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    ME211 Thermodynamics - Spring 2020

    Homework #1
    (Due: 30th, March, Monday, by 18:00 PM)

    Reading Assignment
    1. Read Chapters 1.1~1.11, 2.1~2.7, and 3.1~3.4 of the textbook. Review and practice
    with Examples 1.1–1.10 and 2.1–2.16.

    Problem Set
    1. A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston-cylinder
    device. The piston has a mass of 3.2 kg and a cross-sectional
    area of 35 cm2. A compressed spring above the piston exerts a
    force of 150 N on the piston. If the atmospheric pressure is 95
    kPa, determine the pressure inside the cylinder.

    2. A mercury manometer (r = 13,600 kg/m3) is connected to


    an air duct to measure the pressure inside. The difference in
    the manometer levels is 30 mm, and the atmospheric
    pressure is 100 kPa. (a) Determine if the pressure in the
    duct is above or below the atmospheric pressure. (b)
    Determine the absolute pressure in the duct.

    3. A vertical, piston-cylinder device contains a gas at a pressure of 100


    kPa. The piston has a mass of 10 kg and a diameter of 14 cm.
    Pressure of the gas is to be increased by placing some weights on
    the piston. Determine the local atmospheric pressure and the mass
    of the weights that will double the pressure of the gas inside the
    cylinder.

    4. When measuring small pressure differences


    with a manometer, often one arm of the
    manometer is inclined to improve the accuracy
    of reading. (The pressure is still proportional to
    the vertical distance and not the actual length
    of the fluid along the tube.) The air pressure in
    a circular duct is to be measured using a
    manometer whose open arm is inclined 45° from the horizontal, as shown in the figure.
    The density of the liquid in the manometer is 0.81 kg/L, and the vertical distance
    between the fluid levels in the two arms of the manometer is 12 cm. Determine the
    gage pressure of air in the duct and the length of the fluid column in the inclined arm
    above the fluid level in the vertical arm.
    ME211 Thermodynamics - Spring 2020

    5. Water is being heated in a closed pan on top of a range


    while being stirred by a paddle wheel. During the process,
    30 kJ of heat is transferred to the water, and 5 kJ of heat is
    lost to the surrounding air. The paddle-wheel work
    amounts to 500 N-m. Determine the final energy of the
    system if its initial energy is 12.5 kJ.

    6. At winter design conditions, a house is projected to lose heat at a rate of 60,000 kJ/h.
    The internal heat gain from people, lights, and appliances is estimated to be 6,000 kJ/h.
    If this house is to be heated by electric resistance heaters, determine the required rated
    power of these heaters in kW to maintain the house at constant temperature.

    7. A university campus has 200 classrooms and 400 faculty offices. The classrooms are
    equipped with 12 fluorescent tubes, each consuming 110 W, including the electricity
    used by the ballasts. The faculty offices, on average, have half as many tubes. The
    campus is open 240 days a year. The classrooms and faculty offices are not occupied
    an average of 4h a day, but the lights are kept on. If the unit cost of electricity is
    $0.11/kWh, determine how much the campus will save a year if the lights in the
    classrooms and faculty offices are turned off during unoccupied periods.

    8. If the pressure of a substance is increased during a boiling process, will the


    temperature also increase or will it remain constant? Why?
    9. A househusband is cooking beef stew for this family in a pan that is (a) uncovered, (b)
    covered with a light lid, and (c) covered with a heavy lid. For which case will the
    cooking time be the shortest? Why?

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