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One pound-mass of water at 600F expands against a piston in a cylinder until it reaches an ambient pressure of 14.7psi, at which point the water has a quality of 90%. What was the initial pressure i
Air in a piston cylinder undergoes a process from state 1, where T1=300K, p1=100kPa, to state 2, where T2=500kPa, p2=650kPa. Determine the change in specific entropy between these states.
Let the coefficient of friction between the car and the road be 0.9. Find the maximum steady speed for theta = 10 degrees.
How long after it starts does the motorcycle reach the limits of adhesion (when are its tires on the verge of slipping) and how fast is the motorcycle moving when that occurs?
The air enters at 100kPa and 27 degrees C with a volume flow rate of 600m^3/min and leaves at 95kPa and 60 degrees C. Determine the mass flow rate of the refrigerant.
Determine the ration of the maximum stress for a solid square cross section side length- S, to a hollow square cross section -side length-D and wall thickness (t=D/10) of the same cross sectional ar
Design a symmetric 4-Bar mechanism optimized for a constant velocity of 150 in/sec over a straight line motion of 8" such that the maximum deviation of velocity is 0.159 in/sec.
If the increase in TH or the decrease in TL is & (kelvin), determine the thermal efficiency using either approach. Which thermal efficiency is bigger?
Determine the pressure at the bottom of the tank and the height of the liquid column that will rise in the vetical tube.
As soon as the pressure in the bottle reached 100kPa the valve is closed. What is the temperature of the air that is in the bottle at the end of this filling process?
The refrigerant enters the compressor at 500 kPa as a saturated vapour at a rate of 100 L/min and leaves at 1.2 MPa and 50°C. Calculate (a) the actual COP; and (b) the maximum COP.
Refrigerant-134a is throttled from the saturated liquid state at 700kPa to a pressure of 160kPa. Determine the temperature drop during this process and the final specific volume of the refrigerant.
Suppose an external torque T1 is applied to Shaft 1, which has polar area moment of inertia J1. Find the optimal tooth no. ratio, N2/N1 for maximal angular acceleration of Shaft 2.
Using the properties of water for the drink, determine the mass of ice that will melt by the time the canned drink cools to 45°F.
If the atmospheric pressure is po. Find the pressure (a0 at the top face of the cylinder (b) at the bottom face, and (c) at base of the beaker.
A 0.1 m long mullite furnace tube is heated from room temperature (25 degrees celcius) to 1000 degrees celcius. Assuming the rude is not mechanically constrained, calculate the increase in length pr
The remaining wet steam exits the turbine at 11.5 kPa with a quality of ) 0.88. Estimate the power produced by the turbine assuming adiabatic operation and negligible kinetic potential energies.
Determine the time it takes to complete the turn? Note the pilot performs the turn by decreasing the path radius of curvature uniformly as a function of position s.
The duration of the impact is 0.001 s, and the watch bounces 2 in above the floor, what is the average value of the impulsive force?
The air can be modeled as an ideal gas. Determine the mass, in kg and pressure, in kPa in the container after 20 seconds if the temperature is 20 °C.
What are the possible failure modes for the shaft that must be considered to determine if the shaft is safe? Where are the critical points on the shaft were failure would likely occur first for each f
Plot the temperature profile from fuel centerline to the fuel and determine the value of the temperature at the fuel centerline, edge of the fuel, inner clad surface, and sheath surface.
Assume addition of LiOH does not affect boiling point. What rate of flow through the zone control unit is necessary to ensure the tank does not boil.
Initially, the air in this tank is at 20 psia and 70 degrees F. Presuming that the tank is well insulated, determine the temperature and mass in the tank when it is filled to 120 psia.
A Rankine power cycle operates with an open feedwater heater. Determine fraction of flow bled from the turbine to provide a boiler feedwater inlet temperature of 150 C.