Closed System Energy Analysis: Ideal Gases: Assumptions

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Closed System Energy Analysis: Ideal Gases


4-58C No, it isn't. This is because the first law relation Q - W = 'U reduces to W = 0 in this case since the system is
adiabatic (Q = 0) and 'U = 0 for the isothermal processes of ideal gases. Therefore, this adiabatic system cannot receive
any net work at constant temperature.

4-59 Oxygen is heated to experience a specified temperature change. The heat transfer is to be determined for two cases.
Assumptions 1 Oxygen is an ideal gas since it is at a high temperature and low pressure relative to its critical point values
of 154.8 K and 5.08 MPa. 2 The kinetic and potential energy changes are negligible, 'ke # 'pe # 0 . 3 Constant specific
heats can be used for oxygen.
Properties The specific heats of oxygen at the average temperature of (20+120)/2=70qC=343 K are cp = 0.927 kJ/kgK and
cv = 0.667 kJ/kgK (Table A-2b).
Analysis We take the oxygen as the system. This is a closed system since no mass crosses the boundaries of the system.
The energy balance for a constant-volume process can be expressed as
E E
in
out

Net energy transfer
by heat, work, and mass

Qin

'E system




Change in internal, kinetic,
potential, etc. energies

'U

O2
T1 = 20C
T2 = 120C

mcv (T2  T1 )

The energy balance during a constant-pressure process (such as in a pistoncylinder device) can be expressed as
E E
in
out

Net energy transfer
by heat, work, and mass

Qin  Wb,out

'E system




Change in internal, kinetic,
potential, etc. energies

'U

Qin

Wb,out  'U

Qin

'H

O2
T1 = 20C
T2 = 120C

mc p (T2  T1 )

since 'U + Wb = 'H during a constant pressure quasi-equilibrium process.


Substituting for both cases,

Qin,V

const

mcv (T2  T1 )

(1 kg)(0.667 kJ/kg K)(120  20)K

66.7 kJ

Qin, P

const

mc p (T2  T1 )

(1 kg)(0.927 kJ/kg K)(120  20)K

92.7 kJ

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