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Determine 1) the pressure at the initial state; 2) temperature at the final state; and 3) the internal energy change.
Kinetic and potential energy effects can be neglected. Determine the work and heat transfer for the process, each in kJ.
The heat load on the refrigerator (heat leaking through walls which must be removed) is 350J/s. What is the minimum temperature that can be maintained in the refrigerator?
A structural compenent is formed with aluminum alloy 6061-T6 with Young's modulus E=68.9 GPa and shear modulus G= 26 GPa. calculate the max tensile stress and max shear stress.
Each turbine stage operates with an isentropic efficiency of 88%. The pump operates with an efficiency of 80%. Determine for the cycle:the rate of heat transfer to cooling water passing through the c
Steam at 10 MPa, 600 degrees C, enters the first-stage turbine of an ideal Rankine cycle with reheat. If the quality at the exit of the second-stage turbine is 90%, determine the cycle thermal efficie
The wood absorbs 90% of the late afternoon solar radiation of 100 Btu/hr-ft^2. Ignoring radiation from the wood, determine the rate of heat transfer from the wood to the air.
Consider a plate with uniform heat generation q. For k=200 W/mK q=40 MW/m^3. T1=160 C (at x=0), T2=100 C (at x=2L) and a plate thickness of 2cm, determine q/A at the plate center.
How do you determine the thickness of a tapering barrel of a gun at the largest end using pressure, temperature on the inside surface.
Find the initial volume and final volume for this process (m3). (c) Find the work for this process (kJ). (d) Find the heat transfer required for this process (kJ).
What is the minimum isentropic efficiency of compressor and turbine (assume equal for simplicity), for which the engine will just begin to produce net power output, i.e., break-even?
Draw a T-s diagram. Label state points Determine the net work of the cycle. Determine the heat into the cycle. Determine the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
What is the speed a pararescuer enters the water following a ten and ten jump? What is the direction of motion as a pararescuer enters the water following a ten and ten jump?
Assuming a constant concentration gradient and constant number of atoms at the surface, calculate the approximate initial flux of C (atoms/cm^2-s) coming out of the steel wire.
Assume that the water is incompressible with a density of 998 kg/m3. Determine the average flow velocity in the 9 cm nozzle exit and the mass flow rate.
For a Rankine cycle with reheat, find the inlet pressure at the low pressure turbine if the inlet pressure at the high pressure turbine is 15 MPa and temperature is 600 degrees C.
Determine the tension developed in cord CD. Determine the tension developed in cord AC. Determine the tension developed in cord BC.
Heat Transfer coefficient h=64 w/m^2K. One end of the rod is maintained at 120C. Calculate heat loss from the rod.
Solve the heat diffusion equation to find T(x) and find the temperature on the left-hand side of the wall. Find the rate of conduction heat transfer at the right-hand side of the wall.
Air enters a compressor at 100 kPa and 300 K and is compressed to 150 kPa. The efficiency is 70%. What is the required work input per kg of air? What is the exit temperature?
Calculate the bulk density of a rock which has 20% porosity. The bulk mineralogy of the rock is 80% quartz, 15% calcite, and 5% clay.
If the elevation points A and B, relative to the elevation at point c, are -3.4ft and -4.1 ft, determine the angle between the soil surfaces normal direction and the vertical, and if the surface is
Determine an expression for the steady{state temperature Tb at the mid-point of the rod in terms of q''', k, L, R, Tinf . You can treat the portion of the rod exposed to the fuid as a n with adiabat
Consider an iron-carbon alloy that contains 0.2 wt% C, in which all the carbon atoms reside in tetrahedral interstitial sites. Compute the fraction of these sites that are occupied by carbon atoms.
Calculate the quality of the water when the process has been completed and the work done by the piston to the surroundings.