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ME 104 Thermodynamics [F23]

Homework Assignment 4

[Due MON 9/25]

Text: Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, Y. Çengel and M. Boles, McGraw-Hill, 10th Edition, 2024. The link to the book is provided on the course site.

Problem 1: [4–8] A piston–cylinder device with a set of stops initially contains 0.6 kg of steam at 1.0 MPa and 400°C. The location of the stops corresponds to 40 percent of the initial volume. Now the steam is cooled. Determine the compression work if the final state is (a) 1.0 MPa and 250°C and (b) 500 kPa. (c) Also determine the temperature at the final state in part b.

Problem 2: [4–70] An insulated piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.3 m³ of carbon dioxide at 200 kPa and 27°C. An electric switch is turned on, and a 110-V source supplies current to a resistance heater inside the cylinder for a period of 10 min. The pressure is held constant during the process, while the volume is doubled. Determine the current that passes through the resistance heater.

Problem 3: [4–82] A piston–cylinder device, with a set of stops on the top, initially contains 3 kg of air at 200 kPa and 27°C. Heat is now transferred to the air, and the piston rises until it hits the stops, at which point the volume is twice the initial volume. More heat is transferred until the pressure inside the cylinder also doubles. Determine the work done and the amount of heat transfer for this process. Also, show the process on a P-v diagram.

Problem 4: [4-90] Long cylindrical steel rods (ρ = 7833 kg/m³ and c_p = 0.465 kJ/kg·°C) of 8 cm diameter are heat-treated by drawing them at a velocity of 2 m/min through an oven maintained at 900°C. If the rods enter the oven at 30°C and leave at a mean temperature of 500°C, determine the rate of heat transfer to the rods in the oven.