Benguet State University

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Benguet State Applied Technology

La Trinidad, Benguet

In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements

In

ES 31

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

(Laboratory Exercise 3)

Sub. By:

Lunes, Herzon S.

Sub. To:

Engr. Marvin T. Valentin

Sub. On:

10/ 30/ 18
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.

 Given: Req’d:

V= 2.5 m3
Pgage= 500 kPa moxygen=?
Patm= 97 kPa
T= 28 oC + 273= 301 K
𝑘𝐽
Roxygen = (0.2598 )
𝑘𝑔∙𝐾

 Solution:

Pabs= Pgage + Patm

= 500 + 97 kPa
= 597 kPa

PV = mRT

𝑃𝑉
𝐦=
𝑅𝑇

(597 𝑘𝑃𝑎)(2.5𝑚3 )
𝐦=
𝑘𝐽
(0.2598 ) (301 𝐾)
𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝐾

m = 19.08 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: Req’d:

V= 400-L = 0.4 m3
mair= 5 kg Pgage= ?
Patm= 97 kPa
T= 25 oC + 273= 298 K
KN.m
R = 0.287
Kg−°K

 Solution:

Pgage
Air

400-L

25 oC

PV = mRT

𝑚𝑅𝑇
𝐏=
𝑉

(5 𝑘𝑔)(0.287 𝑘𝑃𝑎∙𝑚3 /𝑘𝑔∙𝐾)(298 𝐾 )

=
0.4 𝑚3

= 1069.1 kPa

Pgage= P- Patm

Pgage= 1069.1 – 97 = 972.1 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: Required:

VA=m3 VB = ?
TA=25oC + 273 = 298 K Pair = ?
PA=500kPa
mB=5kg
TB=35oC + 273 K= 308 K
PB=200kPa
KN.m
R = 0.287
Kg−°K

 Solution:

PA VA
mA=
RTA
KN KN
(500 2 )(1m3 ) 500 2 ×1m3
m m
mA= KJ = KN.m = 5.846kg
(0.287 )(298°K) (0.287 )(298°K)
Kg−°K Kg−°K

a. VB

KN.m
(5kg )( 0.287 )(308°K)
kg−°K
vB= KN
200 2
m
VB= 𝟐. 𝟐𝟏𝐦𝟑

 Now, when the valve is opened:

 Vtotal= VA + VB = 1 + 2.21 = 𝟑. 𝟐𝟏𝐦𝟑

mtotal= mA + mB = 5 + 5.846 = 𝟏𝟎. 𝟖𝟒𝟔𝐤𝐠

b. Final equilibrium Pair

KN.m
mRTsurrounding (10.846kg)(0.287kg−°K )(293°K)
P= =
Vtotal 3.21m3

P = 𝟐𝟖𝟒. 𝟏𝟐𝐤𝐏𝐚

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 0.025 m3 , 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.

 Given: Req’d:

Initial Tair ,T1= 25 °C + 273 K = 298 K ∆P = ?

Initial Pgage ,P1= 210 kPa ∆mair = ?
V = 0.025 m3
Final Tair , T2= 50 °C + 273 K = 323 K
Patm = 100 kPa

KN.m
R = 0.287
Kg−°K
  Solution:

a) P1 = Pgage + Patm = 210 kPa +100 kPa = 310 kPa

P1V1 = mRT1 —— (Eq. 1)

P2V2 = mRT2 —— (Eq. 2)

 Assuming the volume of the tire remains constant

V1 = V2

 From equations (1) and (2), eliminating m and R, we can write

𝑃1 𝑃2
=
𝑇1 𝑇2
𝑷𝟏𝑻𝟐
 Therefore, P2 =
𝑻𝟏
(310𝑘𝑃𝑎)(323 𝐾)
= = 𝟑𝟑𝟔 𝒌𝑷𝒂
298 𝐾

∆P = P2- P1

= 336 kPa- 310 kPa

∆P= 26 kPa

𝑷𝑽
b) m1 =
𝑹𝑻
(𝟑𝟑𝟔 𝒌𝑷𝒂)(𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟓m3 )
= KN.m
(0.287 )(323𝐾)
kg−°K
 m1= 0.0906 kg

𝑷𝑽
m2 =
𝑹𝑻

(𝟑𝟏𝟎 𝒌𝑷𝒂)(𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟓m3 )
= KN.m
(0.287 )(323𝐾)
kg−°K
m2= 0.0836 kg

∆m = m1 – m2
=0.0906 – 0.0836

∆m = 0.0070 kg

 Therefore, the amount of air to be bled off from the tire to restore its original
pressure is 0.0070 kg.