Old Thermo Exam Formula Sheet

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Facts and Formulae Sheet

Approximate data for dry air


Specific heat capacity at constant pressure: cp = 1.005 kJ kg-1 K-1
Specific heat capacity at constant volume: cv = 0.718 kJ kg-1 K-1
Specific gas constant: R = 0.287 kJ kg-1 K-1. Heat capacity ratio,  = cp/cv = 1.40
Universal gas constant: = 8.314 kJ kmol-1 K-1

Other approximate data


Density of water:  = 1000 kg m-3
Gravitational acceleration: g = 9.81 m s-2
~
Ideal Gas Law: p V = m RT = n R T

Energy Equations
Non-Flow Steady-Flow
Q + W = U 2 − U1 • • •  (
c 2 − c12
Q + W = m (h 2 − h1 ) + 2
) 
+ g (z 2 − z1 )
 2 

Moving Boundary Work


Constant pressure Constant temperature Polytropic (n →  if isentropic)
2
V  p V − p V m R (T2 − T1 )
Wb = −  p dV = − p (V2 − V1 ) W = − m R T ln 2  Wb = 2 2 1 1 =
1  V1  n −1 n −1

Entropy
Definition Gibbs Equation Pure liquid Ideal gas
(manipulated)
 Q  du
ds = + p
dv T  T  p 
dS =   s 2 − s1 = c ln  2  s 2 − s1 = c p ln  2  − R ln  2 
 T  rev T T  T1   T1   p1 
Polytropic Expansion/ Compression (n →  if isentropic)

n (n−1) / n n−1
V1 p2 V1
p2
p1
=( )
T2
T1
= ( ) T2
T1
( )
=
V2 p1 V2

Isentropic efficiency (compressors and turbines)

W ' h 2 ' − h1 W h 2 − h1
c = = t = =
W h 2 − h1 W ' h 2 ' − h1
Cycle Efficiencies
General Carnot Otto Diesel Brayton
Q
 =1 − out
T
 rev = 1− L  =1 −
1 1  rc −1 

 =1 −
1
 =1 −  
 r  −1  rc −1 
 −1  −1
Qin TH r 
r p

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