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The combination of water and CO2 molecules in the atmosphere accounts for approximately 150 W/m2 in greenhouse heating. If we start with a black body at 255K and add 150 W/m2 in energy flux out of
Find the velocity and elevation heads (in kJ/kg) V12/2 , V22/2 , and g(z1-z2); and work output Ws from turbine in kW.
2-lbm of water at 300 psia fill a weighted piston-cylinder device whose volume is 2.5 ft3. The water is then heated at a constant pressure until the temperature reached 500oF. Determine the resultin
Make a schematic drawing of amorphous Si glass with 10% H including about 30 atoms(Hint think about how many bonds Si will form and how many bonds will H form)
Refrigerant-134a at 240 kPa and 20C undergoes an isothermal process in a closed system until its quality is 20 percent. On per unit mass basis, determine how much work and heat transfer are require
How can U.S. companies meet the new challenge of improving the quality of life for their workers, without sacrificing the companies' relative competitiveness in the marketplace?
Determine the mass of the liquid water by determining the quality factor at the initial state. Find the volume occupied by the liquid at the initial state.
Water is flowing through a 23 cm diameter pipe with a velocity of 11 m/s. The viscosity of water is 8 x 10-3 N·s/m2. Determine the Reynolds number.
How much is the velocity at the outlet for each case if the large diameter is 50.8 mm and the small diameter is 25.4 mm? Calculate the volumetric and mass rates for each case.
A log with a specific gravity of 0.67 is floating in water. Determine the percentage of the volume of the log that is above the water. (%)
Calculate the rate of change of density ( d(rho)/dt ) in the tank the moment the valve is opened. Assume uniform properties in the tank at any instant.
The pressure in an air tank is able to support a water column 15 meter high. Find the absolute air pressure in (PSI) if the local atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa.
Water at 15°C is to be discharged from a reservoir at a rate of 18 L/s using two horizontal cast iron pipes connected in series and a pump between them. The first pipe is 20 m long and has a 6-c
Ammonia enters the expansion valve of a refrigeration system at a pressure of 10 bar and a temperature of 248C and exits at 1 bar. If the refrigerant undergoes a throttling process, what is the qua
Construct the physical model based on the following. Let the suddenly applied pressure P be represented by a downward vertical force (fa) acting on a mass representing a lumping of the piston/press
A patent application describes a device that at steady state receives a heat transfer at the rate 1 kW at a temperature of 167oC and generates electricity.
A jet of water leaves the nozzle at the end of a hose. The area and absolute pressure inside the hose are A1 and p1 and the area and absolute pressure of the jet leaving the nozzle are A2 and p2.
A cylindrical graphite (pure carbon) rod of length 25 cm and initial diameter of 2 cm is inserted into a flowing air stream at 100 K and 2 atm total pressure. The flowing gas creates a stagnant gas
Air and rolling resistance of the car may be neglected. Find the time required for the machine to deccelerate to 160 km/hr in standard air?
During the charging process, pressure in the cylinder remains at 200kPa. Determine: (i) the final temperature in the cylinder; (ii) the mass of the steam that has entered.
A container that holds 1.9 kg of water is stirred with a mixer that is powered by lowering a 94 kg weight 10 m. Determine the increase in temperature of the water. (°C)
Draw a simplified version of the given network that will enable you to compute the equivalent resistance (Req). What is the equivalent resistance Req, in terms of of R0.
Certain microalloyed steels contain small additions of vanadium or niobium that permit the grain size to be reduced to about 2 ?m if the processing of the steel is carefully controlled.
The space between two horizontal parallel flat plates 0.5 cm apart is filled with oil of viscosity ?µ = 0.05 kg/m.s. A thin 30 x 60 cm rectangular plate is pulled through the oil 0.2 cm from t
An air conditioner operating at steady state maintains a dwelling at 20 degrees Celsius on a day when the outside temperature is 35 degrees Celsius. Energy is removed by heat transfer from the dwell