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CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynam ics I
FIRST EXAM - FALL 2008
OPEN TEXTBOOK ONLY - SOLVE PROBLEMS BY ONLY ONE METHOD
STATE ASSUMPTIONS CLEARLY
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1. Five Ibmol of carbon dioxide (C0 2), initially at 320 Ibf/in , 660 R, is compressed at
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CHEE 2332 - Chemical EngineeringTherm odynamics I
EXAM # 1 - FALL 2007

. STATE ASSUMPTIONS CLEARLY
~ An initially deflated and flat balloon is connected by a valve to a storage tank

containing helium gas at 1 MPa at ambient temperature of 20C. The valve is
opened and the balloon is inflated at constant pressure of 100 kPa (atmospheric
pressure) until it becomes spherical at 0 1 = 1 m. If the balloon is larger than this , the
balloon material is stretched giving a pressure inside as
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inside is 400 kPa. The temperature remains constant at 20C. Determine the work
done during the overall process. .
2. Steam at 400C has a specific volume of 0.02 m3/kg . Determine the pressure of the
steam based on a) the ideal gas equation, b) the compressibility factor, and c) the
steam tables.
~carbon dioxide enters an ad iabatic compressor at 100 kPa and 300 K at a rate of 0.5
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kg/sec and leaves at 200 kPa and 450 K. Neglecting kinetic and potential energy
changes , determine
a) The volumetric flow rate of the carbon dioxide at the compressor inlet
b) The power input to the compressor.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERII\JG DEPARTMENT
CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermod ynamics I
FIRST EXAM - SPRING 2008
OPEN TEXTBOOK ONLY - SOLVE PROBLEMS BY Ot'-ILY ONE METHOD

r/~) 0 An insulated rigid tank is initially evacuated . A valve is opened , and atmospheric air
/ '/ ~t 95 kPa and 17C enters the tank until the pressure in the tank reaches 95 kPa, at
\~./ which point the valve is closed . Determine the final temperature of the air in the
tank. Assume constant specific heats.
2. Steam at 40C condenses on the outside . of a 5-m-long , 3-cm-diameter thin

horizontal copper tube by cooling water that enters the tube at 25C at an average
velocity of 2 m/sec and exits at 35C. Determine the rate of condensation of steam .
3. A piston-cylinder device with a set of stops initially contains 0.3 kg of steam at 1

MPa and 400C. The location of the stops corresponds to 60 percent of the initial
volume. Now the steam is cooled. Determine:
a) The compression work in kJ if the final state is at1.0 MPa and 250C.
b) The compression work in kJ and the final temperature if the final
pressure is 500 kPa.
Steam
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4. A mass of 2 kg of acetylene is in a 0.045 m 3 rigid container at a pressure of 4.3

MPa. Estimate the temperature .
CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermody namics I

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FIRST EXAM - SUMMER 2008

. . STATE ASSUMPTIONS CLEARLY
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1. A sealed rigid vessel has a volume of 35 fe
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should the valve be set to have a maximum temperature of 400F?
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CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermod ynamics I
FIRST EXAM - SUMMER 2007
1. A piston-cylinder device initially contains ,1.4 kg of saturated liquid .~at~r at 200C.

Now heat is transferred to the water until the' volume quadruples and_the cyl inder
contains saturated vapor only. Determine
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b) the final temperature and pressure, and
c) the internal energy change of the water.
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200C
2. Carbon dioxide gas (C02) at 3 MPa and 500 0 K flows steadily in a pipe at a rate of
0.4 kmol/sec, Determine
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state,
b) the volume flow rate at the exit of the pipe if CO 2 is cooled at constant
pressure as it flows in the pipe so the temperature of CO 2 drops to 450 0 K at
the exit of the pipe:
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3 A 0,5 m3 rigid tank containing hydrogen at 20C and 600 kPa is connected by a
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valve to another 0.5 3 rigid tank that holds hydrogen at 30C and 150 kPa. Now
the valve is opened and the system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with the '
surroundings, which are at 15C. Determine the final pressure in the tanks.
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Two pounds of water vapor at 30 psia fill the 4-fe left chamber of a partitioned
system. The right chamber has twice the volume of the left and is initially
evacuated. Determine the .pressure of the water after the partition has been
removed and enough heat has been transferred so that the temperature of the
water is 40F. .
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CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I

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EXAM # 1 - SPRING 2007

STATE ASSUMPTIONS CLEARLY .
1. A mass of 5 kg of water is contained in a piston-cylinder device at 125 kPa. Initially,

2 kg of the water is in the liquid phase and the rest is in the vapor phase. Heat is
now transferred to the wate!, and the piston, which is resting on a set of stops, starts
moving when the pressure inside reaches 300 kPa. Heat transfer continues until the
total volume increases by 20% .
3) Determine the initial and final temperatures.
b) Calculate the mass of liquid water when the piston first starts moving.
c) Calculate the work done during this process.
d) Show the process on a P- V diagram.
2. A 0.3 m3 rigid tank is filled with saturated liquid water at 200C. A valve at the
bottom of the tank is opened, and liquid is withdrawn from the tank. Heat is
transferred to the water such that the temperature in the tank remains constant.
Determine the amount of heat that must be transferred by the time Y:z of the total
mass has been withdrawn .
EXAM # 1 -SPRING 2006
1. Steam at a pressure of 1.4 MPa and 300C is flowing in a pipe. Connected to this
pipe through a valve is an insulated tank with a volume of 0.4 m3 . The tank contains
initially saturated water vapor at 350 kPa . The valve is opened and the tank fills with
steam until equilibrium . Determine the final temperature of the steam in the tank and
the amount of mass that enters the tank.
2. A 1-L capsule of water at 700 kPa and 150C is placed in a larger insulated
evacuated vessel. The capsule breaks and its contents fill the entire volume. If the
final pressure is 200 kPa, calculate the volume of the vessel in L.
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1. 30 POINTS. A steam turbine receives water at 1100 psi , 1200F at a rate of 200
Ibm/sec as shown in the figure . In the middle section 40 Ibm/sec is withdrawn at 300
psi, 650F and the rest exits the turbine at 10 psi, 95% quality. Assuming no heat
transfer and no changes in kinetic energy, find the total turbine work.
2. 40 POINTS. A 10-m high cylinder, with cross-sectional area of 0.1 m2 , has a mass
less piston at the bottom with water at 20C on top of it as shown in the figure . Air at
300 0 K occupying a volume of 0.3 m 3 under the piston is heated so that the piston
moves up, spilling the water out over the sid~ . Find the total heat transfer to the air
when all of the water has been pushed out.
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a. Determine the mass inside the tank.

b. Estimate the percent of error if the ideal gas equation of state is used
EXAM # 1 - SU MM ER 2004
1. (30 points) Superheated ammonia at 100F and 70 psia has a specific volume of
4.8J-I.ft~Llbm.-W.b.aLl.Jb..~percent error 'if the ideal gas equation of state is used to
'represent the behavior of superheated ammon~ What if the generalized .
compressl ility factor is used instead?
2. (35 points) Two steady flows of air enter a control volume at very low velocities as
shown in the figure. A single flow of air exits through a 25-mm diameter pipe. The
control volume rejects 1.2 kW heat to the surroundings and produces 4.5 kW of
power. Determine the other flow rate of air at the inlet, m2. Assume a constant Cp =
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3. (35 points) A cylinder/piston arrangement contains 5 kg of water at 100C and 20%

of quality. The piston has a mass of 75 kg and rests on some stops as shown in the
figure. The outside pressure is 100 kPa and the cylinder area is 24 .5 cm 2 . Heat is
added until the water reaches a saturated vapor state. Find the final pressure, work
and heat transfer in kJ, and show the process on a P- V diagram.
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EXAM# 1 - SPRING 2004
1. 30 POINTS . Propane at 200F has a density of 2 Ibmlft3. Find the pressure using :
(a) the ideal gas equation

(b) the Redlich-Kwong equation ({hI:: \jq / :L361 ) h = cJlOQ1.d' 3
(c) the compressibility factor.
2. 35 POINTS. Consider the well-insulated, rigid container shown below. Tvvo

compartments, A and B, contain water and are separated by a thin metallic piston .
Side A is 10 cm long and side B is 50 cm long . The cross-sectional area is 0.1 m2 .
The left compartment is initially at 20 bar and 250C. The right compartment is
initially at 10 bar and 700C. The piston is initially held in place by a latch . The latch
is removed and the piston moves until the pressure and temperature in the two
compartments become equal. Determine the final temperature, the final pressure,
and the distance that the piston moved.
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. 3' 35 POINTS. Five moles of nitrogen are expanded from an initial state of 3 bar and
88~C to a final state of 1 bar and 88C. The nitrogen undergoes two reversible
processes: (a) the first process is an isothermal expansion; (b) the second process
is heating at constant pressure followed by cooling at constant volume. Calculate W,
0, iJU and iJH for each process and for the entire process.
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CHEE 2332: THERMODYNAMICS 1- SPRING 2008
MOCK EXAM 1
Problem 1
, ' Two rigid tanks ru'econhectedby a valve. Trui.k A contains 0.2 m3 of water 'at 400 kPa
and 80 percent quality. Tank B contains 0.5 m 3 of water at 200 kPa and 250C, The valve is now
opened, and 2 tanks eventually come to the same state. Determine the pressure and the amount of
heat transfer when the system reaches thermal equilibrium with the surroundings at 25C.
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Problem 2:
In steam power plants, open feedwater heaters are frequently utilized to heat the
feed water by mixing it with steam bled off the turbine at some intermediate stage. Consider an
open feedwater heater that operates at a pressure of 1000 KPa. Feedwater at 50 degree C and
1000 KPa is to be beated with 'superheated steam at 200 degree C and the same pressure with
above feedwater. In an ideal feedwater heater, the mixture leaves the heater as saturated liquid at
the feedwater pressure. Determine the ratio of the mass flow rates of the feed water and the
superheated vapor for this case.
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Ethane at 10 MPa and 100C is heated at constant pressure until its vo lume
has increased by 60 percent. Determine the final temperature using a) the
idea,' gas equation of state, and b) the compressibility fact or,
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1. 30 POINTS . A steam turbine receives water at 1100 psi , 1200F at a rate of 200
Ibm/sec as shown in the figure . In the middle section 40 Ibm/sec is withdrawn at 300
psi, 650F and the rest exits the turbine at 10 psi , 95% quality. Assuming no heat
transfer and no changes in kineti c energy, find the total turbine work.
2 . 40 POINTS . A 10-m high cylinder, with cross-sectional area of 0.1 m 2, has a mass
less piston at the bottom with water at 20C on top of it as shown in the figure . Air at
300 0 K occupying a volume of 0.3 m 3 under the piston is heated so that the piston
moves up, spilling the water out over the side . Find the total heat transfer to the air
when all of the water has been pushed out.
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3. 30 POINTS . Argon gas is stored in a 2 m3 tank at -30C, 3 MPa.
a. Determine the mass inside the tank.

b. Estimate the percent of error if the ideal gas equation of state is used .
CHEE 2332 - THERMODYNAMI CS I
STATE ASUMPTIONS CLEARLY
1. It is sometimes necessary to produce saturated steam from superheated steam. This

change can be accomplished in a desuperheater, a device in which just the right amount
of water is spayed into superheated steam to produce dry saturated steam. If
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superheated steam at 3 MPa and 500 e enters the desuperheater at a rate of 500 kg/hr,
at what rate should liquid water at 2.5 MPa and 25e be added to the desuperheater to
produce saturated steam at 2.25 MPa?
2. The frictionless piston-and-cylinder system shown below is subjected to 1 bar external

2
pressure. The piston mass is 200 kg, it has an area of 0.15 m , and the initial volume of
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the entrapped gas is 0.12 m . The piston and cylinder do not conduct heat, but heat can
be added to the gas by a heating coil. The gas has a constant-volume heat capacity of
30 J/mol K, an initial temperature of 29SoK, and 10.5 kJ of energy are to be supplied to
the gas through the heating coil.
(a) If stops placed at the initial equilibrium position of the piston prevent it from rising,
what \I\.~II be the final temperature and pressure of the gas?
(b) If the piston is allowed to move freely, what is the final temperature and volume of the
gas?
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3 Nitrogen gas is being withdrawn from a 0.15-m cylinder at a rate of 10 mol/min. The
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cylinder initially contains the gas at a pressure of 100 bar and 170 K. The cylinder is well
insulated and there is a negligible heat transfer between the cylinder walls and the gas
How many moles of gas Will be in the cylinder at any time?
(a) Assume that nitrogen is an ideal gas.
(b) Assume that nitrogen is a van der Waals fluid.
(c) Use a generalized correlation.
1. A mass of 5 kg of water is contained in a piston-cylinder device at 125 kPa . Initially,

2 kg of the water is in the liquid phase and the rest is in the vapor phase. Heat is
now transferred to the water, and the piston, which is resting on a set of stops, starts
moving when the pressure inside reaches 300 kPa. Heat transfer continues until the
total volume increases by 20% .
a) Determine the initial and final temperatures.
b) Calculate the mass of liquid water when the piston first starts moving.
c) Calculate the work done during this process.
d) Show the process on a P-V diagram.
2. A 0.3 m 3 rigid tank is filled with saturated liquid water at 200C. A valve at the
bottom of the tank is opened , and liquid is withdrawn from the tank. Heat is
transferred to the water such that the temperature in the tank remains constant.
Determine the amount of heat that must be transferred by the time % of the total
mass has been withdrawn .
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CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
SECOND EXAM - SUMMER 2008

,0 1, (35 POINTS) A piston/cylinder contains argon at 20 Ibf/in 2 , 60F, and the volume is
4 ft3, The gas is compressed in ~~rocess to 100 Ibf/in 2 , 550F. Calculate
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frictionless piston is free to move between two sets of stops. When the piston rests
on the lower stops, the enclosed volume is 400 L. When the piston reaches the
~ upper stops, the volume is 600 L. The cylinder initially contains water at 100 kPa,
'~"O 20% quality. It is heated until the water eventually exists as saturated vapor. The
'. mass of the piston requires 300 kPa pressure' to . move it against the outside
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3. (30 POINTS) Methane is heated in a rigid container from 230 kPa and 21C to
400C . Determine the final pressure of the metllane.
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7 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
SECOND EXAM - SUMMER 2007
OPEN TEXTBOOK ONLY - SOLVE PROBLEMS BY ONLY ON E METHOD

1. Ethane at 10 MPa and 100C ~'s heated at co stant pressu e until its vol ume
has increased by 60 percent. Determine th final tempe at ure using a) t he
ideal gas equation of state, an b) the comp sibility facto .
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2. A piston-cylinder device initially contains 150 grams of steam at 3.5 MPa,

superheated by 5C. Now the steam loses heat to the surro undings an d the
piston moves down, hitting a set of stops at which point the cy linder co ntai ns
saturated liquid water. The cooling continues until the temperature reaches
200C. Determine:
a) the final pressure

b) the work involved in the process, in kJ
c) ' the amount of heat transfer when the piston first hits the stops , in kJ
d) the total amount of heat transfer, in kJ
Steam
0.15 kg
1!) MP::I
3. Steam at 60 psia and 350F is mixed with water at 60 psia and 40F steadil y in
an adiabatic device. Steam enters the device at a ra te of 0. 05 Ibm/s ec, while
the water enters at 1 Ibm/sec. Determine the temperature . of the mixture
leaving this device when the outlet pressure is 60 psia.
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60 psia
350F
0.05Ibm/s ~~
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CHEE 2332 . . Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
THIRD EXAM - SU MM ER 2008
(7CZ-o
1. (35 POI NTS) A fuel mixture of 60% methane, 30% ethane and 10% propane by
volume enters a boiler at 25C and is burned with stoichiometric air. The products of
combustion exit at 500C. Calculate the heat transfer involved in the process and the
mass flow rate of air required "for a fuel flow rate of 12 kg/hr. I
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2. (30 POINTS) It is proposed to study the reaction between methane and oxygen in a
well-insulated flow reactor.
During one specific test, 1 gram mole of methane and 0.2 gram moles of oxygen, both at
25C and 1 atm , are fed into the reactor per one hour. If the oxygen is completely
reacted , what is the maximum theoretical temperature of the product gases leaving the .
reactor at 1 atm? " . '17" ~f
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3. (35 POINTS) A coal from Utah , which has an ultimate analysis (by mass) as 61.4%
C, 5.79% H2 , 25.31% O2,1 .09% N2, 1.41% Sand 5% ash (non-combustibles) , is burned
steadily with 20% excess air in an atmospheric pressure boiler. Calculate the mass of
water in the products per unit mass of coal burned , and the dew-point temperature of the
w ater vapor in theproduGts in of. . \
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7 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
THIRD EXAM - SU MMER 2007
1. An alternative fuel being con~idered these days is hydrogen. Consider a com bustion
process in which hydrogen gas is burned with 120% theoretical air. The reactants enter
the com bustion chamber at 25C and the products exit at 60C and 100 kPa. Calculate
the heat transfer per kilomole of hydrogen.
2. Liquid octane (C eHle) with a standard enthalpy of formation of -249,950 J/mole at

25C is burned in a constant pressure, adiabatic combustor of an aircraft engine with
40% excess air. The air enters this combustor at 307C and the fuel is injected into the
combustor at 25C. Estimate the temperature at which the products of combustion leave
the combustor.
3. A coal from Texas, which has an ultimate analysis (by mass) as 39.25% C,
6.93% H2 , 41 .11 % O2 , 0.72% N2. 0.79% S a~d 11 .2% ash non-combust" Ie ), is burned
steadily with 40% excess air in a power plant bier. e coal and air en er his boiler at
standard conditions and the products of combustion in the smokestack are at 127C.
Calculate the heat transfer, in kJ/kg of fuel, in this boiler.
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EXAM 4 - SUMMER 2008
OPEN TEXTBOOK ONLY - SOLVE PROBLEMS .BY ONLY ONE METHO

1. (40 POINTS) A five ft3 tank containing water at 1 atm pressure and 1% quality is
fitted with a relief valve. Heat is transferred to the tank from a large source ay 500F.
When the pressure in the tank. rea<;:hes 300 Ibf/in 2 , the relief valve opens . Saturated
vapor at 300 Ibf/in2 is throttled across the valve and discharged at atmospheric pressure .
The process continues until the quality in the tank is 90%.
a) Calculate the mass discharged from the tank in Ibm.
b) Determine the heat transfer to the tank during the process in Btu/hr.
Is this process possible?
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2. (30 POINTS) On hot summer days, it is estimated that 50,000 Btu/hr of heat will leak
into a building. A two horsepower Carnot engine is available for use as an air
(~ conditioning unit. What is the maximum permissible temperature outside the building in
of for which a temperature of 70F can be maintained inside the building?
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3. (30 POINTS) A diatomic ideal gas with constant specific heats undergoes a change
during which its specific volume is halved and its entropy increases by an amount equal
to one-fourth of its specific heat at constant volume. Determine the increase in pressure
for this process.
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-;- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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1. An inventor claims to have devised a cyclical engine for use in space vehicles that
operates with a nuclear-fuel-generated energy source whose temperature is 10000 R and
a sin-k at 550 0 R that radiates waste heat to deep space, The inventor also claims that
the engine produces 5 hp while rejecting heat at a rate of 15,000 Btu/hr. Is this claim
--valid?
2. One kilogram of air is in a piston-cylinder apparatus that can only exchange heat with
a reservoir at 300 o K. Initially this air is at 100 kPa and 27C. Someone claims that the
air can be compressed to 250kPa and 27C. Determine if this claim is valid .
3. Water at 10C and 81.4% quality is compressed isentropically in a closed system to 3

MPa. How much work is involved in this process, in kJ/kg? Show this process in a T-S
diagram .
4. A heat engine operates between two reservoirs at 800C and 20C. One half of the
work output of the heat engine is used to drive a Carnot heat pump that removes heat
from the cold surroundings at 2C and transfers it to a house maintained at 22C. If the
house is losing heat at a rate of 62,000 kJ/hr, determine the minimum rate of heat supply
to the heat engine required to keep the house at 22C.
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\J ~ \ Ot;'" ~ 1. Methane is flowing through a well insulated, horizontal pipe, 6 in. inside diameter ana
200 ft long. At the inlet of the pipe, the pressure is 2000 Ibf/in 2 , the temperature is -50F
, ; "lc\\\'''''L'''',j1:J'nd the velocity of the methane is 55 ftlsec. At the outlet of the pipe, the pressure is
.. \[ 0\,; "" '- :1' .2 t~ ter:nper~ture and the velocity of the methane at the pipe \=- \ ~ ':'.> I,
outlet. ~ ::\ . A (" \ . , \ ')' - \ t; """
0 'J:' 'fe~ 'I~"t,+,\_ -
e
0-::0 ~ I ,
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+ - ..- ----- ..
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/ 2. Saturated steam enters a two-stage turbine at a pressure of 10 bars and leaves the
Q,U
,
turbine at a pressure of one atmosphere. If the efficiency of each stage is 39% and the
steam pressure leavirig the first stage is 5 bars, calculate the overall turbine efficiency.
P2 = 5 bars o;t. \ 0~ ~ ~ <\. .:
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/ - UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
CHEMICAL EI'JGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermody namics I
EXAM 5 - SU MM ER 2007
1 (35 POINTS). A flow of oxygen at 230 o K, 5 MPa is throttled to 100 kPa in a steady
insulated flow process. Find the exit temperature and the entropy generation .
2 (35 POINTS). A 0.2 m3 initially empty container is filled with water from a line at 500
kPa, 200C until there is no more flow. Assume the process is adiabatic. Find the final
mass, final temperature and the total entropy generation.
3 (30 POINTS). An adiabatic compressor is used to bring saturated water vapor at a

pressure of 103 Ibf/in 2 up to 1000 Ibf/in 2 , where the actual exit temperature IS 1OOOF.
Find the compressor efficiency and the entropy generation. Is there an improvement by
reducing the exit temperature to 800F?
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1. A steam power plant operates on the reheat Rankine cycle . . Steam enters the high-pressure
turbine at 11 MPa and 550C at a rate of 8 kg/sec and leaves at 2 MPa . Steam is then reheated
at constant pressure to 450C before it expands in the low-pressure turbine. The efficiencies of
the turbine and the pump are 85% and 90%, respectively . Steam leaves the condenser as a
saturated liquid . If the moisture content of the steam at the exit of the turbine is not to exceed
5%, determine: \ \ . 0 0 0 \.. \' 0.
SSe>" C 3
a) The condenser pressure. . B k ~ ! ~
b) The net power output ifJ.,MW. Boiler
c) The thermal efficieny(' 4
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t ) .I' ~("l. '\ ~ ~ ~
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10 - ,oc.Q(6
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2. I A two-evaporator compression refrigeration system as shown in the figure uses
tetrafluoroethane as the working fluid. The system operates evapol-ator 1 at 30 psia, evaporator
2 at 15 psia, and the condenser at 140 psia. The cooling load for evaporator 1 is 3,000 Btu/hr
and that for evaporator 2 is 10,000 Btu/hr. The refrigerant is saturated liquid at the exit of the
condenser and saturated vapor at the exit of each evaporator. Assume the compressor to be
isentropic. Determine the power required to operate the compressor and the COP of this system _
Show the entire process in a T-S diagram .
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2
Compressor
Throttle
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1 (60 POINTS). Steam enters the turbine of a cgJStQ.eration plant at 7 MPa and 500C. One
fourth of the steam is extracted from the turbine at 600 kPa pressure for process heating. The
remaining steam continues to expand to 10 kPa. The extracted steam is then condensed and
mixed with feedwater at constanJ pressure and the mixture is pumped to the boiler pressure of 7
MPa. The mass flow rate of steam th-rough the boiler is 30 kg/sec. Disregarding any pressure
drops and heat losses in the piping, and assuming the turbine and the pumps to be isentropic,
determine the net power produced and the efficiency of the plant.
2 (40 POINTS). A refrigerator operates on the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle and
uses tetrafiuoroethane as the working fluid. The condenser operates at 300 psia and the
evaporator at 20F. If an adiabatic, reversible expansion device were available and used to
expand the liquid leaving the condenser, how much would the coefficient of performance improve
by using this device instead of the throttle device?
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CHEE 2332 - THERMODYNAM ICS I
QUIZ # 2 - FALL 2008
. I 1. Methane at 2SoC and 1 atm enters a furnace operating at steady state and burns
1~ completely with 140% of theoretical air entering at 400 0 K and 1 atm. The products of
combustion exit at 700 0 K and 1 atm. Kinetic and potential energy effects are
negligible. If the rate of heat transfer from the furnace to the surroundings is 400 kW,
determine the mass flow r~te of methane in kg/sec.
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CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Therm odynamics I
EXAM # 2 - SPRING 2008 .
OPEN TEXTBOOK ONLY - SOLVE PROBLEMS BY ON LY ON E METHOD
@ (30 POINTS). A natural-gas fuel contains 85 mol % methane, 10 mol % ethane, and
5 mol % nitrogen. The fuel is supplied to a furnace with 75% excess air, both
entering at 25C. The products leave at 25C. If combustion is complete and no
side reactions occur, how much heat in kJ per mol of fuel is transferred in the
furnace?
2. (35 POINTS). Steam is contained in a rigid container at an initial pressure of 100

psia and 600F. The pressure is reduced to 10 psia via heat transfer. The
environment is at 70F.
a) Calculate the entropy change in Btu/lbmfR.
b) Calculate the heat transfer in Btu/Ibm .
c) Sketch the process in a T-S diagram .
d) Is this process possible?
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3. (35 POINTS). Steam in a Carnot engine is compressed adiabatically from 20 kPa to
800 kPa. The heat addition results in saturated vapor. The quality of state 1 (the
initial state of the isothermal process at TH ) is 15%.
a) Sketch the cycle in a T-S diagram.
b) Calculate the thermal efficiency.
b) Calculate the net work per cycle .
c) What is the quality at the end of the cycle?
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1. (30 POINTS). A mixture of 1 kmol of gaseous methane and 2 kmol of oxygen

initially at 25C and 1 atm burns completely in a closed, rigid container. Heat
transfer occurs until the products are cooled to 900K. If the reactants and products
each form ideal gas mixtures; determine
a) the amount of heat transfer, in kJ
b) the final pressure in atm. - ----

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co ~ +
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1. (30 POINTS) One pound-mass of water at 600F expands against a piston in

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a cylinder until it reaches ambient pressure, 14.7 Ibf/in , at which point the
water has a quality of 90%. It may be assumed that the expansion is
reversible and adiabatic:'
a) What was the initial pressure in the cylinder?
b) How much work is done by the water?
2. (35 POINTS) An uninsulated cylinder fitted with a piston contains air at 500
kPa, 200C, at which point the volume is 10 L. The external force on the
piston is now varied in such a manner that the air expands to 150 kPa, 25 L
volume. It is claimed that in this process the air prod uces 70% of the work
that would have resulted from a reversible, adiabatic expansion from the
same initial pressure and temperature to the same final pressure. Room
temperature is 20C.
a) What is the amountof work claimed?
b) Is this claim possible?
~35 POINTS) A small air-cooled gasoline engine is tested and the power
. ~ utPut is found to be 1.0 kW. The temperature of the products is measured to
600K. The products are analyzed on a dry volumetric basis, with the result:
11.4% CO 2 , 2.9% CO, 1.6% O2 and 84 .1% N2 . The fuel may be conside red to
be liquid octane (flHf298 = -250 ,105 J/mole) . The fuel and air enter the engine
at 25C, and the flow rate of fuel to the engine is 1.5 x 10-4 kg/s o Determine
the rate of heat transfer from the engine in kW.
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1. (30 POINTS) One pound-mass of water at 600F expands against a piston in

a cylinder until it reaches ambient pressure, 14.7 Ibf/in 2 , at which point the
water has a quality of .~O%, It may be assumed that the expansion is
reversible and adiabatic.
a) What was the initial pressure in the cylinder?
b) How much work is done by the water?
2. (35 POINTS) An uninsulated cylinder fitted with a piston contains air at 500
kPa, 200C, at which point the volume is 10 L. The external force on the
piston is now varied in such a manner that the air expands to 150 kPa , 25 L
volume. It is claimed that in this process the air produces 70% of the work
that would have resulted from a reversible, adiabatic expansion from the
same initial pressure and temperature to the same final pressure. Room
temperature is 20C.
a) What is the amount of work claimed?
b) Is this claim possible?
3. (35 POINTS) A small air-cooled gasoline engine is tested and the power
output is found to be 1.0 kW. The temperature of the products is measured to
600K. The products are analyzed on a dry volumetric basis , with the result:
11 .4% CO 2 , 2.9% CO, 1.6% O2 and 84.1 % N2 . The fuel may be considered to
be liquid octane (fo,.Hf298 = -250,105 J/mole). The fuel and air enter the engine
at 25C, and the flow rate of fuel to the engine is 1.5 x 10~4 kg/so Determine
the rate of heat transfer from the engine in kW.
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CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Th ermodynamics I
. . EXAM # 2 - SPRING 2007

0. (40 POINTS). Benzene gas (C6H6) at 25C is burned during a steady-flow

"-J'combustion process with 95 % theoretical air that enters the combustion chamber at
25C. If the products leave at 1OOOoK, determine
a) the mole fraction of the CO in the products

b) the heat transfer during this process.
2. (30 POINTS). A piston-cylinder device contains 2 Ibm of saturated water vapor at

400F. Heat is now transferred and the steam expands reversibly and isothermally
to a final pressure of 120 psia . Determine the heat transferred and the work done
during this process in Btu .
3. (30 POI NTS) . A household refrigerator that has a power input of 450 Wand a
coefficient of performance w of 2.5 is to cool five large watermelons , 10 kg each , to
SoC. If the watermelons are initially at 20C, determine how long it will take for the
refrigerator to cool them. The watermelons can be treated as water whose specific
heat is 4.2 kJ/kg C.
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MOCK EXAM 2
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Water at lOoC and 81.4% quality is compressed isentropically in a closed system to 3 .MPa. How
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type water fOlllltain. The refrigerated water fountain is to cool water from 22C to 8C and
supply cold water at a rate of 0.4 L per hour per person. Heat is transferred to the rese~oir from
the surroundings at 25C at a rate of 45 W. If the coefficient of the r~frigeration system is 2.9.
Determine the size of the compressor, in W, that will be suitable for the refrigeration system of
this water cooler. Assume heat capacity of water is 4.18 KJI kgOC.
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QUIZ # 3 - FALL 2008
1. Propane at 0.1 MPa and 20C enters an insulated compressor operating at steady
state and exits at 0.4 MPa and 90C. Determine:
a) The power required by the compressor, in kJ per kg of propane flowing.

b) The rate of entropy production within the compressor.
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1. (30 POINTS). By injecting liquid water into superheated vapor, the desuperheater
device shown in thFfi~" a ,saturated vapor stream as its exit. Determine: a)
the mass flow rate the sl}pe~rf eated vapor stream, in kg/min; and b) the rate of
entropy generation in kWfK/ .
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( contains steam at 3 MPa and 280C and the larger tank is evacuated. Steam is
allowed to flow from the smaller tank, thought the turbine, and into the larger tank
until equilibrium is attained . If heat transfer with the surrounding is negligible,
determine the maximum work that can be developed, in kJ .
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3 MPa from the saturated vapor state of 0.1 MPa to the work required to pump liquid
water to 3 MPa from the saturated liquid state at 0.1 MPa. Assume adiabatic
processes and an efficiency of 75% for each device.
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2. Calculate the residual enthalpy and residual entropy of ethylene at 300 0 K ahd 35 bar
using the Peng/Robinson equation of state. Compare results with values found from
the Lee/Kesler correlation.
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1. A piston/cylinder arrangement contains S kg of n-butane gas at SOQoK and 5 MPa.

The butane expands to 3 MPa and 4600 K while doing 125 kJ of work. Determine the
heat transfer during this process in kJ .
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2. Liquid benzene at 2SoC and 1.2 bar is converted to vapor at 20QoC and S bar in a
two-step steady-flow process: vaporization in a counter-flow heat exchanger at 1.2
bar, followed by compression as a gas to S bar. Determine the duty of the
exchanger and the power requirement of the compressor in kJ/mol. Assume a
compressor efficiency of 80% and treat benzene vapor as an ideal gas with constant
Cp = 1OS J/mol OK.
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1. (40 POINTS). Steam enters an adiabatic turbine steadily at 3 MPa and 400C and
leaves at 50kPa and 100C. If the power output of the turbine is 2 MW, determine
a) the efficiency of the turbine

b) the mass flow rate of the steam flowing through the turbine.
2. (30 POINTS). Steam expands in an adiabatic turbine from 8 MPa and 450C to a
( pressure of 50 kPa at a rate of 1.8 kg/so Determine the maximum power output of the
turbine.
3. (30 POINTS). Determine the compressor work input required to compress saturated
liquid water isentropically from 100 kPa to 1 MPa.
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CHEE 2332- Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 1 Spring 2008
WORKSHEET -Chapter 8 Regenrative Rankine cycle (WC\.k3~t i4)

Problem 1: Consider an ideal steam regenerative Rankine cycle with 2 feedwater heaters, one
closed and one open. Steam enters the turbine at 12.5 MPa and 550C and exhausts to the
condenser at 10 kPa. Steam is extracted from the turbine at 0.8 MPa for the closed feed water
L t>,r;;\\~','~The extracted steam leaves the closed feedwater heater as a saturated liquid, which is
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for a net power output of 250 MW and (b) the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
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Problem 2: A steam power plant operates in an ideal reheat-regenerati ve Rankine cycle and has a
net power output of 120 MW. Steam enters the high-pressure turbine at 10 MPa and 550C and
leaves at 0.8 MPa. Some steam is extracted at this pressure to heat the feedwater in an open
feedwater heater. The rest of the steam is reheated to 500C and is expanded in the low-pressure
turbine to the condenser pressure of 10 kPa. Show the cycle on T -S diagram with respect to the
saturation lines, and determine (a) the mass flow rate of steam through the boiler and (b) the
thermal efficiency of th e cycle. ""' .~ 'S '-I. 'j -?l : Y'f. . I
Problem 3: A steam power plant operates in an ideal reheat-regenerative Rankine cycle with one
reheater and 2 open feedwater heaters. Steam enters the high-pressure turbine at 1500 psia and
0
1100 F and leaves the low -pressure turbine at 1 psia. Steam is extracted from the turbine at 250
0
psia and 40 psi a, and it is reached to 1000 F at a pressure of 140 psia. Water leaves both
feedwater heater as a saturated liquid. Heat is transferred to the steam in the boiler at a rate of 6 x
5
10 Btu/s. Show the cycle on T-S diagram with respect to saturation lines, and determine (a) the
flow rate of steam through the boiler, (b) net power output, (c) thermal efficiency of cycle.
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FINAL EXAM - SPRI NG 2008
1 (35 POINTS). Consider an ideal combined reheat and regenerative cycle in which
steam enters the high-pressure turbine at 3.0 MPa, 400 C, and is extracted at 0.8 MPa
to an open feedwater heater with exit as saturated liquid . The remainder of the steam is
reheated to 400C at this pressure, 0.8 MPa, and is fed to the low-pressure turbine. The
condenser pressure is 10 kPa. Calculate the net work per kilogram of steam and the
thermal efficiency of the cycle .
2 (30 POINTS). Consider an ideal heat pump that has a condenser temperature of
120F and an evaporator temperature of 30F. Determine the coefficient of performance
of this heat pump for the working fluid tetrafluoroethane .
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3 (35 POINTS) . A 0.08 m well-insulated rigid tank contains oxygen at 220 0 K and 10
MPa. A paddle wheel placed in the tank is turned on , and the temperature of the oxygen
rises to 250 o K. Dete rmi ne a) the f in al pres sure In the tanK and b) the paddle -wheel work
done during this process in kJ.
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OP EN TEXTBOOK ON LY - SOLVE PROBLEMS BY ONLY ONE METHOD
1. (30 POINTS) Two tanks contain steam, and they are both connected to a piston/cylinder as
shown in the figure. Initially the pistoD is at the bottom and the mass of the piston is such that
a pressure of 1.4 MPa below it will be able to lift it Steam in tank A has a mass of 4 kg at 7
MPa and 650C and tank B has 2 kg at 3 MPa and 350C. The two valves are opened, and
the water comes to a uniform state. Find the final temperature and the total entropy
generation, assuming no heat transfer.
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2. (30 POINTS) A cooler in an air conditioner brings 0.5 kg'/s air at 35C to SaC, both at 101
kPa. It then mixes the output with a flow of 0.25 kg/s air at 20C and 101 kPa, sending the
combined flow into a duct Find the total heat transfer in the cooler and the temperature in
the duct flow
3. (40 POI NTS) Steam is generated in the boiler of a cogeneration plant at 10 MP'a and 450C
at a steady rate of 5 kg/sec. In normal operation, steam expands in a turbine t6 a pressure of
0.5 MPa and is then routed to the process heater, where it supplies the process heat. Steam
leaves the process heater as a saturated liquid and is pumped to the boiler pressure. In this
mode, no steam passes through the condenser, which operates at 20 kPa.
a) Determine the power produced and the rate at which process heat is
supplied in this mode, both in kW. ==s
b) Determine the power produced and the rate of process heat supplied, both in
kW if only 60% of the steam is routed to the process heater and the
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1 (30 POI NTS). A flow of oxygen at 230 K and 5 M Pa is throttled to 100 kPa in a steady process.
Find the exit temperature and the entropy generation
J2 (35POINTS) . Consider a dual-loop heat-powered refrigeration cycle using tetrafluoroethane as

the working fluid, as shown in the figure. Saturated vapor at 150F leaves the boiler and expands
in the turbine to the condenser pressure. Saturated vapor at 5F leaves the evaporator and is
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compressed to the condenser pressure. The ratio of the flows throug h the two loops is such that
the turbine produces just enough power to drive the compressor. The two exiting streams mix
together and enter the condenser. Saturated liquid leaving the condenser at 110F is then
separated into two streams in the necessary proportions. Determine:
a. The ratio of mass flow rate through the power loop to that through the refrigeration
loop
b. The performance of the cycle, in terms of the ratio QuQ H
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water at ambient pressure, 100 kPa, a quality of 0.80 and the volume is 8 L. A force is now
applied, slowly compressing the water until it reaches a set of stops, at which point the cylinder
volume is 1 L. The insulation is the removed from the cylinder walls and the water cools to
ambient temperature, 20C. Calculate the work and heat transfer for the overall process in kJ,
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' (2,0 POINTS). ' Tom Smart and July Ideal claim to h~l.Ve invented a steady-state flow-'
, ,
. . ' dev:e ion wh.ich ~e inlet is steam at 300 ,C and 5 ~-the o~et is saturated steam at ..
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~ _, . . ,1 DOr e , IS adla b~tic, and produces _appr, I sr'
kJ per kilogram of steam passed
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~, ,-- 3 (:DO POINTS). A power plant uses the Rankine cycle. The maximum desired
I ~ -- - - -- . - . tem~rature in the boiler is SOODC, If the' turbine is reversible, and the outlet of the '
:\_ _ _ . tumrnt? (input to condenser) is saturated vapor at p::: 25 kPa, determine:
I. . ~a) . Thea perating p~ssure

of the boiler,; P-: :;' '3, (:) '3,0 S \-c. f CL .
;'1 tb) The thermal effiCIency; " /'[-:::: U' 2b'1?; .
J:-: .- . fC) The cirwlation rate to provide 1 MW net power output rh = L\(, ic:3 Is>
'I' As lhe process engineer of the power plant, you believe a better cycle ca n be developed
IJ-- to if-prove the efficiency and circulation rate. You have suggested operating the cycle '
I r~.- , util~ing two reversible turbines with saturated vapor exit streams, as shown in the figure.
jl All ondilions remain the same except that the feed to the first turbine is steam at 450C
;( a
6 MPa. The feed to the second stage is at 500C. De termine the::impmvement io- ~
~L .'_ _ ceffifency and clrcu alion rate relative to the prevIous cas9 A']i\ ~ t... ~' . _,;{:
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. : -- - ---- - - - .. 4 (?O POINTS). A reversible heat engine absorbs 1000 J at. sooD e, produces work and
- ... " d~p.n;j$. he_at 91 1QODC. What is the change in entrorY of the he2t S8urCe and t'-IC h~t
slnf, ana what IS the total entropy change resulting from the process? How much work
- . - -- - , . . - .- . is ~troduced?
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1. (35 POINTS). Water in a piston/cylinder is \~t 1 MPa and 500C. There are two
stops , a lower one at which Vmin = 1 m and an 'upper-Gn~ at Vmax == 3 m . The piston
3 3
is loaded with a mass such that it floats when the .pressure is 500 kPa. This setup is
now cooled to 100C- by rejecting heat to the surroundings at 20C . Show the entire
process in a P-V diagram. Find the total work, heat and entropy generated in the
process.
L/ - y = lO 0 0 '-'.!?o.. e t.uok~" \ 000
C. f .: ~ DO k () cc - V t"'-: '"
J ; (35 POINTS). In a cogenerating steam PO~

Pl 1 jhe turbine receives steam from
a high-pressure steam drum as shown in the 'figure. The condenser is made of two
closed heat exchangers used to heat water running in a separate loop for district
heating. Find the power cogenerated by the turbine and the temperature in the
return lihe to the deaerator.
27 kg/s; 6.2 MPa; 525C
13 kg/s; 200 kPa
14 kg/s; 50 kPa
Todistrict heating -4 - -1-.
. 27 kg/s to 'oeaerator
,-.i 3 (30 POINTS). Consider an ideal refrigeration cycle .that has a condenser
temperature at 45C and an evaporator temperature of -15C. Show the process in
a T-S diagram. Determine the coefficient of performance of this refrigerator for
tetrafluoroethane as the working fluid.
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1 (35 POINTS). Consider an ideal combined reheat and regenerative cycle in which
steam enters the high-pressure turbine at 3.0 MPa, 400C, and is extracted at 0.8 MPa
to an open feedwater heater with exit as saturated liquid. The remainder of the steam is
reheated to 400 C at this pressure , 0.8 MPa, and is fed to the low-pressure turbine . The
condenser pressure is 10 kPa . Calculate the net work per kilogram of steam and the
thermal efficiency of the cycle.
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2 (30 POINTS) . Consider an ideal heat pump that has a condenser temperature of
120F and an evaporator temperature of 30F. Determine the coefficient of performance
-of this heat pump for the working fluid tetrafluoroethane
3
3 (35 POINTS) . A 0.08 m well-insulated rigid tank contains oxygen at 220 0 K and 10
MPa. A paddle wheel placed in the tank is turned on , and the temperature of the oxygen
0
rises to 250 K Determine a) the final pressure in the tank and b) the paddle-wheel work
done during this process in kJ . .
220 K
to MPa I ,
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1 (35 POINTS). Ethane gas (C 2 H6 ) at 25C is burned in a steady-flow combustion

chamber at a rate of 5 kg/hr with stoichiometric amount of air, which is preheated to
500 0 K before entering the combustion chamber. An analysis of the combustion gases
reveals that all the hydrogen in the fuel burns to H20 but only 95% of the carbon burns to
CO 2 , the remaining 5% forming CO. If the products leave the combustion chamber at
BOOoK, determine the rate of heat transfer from the combustion chamber in kJ/hr.
2 (35 POI NTS). A single-flash geothermal power plant uses hot geothermal saturated
liquid water at 230C as the heat source. The geothermal liquid is withdrawn from a
production well at a rate of 230 kg/sec and is flashed to a pressure of 500 kPa by an
isenthalpic flashing process where the resulting vapor is separated from the liquid in a
separator and is directed to the turbine . The steam leaves the turbine at 10 kPa with a
moisture content of 5% and enters the condenser where it is condensed . It is then
routed to a reinjection well along with the liquid coming from the separator. Determine:
a) the power output of the turbine in kWand
b) the thermal efficiency of the plant.
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steam
turbine
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4 10 k.. ~Q
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3 (30 POINTS). Methane IS compresseu adiabdtically by 2 steady-flow compressor

from 2 MPa and -10C to 10 MPa and 110C at a rate of 0.55 kg/sec. Determine the
required power input to the compressor in kW.
CHEE 2332 - THERMODYNAMICS r
STATE ASUMPTIONS CLEARLY
1 (35 points). A process for the production of 1,3-butadiene results from the catalytic
dehydrogenation at atmospheric pressure of 1-butene according to the reaction
To suppress side reactions, the 1-butene feed stream is diluted with steam in the ratio of 10
moles of steam per mole of 1-butene. The reaction is carried out isothenmally at 525C, and at
this temperature 33% of the 1-butene is converted to 1,3-butadiene. How much heat is
transferred to the reactor per mole of entering 1-butene?
2 (30 points). It is proposed to build a one million kW electric power plant with steam as the
8
working fluid. The condensers are to be cooled with river water at a flow rate of 5 x 10 Ibm/hr.
The maximum steam temperature will be 1000F and the pressure in the condensers will be 1
psi. As an engineering consultant, you are asked to estimate the resulting temperature rise of the
river far downstream of the plant. What is your estimate? In the process of estimating this t1 T,
also calculate the heat transfer in the condensers. Assume a Cp for water of 1 Btu/Ibm oR.
3 (35 points). Consider the process shown in the figure. Tank A is insulated, has a volume of 20
fe and is initially filled with steam at 200 psi, 600F.
Tank B is uninsulated, has a volume of 10 ft3
and is initially filled with steam at 20 psi, 400F. A valve interconnecting the two tanks is then
opened and steam flows from A to B until the temperature in A is 500F, at which time the valve is
closed. During this time, heat is transferred from B to the surroundings at 80F such that the
temperature in B remains at 400F. It may be assumed that the steam remaining in A has
undergone a reversible adiabatic process. Detenmine
(a) The final pressure in each of the tanks.
(b) The final mass in B.
(c) The total entropy change.
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c:'OO1=
A
CHEE 2332 - Chemical Engineering Thermod yna m ics I

1. (30 POINTS). In a Carnot engine with water as the working fluid, the high
temperature is 450F. As heat is received , the water changes from saturated liquid
to saturated vapor. The water pressure at the low temperature is 14.7 psi
a) Show the cycle on a T-s diagram .
b) Find the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
c) Determine the heat added in Btu/Ibm.
d) Find the entropy change at the low temperature
2. (30 POINTS). An engineer claims to have invented a steady-flow device that will
c take air at 4 bars and 20C and separate it into two streams of equal mass, one at 1
bar and -20C and the second stream at 1 bar and 60C. Furthermore, the inventor
states that the device operates adiabatically and does not require (or produce) any
work. Is such a device possible? Air can be assumed to be an ideal gas with a
constant heat capacity of Cp =29.3 J/mol OK.
P = 1 bar
T = - 20C
P = 4 bar Black
T = 20C box
3. (40 POINTS). in a 118v\/ iligrl-efficiel)(;Y furna ce, ndtural gas, dssumed to be 90%
methane and 10% ethane (by volume) and 110% theoretical air each enter at 25C
and 100 kPa., and the products (assumed to be 100% gaseous) exit the furnace at
40C and 100 kPa. What is the heat transfer for this process? Compare this to an
older furnace where the products exit at 250C and 100 kPa .

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3. A piston-cylinder device with a set of stops initially contains 0.3 kg of steam at 1

4. A mass of 2 kg of acetylene is in a 0.045 m 3 rigid container at a pressure of 4.3

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STATE ASSUMPTIONS CLEARLY

1. A piston-cylinder device initially contains ,1.4 kg of saturated liquid .~at~r at 200C.

a) the volume of the tank,

b) the final temperature and pressure, and

c) the internal energy change of the water.

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1. A mass of 5 kg of water is contained in a piston-cylinder device at 125 kPa. Initially,

3) Determine the initial and final temperatures.

c) Calculate the work done during this process.

d) Show the process on a P- V diagram.

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