1. The pressure gage on a 2.5𝑚3 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.

Solution:
The gas constant of oxygen is, R=0.2598 kJ / kg. K.
Pabs = Pg + Patm
Pabs= 500 +97= 597 k Pa
T(k) = 28 + 273 = 301 K
PV = m R T
m = PVRT = 597 ×2.50×2598×301.15
= 19.076 kg

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

Solution:
The gas constant of air is R = 0.287 kPa.m3/kg. K
𝑚𝑅𝑇
P= 𝑉
𝒎𝟑
(𝟓𝒌𝒈)(𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟕𝒌𝑷𝒂. .𝑲)
𝒌𝒈
=
𝟎.𝟒 𝒎^𝟑
= 1069.1 kPa

𝑃𝑔 = 1069.1𝑘𝑃𝑎 − 97𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 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.

Solution:
Given:
Volume of the tank A, VA = 1 m3
Temperature of air in tank A, TA = 25oC = 298 K
Pressure of air in tank A, PA = 500kPa
Mass of air in tank B, mB = 5 kg
Temperature of air in tank B, TB = 35oC = 308 K
Pressure of air in tank B, PB = 200 kPa
Surrounding temperature, Tsurr = 20oC = 293 K
For air, gas constant R = 0.287 kJ/kmol K
From ideal gas equation, mass of air in tank A is determined by
𝑃𝐴𝑉𝐴 500×1
𝑀𝐴 = = 0.287×298
𝑅𝑇𝐴

𝑴𝑨 = 5.846 kg
Volume of the tank B can be determined from
𝑀𝐵𝑅𝑇𝐵
VB = 𝑃𝐵
5×0.287×308
= 200

VB = 2.21 m3
Total volume, V = VA + VB = 1+ 2.21 = 3.21 m3
Total mass of air, m = mA + mB = 5 + 5.846 = 10.846 kg
𝑚𝑅𝑇𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑟
P= 𝑉
10.846×0.287×293
P= 3.21

P= 284.13 kPa

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

air in the tire. When the air temperature is at 25 ◦C, the pressure gauge
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
to be 100 kPa.
Solution:
The gas constant for air is R = 0.287 kJ/kg・K
The absolute pressure in the tire is Pabs =𝑃𝑔+ 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 =210+100=310 kPa

𝑇1 = 25 + 273=298K
𝑇2 = 50 + 273 = 𝟑𝟐𝟑𝑲

Assume the tire volume is constant (also the mass)

PV=𝑚𝑅𝑔 𝑇
𝑃
= 𝐶𝑂𝑁𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑁𝑇
𝑇
𝑃1 𝑃2
= 𝑇1=𝑇2

𝑇 323
P2=𝑇2 𝑃1=298 (310) = 𝟑𝟑𝟔𝒌𝑷𝒂
1
∆𝑃 = 𝑃2 − 𝑃1 = 336 − 310 = 𝟐𝟔𝒌𝑷𝒂
𝑃𝑉 310 × 0.025
𝑚1 = = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟗𝟎𝟔𝒌𝒈
𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑇1 0.287 × 298
𝑃𝑉 310 × 0.025
𝑚2 = = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟖𝟑𝟔𝒌𝒈
𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑇2 0.287 × 323
∆𝑚 = 𝑚1 − 𝑚2 = 0.0906 − 0.0836 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟕𝒌𝒈