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Problems from Chapter 7 MAE91 Summer 2013

7.28 A flow of 2 kg/s saturated vapor R-410a at 500 kPa is heated at constant
pressure to 60oC. The heat is supplied by a heat pump that receives heat from
the ambient at 300 K and work input, shown in figure. Assume everything is
reversible and find the rate of work input.

7.41 A turbo charger boosts the inlet air pressure to an automobile engine. It consists of an exhaust gas
driven turbine directly connected to an air compressor, as shown in Fig. P9.34. For a certain engine
load the conditions are given in the figure. Assume that both the turbine and the compressor are
reversible and adiabatic having also the same mass
flow rate. Calculate the turbine exit temperature and
power output. Also find the compressor exit
pressure and temperature.

7.48 Consider a steam turbine power plant operating near critical pressure, as shown in Fig. P9.33. As
a first approximation, it may be assumed that the turbine and the pump processes are reversible and
adiabatic. Neglecting any changes in kinetic and potential energies, calculate
a.The specific turbine work output and the turbine exit state
b.The pump work input and enthalpy at the pump exit state
c.The thermal efficiency of the cycle

7.98 A dual fluid heat exchanger has 5 kg/s water enter at 40oC, 150 kPa and leaving at 10oC, 150 kPa. The
other fluid is glycerin coming in at -10oC, 160 kPa and leaves at 10oC, 160 kPa. Find the mass flow rate of
glycerin and the rate of entropy generation.
7.124 A 200 L insulated tank contains nitrogen gas at 200 kPa, 300 K. A line with nitrogen at 1500 K, 1000
kPa adds 40% more mass to the tank with a flow through a valve. Use table A.8 to find the final temperature
and the entropy generation.

7.146 A pump receives water at 100 kPa, 15 C and a power input of 1.5 kW. The pump has an isentropic
efficiency of 75% and it should flow 1.2 kg/s delivered at 30 m/s exit velocity. How high an exit pressure
can the pump produce?
7.156 A nozzle is required to produce a flow of air at 200 m/s at 20C, 100 kPa. It is estimated that the
nozzle has an isentropic efficiency of 92%. What nozzle inlet pressure and temperature is required assuming
the inlet kinetic energy is negligible?

7.171 A rigid 1.0 m3 tank contains water initially at 120 C, with 50 % liquid and 50% vapor, by volume. A
pressure-relief valve on the top of the tank is set to 1.0 MPa (the tank pressure cannot exceed 1.0 MPa water will be discharged instead). Heat is now transferred to the tank from a 200 C heat source until the
tank contains saturated vapor at 1.0 MPa. Calculate the heat transfer to the tank and show that this process
does not violate the second law.