An ideal Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 7. At the beginning of the compression process, P1 = 90 kPa, T1 = 27°C and V1 = 0.004 m³. The maximum cycle temperature is 1137°C. For each repetition ...Read more
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A 1 kW stirring motor is applied to a tank of water. The tank contains 15 kg of water and the stirring action is applied for 1/2 hr. If the tank is perfectly insulated, calculate the change in ...Read more
Define the compressibility factor, and explain its importance in real gas behaviour.
CV A is the mass inside a piston/ cylinder, and CV B is the mass plus the piston outside, which is the standard atmosphere. Write the energy equation and work term for the two CVs, assuming we ...Read more
The following readings were taken during the test of four-stroke single cylinder petrol engine: Load on brake drum = 50 kg; Diameter of brake drum = 1,250 mm Spring balance reading = 7 kg; Engine speed = 450 ...Read more
An insulated rigid tank having 5 kg of air at 3 atm and 30°C is connected to an air supply line at 8 atm and 50°C through a valve. The valve is now slowly opened to allow the ...Read more
Heat flow into a system is ____, and heat flow out of the system is ________
One kg gas is compressed adiabatically by following the law pV = C from initial temperature of 290 K. The initial pressure of gas is 1 bar. The initial and final volumes ...Read more
A cylinder contains 1 m3 of gas at 100 kPa and 100°C, the gas is polytropically compressed to a volume of 0.25 m3. The final pressure is 600 kPa. Determine the (a) mass of the gas (b) value ...Read more
The slopes of sublimation and vaporization curves for all substances