PROBLEM 1 (30%)
Consider a well-insulated piston-cylinder assembly that contains 12 kg of water
vapor, initially at 540°C and 6 MPa. It undergoes a reversible expansion at 2
MPa, The surroundings are at 0.1 MPa and 25°C. Answer the following questions
(a) What is the entropy change (AS,,,,,, AS,,,..A5,,.) for this system? (5%)
(b) What is the final temperature of the water? (5%)
(c) What is the value of work in kJ for this process? (5%)
(d) What is the final volume of the system? (5%)
(e) What is the temperature of the water if the efficiency of the process was
70%? (10%)
PROBLEM 2 (30%)
‘A steam power plant operates on the Rankine cycle according to the specified
conditions below. Using stream numbering from Figure below (reproduce this Figure
with your solution), determine:
(a) The work output of the turbine per kg of steam (10%)
(b) The heat output required in condenser (5%) and the heat input
in the boiler/superheater (5%)
(c) The entropy generated in the cycle assuming that Ty = Ts (10%)
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(a). Propane at 350°C and 600 cm*/mol is expanded isentropically in a turbine
The exit pressure is 0.1 MPa. What is the pressure at the entry (5%)? What is the
exit temperature (15%)? The PVT behavior of the gas follows the van der Waals
equation of state
Given: C,/R=8.85 and C,/R=7.85)
(b) For the process above a relevant quantity is
(=r
or),
Develop an expression for this quantity in terms of measurable variables by using
the van der Waals equation of state (15%), Calculate its value at the entry (5%).
Note: You can solve part (b) without solving part (a)