
A metal part is undergoing a heat-treating process, it has a mass of 12 kg and is initially at 950∘C. The part is quenched in a tank containing 225 kg of water, initially at 35∘C. Consider the heat transfer between the tank and its surroundings to be negligible. Taking the specific heat of the metal part and water as constant at 0.5 kJ/kg.K and 4.2 kJ/kg.K respectively, determine : The final equilibrium temperature after quenching Tf= ∘C The amount of entropy produced within the tank Sgen= kJ/K


A metal part is undergoing a heat-treating process, it has a mass of 12 kg and...
Problem 3 A rigid 6L-tank contains 3.3 kg of water initially at 30°C. The tank is heated to 175°C by a heat pump that receives heat from surroundings transfer to the water, (b) the change in entropy at 25°C. The process is reversible. Find (a) the heat
Problem 3 A rigid 6L-tank contains 3.3 kg of water initially at 30°C. The tank is heated to 175°C by a heat pump that receives heat from surroundings transfer to the water, (b)...
A 34 kg iron block and a 48-kg copper block, both initially at 80°C, are dropped into a large lake at 15°C. Thermal equilibrium is established after a while as a result of heat transfer between the blocks and the lake water. Determine the total entropy change for this process. The specific heat of Iron at room temperature is cp0.45 kJ/kg.K. The specific heat of copper at 27°C is ep 0,386 kJ/kg.K. Iron Lake 15°C Copper The total entropy change...
A 70-kg copper block initially at 140'C is dropped into an insulated tank that contains 90 L of water at 10'C. Determine the final equilibrium temperature and the total entropy change for this process. The specific heat of water at 25°C is cp=418 kJ/kg-K. The density of water is 997 kg/m2. The specific heat of copper at 27°C is Cp=0.386 kJ/kg.K. Water Copper 90 L The final equilibrium temperature is OK The total entropy change during this process is OKJ/K.
Required information A shell-and-tube heat exchanger is used for cooling 47 kg/s of a process stream flowing through the tubes from 160°C to 136°C. This heat exchanger has a total of 100 identical tubes. each with an inside diameter of 2.5 cm and negligible wall thickness. The average properties of the process stream are: p = 950 kg/m”, k = 0.50 W/mK, Cp=3.5 kJ/kg.K, and -20 mPas The coolant stream is water (cp=4.18 kJ/kg K) at a flow rate of...
A sealed rigid tank has 0.1 kg saturated vapor R-410a at 0°C that is cooled to 20°C by a 20°C heat sink. Thermodynamic properties of R410a at initial and final states are given as: u1 = 253.02 kJ/kg, 51 -1.0368 kJ/kg.k ; u2 - 136.5 kJ/kg; 52 - 0.5946 kJ/kg.K .. Find the heat transfer during the cooling process. b. Calculate the change in entropy of the R-410a c. Determine the change in entropy of heat sink, a. Estimate the...
A 6.00-kg piece of solid copper metal at an initial tem- perature T is placed with 2.00 kg of ice that is initially at -20.0°C. The ice is in an insulated container of negligible mass and no heat is exchanged with the surroundings. After thermal equilibrium is reached, there is 1.20 kg of ice and 0.80 kg of liquid water. What was the initial temperature of the piece of copper? What is the change in entropy for the copper metal...
6.) A closed, rigid tank contains 5 kg of air initially at 300 K, 1 bar. The diagram below shows a tank in contact with a thermal reservoir at 600 K and heat transfer occurs at the boundary where the temperature is 600 K. A stirring rod transfers 600 kJ of energy to the air. The final temperature is 600 K. The air can be modeled as an ideal gas with c 0.733 k.J/kg K and kinetic and potential energy...
6.50 m A closed, rigid tank contains 5 kg of air initially at 300 K, 1 bar. As illustrated in Fig. P6.50, the tank is in contact with a thermal reservoir at 600 K and heat transfer occurs at the boundary where the temperature is 600 K. A stirring rod transfers 600 kJ of energy to the air. The final temperature is 600 K. The air can be modeled as an ideal gas with cy = 0.733 kJ/kg . K...
A 12-ounce soft drink weighs about 0.35 kilograms. Assume that
on a hot day a can of soft drink is cooled in a container of liquid
water in equilibrium with ice. There is enough ice in the container
so that the temperature of the ice water stays constant at 0 0 C
and the ice-water can be considered a heat sink. Model the soft
drink with the properties of water, assuming it has an initial
temperature of 30 0 C...
A 46 kg copper block initially at 140°C is dropped into an insulated tank that contains 90 L of water at 10°C. Determine the final equilibrium temperature and the total entropy change for this process. The specific heat of water at 25°C is Cp= 4.18 kJ/kg-K. The density of water is 997 kg/m3. The specific heat of copper at 27°C is cp=0.386 kJ/kg-K. Water Copper 90 L The final equilibrium temperature is 15.85 K. The total entropy change during this...