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THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

ES 31

LABORATORY EXERCISE
OCTOBER 29, 2018

OWABAN, Ivy Joy A.


BSAEng’g 4A
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.

FIGURE:

SOLUTION:
𝑷𝑽
A) T (°K) = T (°C) + 273.15 C) m = ; where Roxygen= 0.2598
𝑹𝑻
𝑲𝑱
𝑲𝒈.𝑲
( 𝟓𝟗𝟕 𝑲𝑷𝒂 )( 𝟐.𝟓 𝐦𝟑 )
= 28 °C + 273.15 = 𝑲𝑱
( 𝟎.𝟐𝟓𝟗𝟖 )( 𝟑𝟎𝟏.𝟏𝟓 𝑲 )
𝑲𝒈.𝑲

= 301.15 °K = 19.08 Kg

B) Pabs= Pgage + Patm


= 500 KPa + 97 KPa
= 597 KPa

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.
FIGURE:

SOLUTION:

A) V= 400 L
= (400) (1000)
= 400000 cm³
= 0.4 m³

B) T (°K)= T (°C) + 273.15


= 25 °C + 273.15
= 298.15 °K

𝒎𝑹𝑻 𝑲𝑱
C) P= ; where Rair= 0.2870 𝑲𝒈.𝑲
𝑽
𝑲𝑱
( 𝟓 𝑲𝒈 )( 𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕𝟎 )( 𝟐𝟗𝟖.𝟏𝟓 𝑲 )
𝑲𝒈.𝑲
= 𝟎.𝟒 𝐦³
= 1069.61 KPa

D) Pgage= P – Patm
= 1069.61 KPa – 97 KPa
= 972.61 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.

FIGURE:
*Ttank-A= 25 °C= 298.15 °K

*Ttank-B= 35 °C= 308.15 °K

*Tsurr.= 20 °C= 293.15 °K

𝑲𝑱
*Rair= 0.2870 𝑲𝒈.𝑲

SOLUTION:
𝑷𝑽
A) mtank-A= 𝑹𝑻 C) Vtotal = Vtank-A + Vtank-B
( 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝑲𝑷𝒂 )( 𝟏 𝐦𝟑 )
= 𝑲𝑱 = 1 m³ + 2.211 m³
( 𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕𝟎 )( 𝟐𝟗𝟖.𝟏𝟓 𝑲 )
𝑲𝒈.𝑲

= 5.8432 Kg = 3.211 m³

𝐦𝐑𝐓
B) Vtank-B= D) mtotal = mtank-A + mtank-B
𝐏
𝑲𝑱
( 𝟓 𝑲𝒈 )( 𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕𝟎 )( 𝟑𝟎𝟖.𝟏𝟓 𝑲 )
𝑲𝒈.𝑲
= = 5.8432 Kg + 5 Kg
𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝑲𝑷𝒂
= 2.211 m³ = 10.8432 Kg

𝒎𝑹𝑻
E) PFinalEq.= ; where T=Tsurr
𝑽
𝑲𝑱
( 𝟏𝟎.𝟖𝟒𝟑𝟐 𝑲𝒈 )( 𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕𝟎 )( 𝟐𝟗𝟑.𝟏𝟓 𝑲 )
𝑲𝒈.𝑲
= 𝟑.𝟐𝟏𝟏 𝐦³
= 284.1116 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 in 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.

FIGURE:

*T1= 25 °C= 298.15 °K

*T2= 50 °C= 323.15 °K


𝑲𝑱
* Rair= 0.2870 𝑲𝒈.𝑲

SOLUTION:
𝑷𝑽
A) P1= Pgage + Patm D) m1 = 𝑹𝑻𝟏
= 210 KPa + 100 KPa =
( 𝟑𝟏𝟎 𝑲𝑷𝒂 )( 𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝟑 )
𝑲𝑱
( 𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕𝟎 )( 𝟐𝟗𝟖.𝟏𝟓 𝐊 )
𝑲𝒈.𝑲

= 310 KPa = 0.0906 Kg

𝑷𝟏𝑽𝟏 𝑷𝟐𝑽𝟐 𝑷𝟏𝑽𝟏𝑻𝟐 𝑷𝑽


B) = ;  P2= E) m2 =
𝑻𝟏 𝑻𝟐 𝑻𝟏𝑽𝟐 𝑹𝑻𝟐
𝑷𝟏𝑻𝟐
*P2= ; since V1 = V2, cancellation =
𝑻𝟏
( 𝟑𝟏𝟎 𝑲𝑷𝒂 )( 𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝟑 )
𝑲𝑱
( 𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕𝟎 )( 𝟑𝟐𝟑.𝟏𝟓 𝐊 )
𝑲𝒈.𝑲
( 𝟑𝟏𝟎 𝑲𝑷𝒂 )( 𝟑𝟐𝟑.𝟏𝟓 𝑲 )
= = 0.0836 Kg
𝟐𝟗𝟖.𝟏𝟓 𝑲
= 335.9936 KPa

C) P= P2 – P1 F) m = m1 – m2
= 335.9936 KPa - 310 KPa = 0.0906 Kg –
0.0836 Kg
= 25.9936 KPa = 0.0070 Kg

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