Problem set 6

1) Refrigerant 134a enters an insulated diffuser as a saturated vapor at 100 lbf/in.2 with a
velocity of 1200 ft/s. At the exit, the pressure is 300 lbf/in.2 and the velocity is negligible. The
diffuser operates at steady state and potential energy effects can be neglected. Determine the
exit temperature, in F.

222.9oF

2) Steam enters a turbine operating at steady state at 800F and 500 lbf/in.2 and leaves at 0.8
lbf/in.2 with a quality of 93%. The turbine develops 15,000 hp, and heat transfer from the
turbine to the surroundings occurs at a rate of 2.5 106 Btu/h. Neglecting kinetic and potential
energy changes from inlet to exit, determine the volumetric flow rate of the steam at the inlet,
in ft3/h.

1.53105 ft3/h

3) At steady state, a well-insulated compressor takes in air at 60F, 14.2 lbf/in.2, with a
volumetric flow rate of 1200 ft3/min, and compresses it to 500F, 120 lbf/in.2 Kinetic and
potential energy changes from inlet to exit can be neglected. Determine (a) the compressor
power, in hp, and (b) the volumetric flow rate at the exit, in ft3/min.

(a) the compressor power: 222.8 hp

(b) the volumetric flow rate at the exit: 262 ft3/min

4) A pump steadily draws water through a pipe from a reservoir at a volumetric flow rate of 20
gal/min. At the pipe inlet, the pressure is 14.7 lbf/in.2, the temperature is 64F, and the velocity
is 10 ft/s. At the pump exit, the pressure is 35 lbf/in.2, the temperature is 64F, and the velocity
is 40 ft/s. The pump exit is located 40 ft above the pipe inlet. Ignoring heat transfer, determine
the power required by the pump, in (a) Btu/s and (b) horsepower. The local acceleration of
gravity is 32.0 ft/s2.

(a) 0.392 Btu/s and (b) 0.55 hp

5) A feedwater heater in a vapor power plant operates at steady state with liquid entering at
inlet 1 with T1 = 45C and p1 = 3.0 bar. Water vapor at T2 = 320C and p2 = 3.0 bar enters at
inlet 2. Saturated liquid water exits with a pressure of p3 = 3.0 bar. Ignore heat transfer with the
surroundings and all kinetic and potential energy effects. If the mass flow rate of the liquid
entering at inlet 1 is m1 = 3.2105 kg/h, determine the mass flow rate at inlet 2, m2 , in kg/h.
0.468105 kg/h
6) 10 kg/min of cooling water circulates through a water jacket enclosing a housing filled with
electronic components. At steady state, water enters the water jacket at 22C and exits with a
negligible change in pressure at a temperature that cannot exceed 26C. There is no significant
energy transfer by heat from the outer surface of the water jacket to the surroundings, and
kinetic and potential energy effects can be ignored. Determine the maximum electric power
magnitude the electronic components can receive, in kW, for which the limit on the
temperature of the exiting water is met.

2.79 kW

7) Propane vapor enters a valve at 1.6 MPa, 70C, and leaves at 0.5 MPa. If the propane
undergoes a throttling process, what is the temperature of the propane leaving the valve, in C?

54.7oC

8) A rigid tank of volume 0.75 m3 is initially evacuated. A hole develops in the wall, and air
from the surroundings at 1 bar, 25C flows in until the pressure in the tank reaches 1 bar. Heat
transfer between the contents of the tank and the surroundings is negligible. Determine the final
temperature in the tank, in C.

143.5oC

9) A two-phase liquidvapor mixture of Refrigerant 134a is contained in a 2-ft3, cylindrical

storage tank at 100 lbf/in.2 Initially, saturated liquid occupies 1.6 ft3. The valve at the top of the
tank develops a leak, allowing saturated vapor to escape slowly. Eventually, the volume of the
liquid drops to 0.8 ft3. If the pressure in the tank remains constant, determine (a) the mass of
refrigerant that has escaped, in lb, and (b) the heat transfer, in Btu.

a) the mass of refrigerant that has escaped = 58.37 lb,

(b) the heat transfer = 4533.2 Btu.