Consider the piston/cylinder arrangement shown in Fig1. A frictionless piston is free to move between two sets of stops. When 3 the piston rests on the lower stops, the enclosed volume is 0.5 m3. When the piston reaches the upper stops, the volume is 0.8 m . The cylinder initially contains water at 200 kPa, 60% quality. The mass of the piston requires 600 kPa pressure to move it against the outside ambient pressure.
a) When heat is transferred until the internal energy of water reaches 3500 kJ/kg, find the heat (kJ) transferred until then.
b) Draw this process on the p-v diagram, showing the temperature of the initial and later states (score 0 if not isothermal) and the pressure value.




Consider the piston/cylinder arrangement shown in Fig1. A frictionless piston is free to move between two...
Patm 100 kPa 1 kg of water is contained in a frictionless piston cylinder device fitted with two stops. The mass of the piston is 50 kg and the system is open to the atmosphere with Ptm - 100 kPa. The initial temperature of the system Ti Tantal 105 'C and the initial volume V1 Vinitial 1 m3 When the piston reaches the second stop, the volume of the water is doubled (V4Vinal2 Vinitial). Heat is EE transferred between the...
A cylinder fitted with a frictionless piston contains stops
arranged as shown in the following figure. When the piston rests on
the lower stops the volume is 0.4m3 ; when it is in contact with
the upper stops the volume is 0.6m3 . If the piston is not in
contact with the stops, it maintains a constant pressure of 200kPa
in the cylinder. Initially, the cylinder contains air at P1=150kPa
with a temperature of T1=300K. The air is then heated...
A mass of 5.5 kg of saturated liquid-vapor mixture of water is contained in a piston-cylinder at 101.325 kPa. Initially, 2.3 kg of the water is in the liquid phase and the rest is in the vapor phase. Heat is now transferred to the water, and the piston, which is resting on a set of stops, starts moving when the pressure inside reaches 300 kPa. Heat transfer continues until the total volume increases by 21 percent. Determine: a) the initial...
(THERMODYNAMICS) A vertical cylinder fitted with a frictionless piston contains 1.5 kg of H2O initially at 100 °C, 400 kPa. If the volume of the system reaches 0.5 m3, the piston hits a set of stops and is restrained from further upward travel. The system is heated to 200 °C. (Use saturated water tables, steam tables, and superheated tables as necessary) a) If the piston reaches the stops, determine the temperature and pressure when the piston first touches but exerts no force...
A piston–cylinder device initially contains 0.6 m3 of saturated water vapor at 250 kPa. At this state, the piston is resting on a set of stops, and the mass of the piston is such that a pressure of 300 kPa is required to move it. Heat is now slowly transferred to the steam until the volume becomes 1.5 m3. Use the data from the steam tables. a) Determine the final temperature. b) Determine the work done during this process. c)...
Water is contained in a piston-cylinder device, where the piston can move in order to maintain a constant pressure of 300 kPa. Initially, the temperature of the water is 200 degrees Celcius. Heat is removed from the water until it reaches a quality of 0.1. Find the amount of heat transfer to achieve this, in kJ/kg. Answer value in kj/kg
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A piston-cylinder device contains 50 kg of water at 250 kPa and 25 degree C. The cross-sectional area of the piston is 0.1 m2. Heat is now transferred to the water, causing part of it to evaporate and expand. When the volume reaches 0.2 m3 the piston reaches a linear spring whose spring constant is 100 kN/m. More heat is transferred to the water until the piston rises 20 cm more. Determine (a) the final pressure and temperature...
A piston-cylinder apparatus contains 5 kg of saturated water at 55˚C. The piston’s cross sectional area is 0.04 m2, and initially is resting on stops, enclosing a volume of 0.02 m3. To raise the piston, a pressure of 500 kPa has to be applied. When the volume is 0.05 m3, the piston encounters a linear spring. To deflect the spring 1 m, a force of 400 kN is required. More heat is transferred until the final pressure is 3 MPa....
A piston–cylinder device initially contains air at 150 kPa and 27 °C. In this state, the piston is resting on a pair of stops, and the enclosed volume is 400 litres. The mass of the piston is such that a 200 kPa pressure is required to move it. The air is now heated until its volume has doubled. Sketch the process on a P-V diagram and determine (a) the mass of air and the final temperature, (b) the work done...
Required information A piston-cylinder device initially contains 0.6 m3 of saturated water vapor at 250 kPa. At this state, the piston is resting on a set of stops, and the mass of the piston is such that a pressure of 300 kPa is required to move it. Heat is now slowly transferred to the steam until the volume becomes 1.3 m3. Use the data from the steam tables. Determine the final temperature. (You must provide an answer before moving on...