PALISOC, Leojoy C.

October 30,2018
BSAEng’g 4
THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

1. The pressure gage on a 2.5𝑚3 oxygen tank reads 500kPa. Determine the
amount of oxygen in the tank if the temperature is 28℃ and the atmospheric
pressure is 97kPa.

Given: V=2.5𝑚3
𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 =500kPa
T=28℃
𝑘𝐽
R=0.2598𝑘𝑔∙𝐾
Required: m=?
Solution:
T=28℃ + 273 = 301K
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 + 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 =500kPa + 97kPa = 597kPa
PV=mRT
𝑃𝑉 (597𝑘𝑃𝑎)(2.5𝑚3 ) =19.09 kg
m=𝑅𝑇 = 𝑘𝐽
(0.2598 )(301𝐾)
𝑘𝑔∙𝐾

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

Given: V=400L or 0.4𝑚3

m=5kg
T=25℃
𝑘𝑃𝑎∙𝑚3
R=0.287 𝑘𝑔∙𝐾
Required: 𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 =?
Solution:
T=25℃ + 273 = 298K
𝑘𝑃𝑎∙𝑚3
𝑚𝑅𝑇 (5𝑘𝑔)(0.287 )(298K)
𝑘𝑔∙𝐾
P= = 3
=1069.1kPa
𝑉 (0.4𝑚 )
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = P + 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 =1069kPa - 97kPa
=972.1 kPa
3. A 1𝑚3 tank containing air at 25℃ and 500kpa is connected through a valve to
another tank containing 5kg of air at 35℃ and 200kPa. Now the valve is opened,
and the entire system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with the
surroundings, which are at 20℃. Determine the volume of the second tank and
the final equilibrium pressure of air.

Given: 𝑉𝐴 =1𝑚3 𝑚𝐵 =5kg 𝑇𝑆 =20℃

𝑃𝐴 =500kPa 𝑃𝐵 =200kPa
𝑇𝐴 =25℃ 𝑇𝐵 =35℃
𝑘𝐽
R=0.287𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙∙𝐾
Required: 𝑚𝐴 =? 𝑉𝐵 =? P=?
Solution:
𝑇𝐴 =25℃ + 273 = 298K
𝑇𝐵 =35℃ + 273 = 308K
𝑇𝑆 =20℃ + 273 = 293K
𝑃 𝑉
𝐴 𝐴 (500𝑘𝑃𝑎)(1𝑚3 )
𝑚𝐴 = 𝑅𝑇 = 𝑘𝐽 =5.846kg
𝐴 (0.287 )(298K)
𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙∙𝐾
𝑘𝐽
𝑚𝐵 𝑅𝑇𝐵 (5𝑘𝑔)(0.287 )(308K)
𝑉𝐵 = = 𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙∙𝐾
=2.21𝑚3
𝑃𝐴 (200kPa)
V=𝑉𝐴 + 𝑉𝐵 =1𝑚3 + 2.21𝑚 3
=3.21𝑚3
m=𝑚𝐴 + 𝑚𝐵 =5kg + 5.846kg =10.846kg
𝑘𝐽
𝑚𝑅𝑇𝑆 (10.846kg)(0.287 )(293K)
𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙∙𝐾
P= = 3 =284.23 kPa
𝑉 (3.21𝑚 )
4. The pressure in an automobile tire depends on the temperature of the air in the
tire. When the air temperature is 25℃, the pressure gage reads 210kPa. If the
volume of the tire is 0.025𝑚3 , determine the pressure rise in the tire when the air
temperature in the tire rises to 50℃. Also, determine the amount of the air that
must be bled off to restore pressure to its original value at this temperature.
Assume the atmospheric pressure is 100kPa.

Given: V=0.025𝑚3
𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 =210kPa 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 =100kPa
𝑇1 =25℃ 𝑇2 =50℃
𝑘𝐽
R=0.287𝑘𝑔∙𝐾
Required: 𝑚1 =? 𝑚2 =? 𝑃2 =?
Solution:
𝑃1 =𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒 + 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 =210kPa - 100kPa =310kPa
𝑇1 =25℃ + 273 = 298K
𝑇2 =50℃ + 273 = 323K
𝑃1 𝑉1 𝑃2 𝑉2
=
𝑇1 𝑇2
𝑇2 323𝐾
𝑃2 =𝑇 𝑃1 =298𝐾 (210𝑘𝑃𝑎) =336kPa
1

𝛥𝑃=𝑃2 − 𝑃1 =336kPa -310kPa =26kPa

1 𝑃 𝑉 (310𝑘𝑃𝑎)(0.025𝑚3 )
𝑚1 =𝑅𝑇 = 𝑘𝐽 1𝑘𝑃𝑎∙𝑚3
=0.0906kg
1 (0.287 )( )(298K)
𝑘𝑔∙𝐾 𝑘𝐽

2 𝑃 𝑉 (310𝑘𝑃𝑎)(0.025𝑚3 )
𝑚2 =𝑅𝑇 = 𝑘𝐽 1𝑘𝑃𝑎∙𝑚3
=0.0836kg
2 (0.287 )( )(323K)
𝑘𝑔∙𝐾 𝑘𝐽

𝛥𝑚=𝑚2 − 𝑚1 =0.0906kg - 0.0836kg

=0.00700kg