By M.Sc.: Hyder M.

Abdul Hussein
Thermodynamics – Property, State and Process

Examples of Chapter Five

4–36 An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 5 L of saturated liquid water at a

constant pressure of 175 kPa. Water is stirred by a paddle wheel while a current of 8
A flows for 45 min through a resistor placed in the water. If one-half of the liquid is
evaporated during this constant pressure process and the paddle-wheel work
amounts to 400 kJ, determine the voltage of the source. Also, show the process on a
P-v diagram with respect to saturation lines.

4–40 A piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.8 m3 of saturated water vapor at

250 kPa. At this state, the piston is resting on a set of tops, and the mass of the
piston is such that a pressure of 300 kPa is required to move it. Heat is now slowly
transferred to the steam until the volume doubles. Show the process on a P-v
diagram with respect to saturation lines and determine (a) the final temperature, (b)
the work done during this process, and (c) the total heat transfer.
Solution: (a)

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4–51 Determine the enthalpy change ∆h of nitrogen, in kJ/kg, as it is heated from

600 to 1000 K, using (a) the empirical specific heat equation as a function of
temperature, (b) the cp value at the average temperature, and (c) the cp value at
room temperature .

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4–61 An insulated rigid tank is divided into two equal parts by a partition. Initially,
one part contains 4 kg of an ideal gas at 800 kPa and 50°C, and the other part is
evacuated. The partition is now removed, and the gas expands into the entire tank.
Determine the final temperature and pressure in the tank.

4–65 A mass of 15 kg of air in a piston–cylinder device is heated from 25 to 77°C by

passing current through a resistance heater inside the cylinder. The pressure inside
the cylinder is held constant at 300 kPa during the process, and a heat loss of 60 kJ
occurs. Determine the electric energy supplied, in kWh.

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4–72 A piston–cylinder device, whose piston is resting on a set of stops, initially

contains 3 kg of air at 200 kPa and 27°C. The mass of the piston is such that a
pressure of 400 kPa is required to move it. Heat is now transferred to the air until its
volume doubles. Determine the work done by the air and the total heat transferred
to the air during this process. Also show the process on a P-v diagram.

4–112 A piston–cylinder device contains 0.8 kg of an ideal gas. Now, the gas is
cooled at constant pressure until its temperature decreases by 10°C. If 16.6 kJ of
compression work is done during this process, determine the gas constant and the
molar mass of the gas. Also, determine the constant volume and constant-pressure
specific heats of the gas if its specific heat ratio is 1.667.

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4–114 A frictionless piston–cylinder device initially contains air at 200 kPa and 0.2
m3. At this state, a linear spring (F ∝ x) is touching the piston but exerts no force on
it. The air is now heated to a final state of 0.5 m3 and 800 kPa. Determine (a) the
total work done by the air and (b) the work done against the spring. Also, show the
process on a P-v diagram.

4–121 A frictionless piston–cylinder device and a rigid tank initially contain 12 kg of

an ideal gas each at the same temperature, pressure, and volume. It is desired to
raise the temperatures of both systems by 15°C. Determine the amount of extra
heat that must be supplied to the gas in the cylinder which is maintained at constant
pressure to achieve this result. Assume the molar mass of the gas is 25.

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4–115 A mass of 5 kg of saturated liquid–vapor mixture 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
percent. Determine (a) the initial and final temperatures, (b) the mass of liquid
water when the piston first starts moving, and (c) the work done during this process.
Also, show the process on a P-v diagram.

4–134 Two rigid tanks are connected by a valve. Tank A contains 0.2 m3 of water at
400 kPa and 80 percent quality. Tank B contains 0.5 m3 of water at 200 kPa and
250°C. The valve is now opened, and the two 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 25°C.

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