻ
=
ቀ0.2598 𝑘𝐽ൗ𝑘𝑔. 𝐾 ቁ ሺ28°𝐶 + 273.15 𝐾ሻ

= 19.076 𝑘𝑔
2. A 400 L rigid tank contains 5 kg of air at 25°C. Determine the reading
on the pressure gage if the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa.

GIVEN:
Patm
V = 400 L
T = 25°C Air
m = 5 kg V = 400 L
Patm = 97 kPa T = 25°C
R = 0.287 kPa.m3/kg.K

REQUIRED:

Pgage = ?

SOLUTION:
𝑚𝑅𝑇
𝑃=
𝑉
3
5 𝑘𝑔 ቀ0.287 𝑘𝑃𝑎. 𝑚 ൗ𝑘𝑔. 𝐾 ቁ ሺ25°𝐶 + 273.15 𝑘ሻ
=
1𝑚3
400 𝐿 ൬ ൰
1000 𝐿

𝑃 = 1069.613 𝑘𝑃𝑎

𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 = 𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 − 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚

= 1069.613 𝑘𝑃𝑎 − 97 𝑘𝑃𝑎

= 972.613 𝑘𝑃𝑎
 3. A 1 m3 tank containing air at 25°C and 500 kPa is connected through a
valve to another tank containing 5 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.

GIVEN:

V1 = 1 m3; T1 = 25°C; P1 = 500 kPa

m2 = 5 kg; T2 = 35°C; P2 = 200kPa

Tsur = 20°C
Tank 1 Tank 2
Rair = 0.287 kJ/kmol.K V = 1 m3 m = 5 kg
T = 25°C T = 35°C
P = 500 kPa P = 200 kPa

REQUIRED:

V2 (volume of tank 2) = ?

Pt (final equilibrium pressure) = ?

SOLUTION:

𝑃1 𝑉1
𝑚1 =
𝑅𝑇1

ሺ500 𝑘𝑃𝑎ሻሺ 1 𝑚3 ሻ
=
𝑘𝐽ൗ
ቀ0.287 𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾 ቁ ሺ25°𝐶 + 273.15 𝐾ሻ
= 5.84 𝑘𝑔

𝑚2 𝑅𝑇2
𝑉2 =
𝑃2
 𝑘𝐽ൗ
ሺ5 𝑘𝑔ሻ ቀ0.287 𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾 ቁ ሺ35°𝐶 + 273.15 𝐾ሻ
=
200 𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 2.21 𝑚3

𝑉𝑡 = 𝑉1 + 𝑉2

= 1 𝑚3 + 2.21 𝑚3

= 3.21 𝑚3

𝑚𝑡 = 𝑚1 + 𝑚2

= 5.84 𝑘𝑔 + 5 𝑘𝑔
= 10.84𝑘𝑔

𝑚𝑡 𝑅𝑇𝑠𝑢𝑟
𝑃𝑡 =
𝑉𝑡

ሺ10.84 𝑘𝑔ሻ ቀ0.287 𝑘𝐽ൗ𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾 ቁ ሺ20°𝐶 + 273.15𝐾ሻ

=
3.21 𝑚3

= 284.12 𝑘𝑃𝑎

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

air in the tire. When the air temperature is 25°C, the pressure gage
reads 210 kPa. If the volume of the tire is 0.025m3, determine the
pressure rise in the tire when the air temperature in the tire rises to
 50°C. 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.
V = 0.025 m3
T1 = 25°C
GIVEN:
Pgage = 210 kPa
T1 = 25°C; Pgage = 210 kPa

T2 = 50°C

V = 0.025 m3

Patm = 100 kPa

Rair = 0.287 kJ/kmol.K

REQUIRED:

Pt (final pressure) = ?
mt (mass total of air) = ?

SOLUTION:

𝑃1 = 𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 + 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚

= 210 𝑘𝑃𝑎 + 100 𝑘𝑃𝑎

= 310 𝑘𝑃𝑎

𝑃1 𝑃2
=
𝑇1 𝑇2
𝑃1 𝑇2
𝑃2 =
𝑇1
ሺ310 𝑘𝑃𝑎ሻሺ50°𝐶 + 273.15𝐾ሻ
=
25°𝐶 + 273.15𝐾
𝑃2 = 336 𝑘𝑃𝑎
 𝑃𝑡 = 𝑃2 − 𝑃1

= 336 𝑘𝑃𝑎 − 310 𝑘𝑃𝑎

= 26 𝑘𝑃𝑎

𝑃1 𝑉
𝑚1 =
𝑅𝑇2

310 𝑘𝑃𝑎ሺ0.025 𝑚3 ሻ
=
𝑘𝐽
ቀ0.287 ൗ𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾 ቁ ሺ50°𝐶 + 273.15𝐾ሻ

= 0.0836 𝑘𝑔

𝑃2 𝑉
𝑚2 =
𝑅𝑇2
336𝑘𝑃𝑎ሺ0.025𝑚^3ሻ
=
𝑘𝐽
ቀ0.287 ൗ𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾 ቁ ሺ50°𝐶 + 273.15𝐾ሻ
= 0.0906 𝑘𝑔

𝑚𝑡 = 𝑚2 – 𝑚1

= 0.0906 𝑘𝑔 − 0.0836 𝑘𝑔

= 0.007 𝑘𝑔