1. The tank contains 19.085 kg of oxygen.
2. The pressure gauge would read 972.075 kPa.
3. The volume of the second tank is 2.21 m3. When the system reaches equilibrium at 20°C, the final pressure is found to be 379 kPa.
1. The tank contains 19.085 kg of oxygen.
2. The pressure gauge would read 972.075 kPa.
3. The volume of the second tank is 2.21 m3. When the system reaches equilibrium at 20°C, the final pressure is found to be 379 kPa.
1. The tank contains 19.085 kg of oxygen.
2. The pressure gauge would read 972.075 kPa.
3. The volume of the second tank is 2.21 m3. When the system reaches equilibrium at 20°C, the final pressure is found to be 379 kPa.
1. The tank contains 19.085 kg of oxygen.
2. The pressure gauge would read 972.075 kPa.
3. The volume of the second tank is 2.21 m3. When the system reaches equilibrium at 20°C, the final pressure is found to be 379 kPa.
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Name: Jomar T.
Guerzon ES 31 – Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Laboratory Exercise
Problem Solving 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: V=2.5 m3 Patm=97kPa Pgage= 500 kPa
Find: m=? PV=mRT Pabs = Pgage + Patm = 500 + 97 Pabs = 597 kPa M = (597 kPa)(2.5 m3)/(0.2598 KJ/Kg-K)(301 K) m = 19.085 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.
Assumptions :At specified conditions, air behaves as an ideal gas.
Properties The gas constant of air is R = 0.287 kPa m3/kg K (Table A-1). Analysis Treating air as an ideal gas, the absolute pressure in the tank is determined from P = mRT / V = (5 Kg x 0.287kPa m3/Kg K x 298 K) / (0.4 m3) = 1069.075 kPa
Thus the gage pressure is Air
Pgage = P – P atm 400 L = 1069.075 – 97 25 degrees Pgage = 972.075 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:
Let the two tanks be represented by A and B as shown in the figure below.
Given Volume of the tank A, VA = 1 m3 Temperature of air in tank A, TA = 25 oC = 298 K Pressure of air in tank A, PA = 500 kPa Mass of air in tank B, mB = 5 kg Temperature of air in tank B, TB = 35 oC = 308 K Pressure of air in tank B, PB = 200 kPa Surrounding temperature, Tsurr = 20 oC = 293 K
Assuming, at given conditions air behaves as an ideal gas.
For air, gas constant R = 0.287 kJ/kmol K From ideal gas equation, mass of air in tank A is determined by
mA =
= mA = 5.846 kg
Volume of the tank B can be determined from VB =
= = VB = 2.21 m3
Now, when the valve is opened
Total volume, V = VA + VB = 1+ 2.21 = 3.21 m3 Total mass of air, m = mA + mB = 5 + 5.846 = 10.846 kg The final equilibrium pressure (P) can be obtained from the ideal gas equation applied to total volume
Therefore, P = P= .
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 m Cube, Determine the amount of air in the tire that must be bled off to restore pressure to its original value at this temperature . Assume the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa.
Given: T1 = 25 °C + 273 = 298 K Pgage = 210 kPa V = 0.025 m3
Find: P = P2 – P1 , When T2 = 50 °C + 273 = 323 K Find m = m1 – m2
State 1: Pabs = Pgage + Patm = 210 +100 = 310 kPa PV = mRT m = P1V / RT1 = (310 kPa x 0.025 m3 ) / (0.287 KJ/Kg.K x 298 K) m = 0.09062 Kg
State 2: P2 = mRT2 / V = (0.09062 Kg x 0.287 KJ/Kg K x 323 K ) / (0.025 m3 ) = 336 kPa P = 336 – 310 = 26 kPa
State 3: T3 = T2 = 323 K , P3 = P1 = 310 kPa m3 = P3V / RT3 = (310 kPa x 0.025 m3 ) / (0.287 KJ/Kg.K x 323 K) m = 0.09062 – 0.08360 = 0.007018 Kg
