PTT 201/4 THERMODYNAMIC

SEM 1 (2013/2014)

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MOVING BOUNDARY WORK
Moving boundary work (P dV work):
The expansion and compression work
in a piston-cylinder device.
Quasi-equilibrium process:
A process during which the system
remains nearly in equilibrium at all
times.
Wb is positive for expansion
Wb is negative for compression

The work associated

with a moving
boundary is called
boundary work.

A gas does a differential

amount of work Wb as it
forces the piston to move
by a differential amount ds. 2
 The boundary
work done
during a process
depends on the
path followed as
well as the end
states.

The area under the process curve on a P-V

diagram is equal, in magnitude, to the work
done during a quasi-equilibrium expansion or
compression process of a closed system. 3
Polytropic, Isothermal, and Isobaric processes
Polytropic process: C, n (polytropic exponent) constants
Polytropic
process

Polytropic and for ideal gas, n 1

When n = 1
Constant temp. process (isothermal )

Constant pressure process (isobaric)

What is the boundary

work for a constant-
volume process?

Schematic and
P-V diagram for
a polytropic
process. 4
 Boundary Work for a Constant-Volume Process

A rigid tank contains air at 500 kPa and 150C. As a result of

heat transfer to the surroundings, the temperature and
pressure inside the tank drop to 65C and 400 kPa,
respectively. Determine the boundary work done during this
process.

Wb= 0 kJ

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 Boundary Work for a Constant-Pressure Process

A frictionless piston-cylinder device contains 5 kg of steam at

400 kpa and 200C. Heat is now transferred to the steam until
the temperature reaches 250C. If the piston is not attached to
a shaft and its mass is constant, determine the work done by
the steam during this process.

Wb= 122 kJ

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 Home Task
Please try the following examples:

EXAMPLE 4-3
EXAMPLE 4-4

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 Energy balance for a constant-pressure
expansion or compression process
General analysis for a closed system For a constant-pressure
undergoing a quasi-equilibrium expansion or compression
U Wb H
constant-pressure process. Q is to the process:
system and W is from the system.

An example of constant-pressure process

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SPECIFIC HEATS
Specific heat at constant volume, cv: The
energy required to raise the temperature of
the unit mass of a substance by one degree
as the volume is maintained constant.
Specific heat at constant pressure, cp: The
energy required to raise the temperature of
the unit mass of a substance by one degree
as the pressure is maintained constant.

True or False?
cp is always greater than cv
Constant-
volume and
constant-
pressure specific
heats cv and cp
(values are for
helium gas). 9
 The equations in the figure are valid for
any substance undergoing any process.
cv and cp are properties.
cv is related to the changes in internal
energy and cp to the changes in
enthalpy.
Formal definitions of cv and cp.
A common unit for specific heats is
kJ/kgC or kJ/kgK. Are these units
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identical?
INTERNAL ENERGY, ENTHALPY,
AND SPECIFIC HEATS OF IDEAL GASES

Joule showed
Internal energy and
using this For ideal gases,
enthalpy change of
experimental u, h, cv, and cp
an ideal gas
apparatus that vary with
u=u(T) temperature only.
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 At low pressures, all real gases approach
ideal-gas behavior, and therefore their
specific heats depend on temperature only.
The specific heats of real gases at low
pressures are called ideal-gas specific
heats, or zero-pressure specific heats, and
are often denoted cp0 and cv0.
u and h data for a number of
gases have been tabulated.
These tables are obtained by
choosing an arbitrary reference
point and performing the
integrations by treating state 1
as the reference state.

Ideal-gas
constant-
pressure
specific heats
for some gases In the preparation of ideal-gas
(see Table A tables, 0 K is chosen as the
2c for cp reference temperature.
equations). 12
Internal energy and enthalpy change
when specific heat is taken constant
at an average value

(kJ/kg)

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Three ways of calculating u and h
1. By using the tabulated u and h data.
This is the easiest and most
accurate way when tables are readily
available.
2. By using the cv or cp relations (Table
A-2c) as a function of temperature
and performing the integrations. This
is very inconvenient for hand
calculations but quite desirable for
computerized calculations. The
results obtained are very accurate.
3. By using average specific heats. This
is very simple and certainly very
convenient when property tables are Three ways of calculating u.
not available. The results obtained are
reasonably accurate if the
temperature interval is not very large.
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 Specific Heat Relations of Ideal Gases
The relationship between cp, cv and R

dh = cpdT and du = cvdT On a molar basis

Specific
heat ratio

The specific ratio varies with

temperature, but this variation is
very mild.
For monatomic gases (helium,
argon, etc.), its value is essentially
constant at 1.667.
Many diatomic gases, including air,
The cp of an ideal gas can be determined have a specific heat ratio of about
from a knowledge of cv and R. 1.4 at room temperature.
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 Evaluation of the u of an Ideal Gas

Air at 300 K and 200 kPa is heated at constant pressure to 600

K. Determine the change in internal energy of air per unit
mass, using (a) data from the air table (Table A-17), (b) the
functional form of the specific heat (Table A-2c), and (c) the
average specific heat value (Table A-2b).

(a) u = 220.71 kJ/kg

(b) u = 222.5 kJ/kg
(c) u = 220 kJ/kg

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 Heating of a Gas in a Tank by Stirring

An insulated rigid tank initially contains 0.7 kg of helium at

27C and 350 kPa. A paddle wheel with a power rating of
0.015 kW is operated within the tank for 30 min. Determine
(a) the final temperature and (b) the final pressure of the
helium gas.

(a) T2 = 39.4C
(b) P2 = 364 kPa

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 Heating of a Gas at Constant Pressure

A piston-cylinder device initially contains air at 150 kPa and

27C. At this state, the piston is resting on a pair of stops, as
shown in Fig. 4-32, and the enclosed volume is 400 L. The
mass of the piston is such that a 350-kPa pressure is required
to move it. The air is now heated until its volume has doubled.
Determine (a) the final temperature, (b) the work done by the
air, and (c) the total heat transferred to the air.

(a) T3= 1400 K

(b) W13 = 140 kJ
(c) Qin = 767 kJ

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 Home Task
Please try the following examples:

EXAMPLE 4-9

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INTERNAL ENERGY, ENTHALPY, AND
SPECIFIC HEATS OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS
Incompressible substance: A substance whose specific volume (or
density) is constant. Solids and liquids are incompressible substances.

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Internal Energy Changes

Enthalpy Changes

The enthalpy of a
compressed liquid
Usually a more accurate relation than 21
 Cooling of an Iron Block by Water

A 50-kg iron block at 80C is dropped into an insulated tank

that contains 0.5 m3 of liquid water at 25C. Determine the
temperature when thermal equilibrium is reached.

T2 = 25.6C

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 Heating of Aluminum Rods in a Furnace

Long cylindrical aluminum rods ( = 2700 kg/m3 and cp = 0.973

kj/kg.K) of 5-cm diameter are heat treated from 20C to an
average temperature of 400C by drawing them at a velocity
of 8 m/min through a long oven. Determine the rate of heat
transfer to the rods in the oven.

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 Home Task
Please try the following examples:

EXAMPLE 4-11

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Summary
Moving boundary work
Wb for an isothermal process
Wb for a constant-pressure process
Wb for a polytropic process
Specific heats
Constant-pressure specific heat, cp
Constant-volume specific heat, cv
Internal energy, enthalpy, and specific heats of
ideal gases
Specific heat relations of ideal gases
Internal energy, enthalpy, and specific heats of
incompressible substances (solids and liquids)

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