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Using psychrometric chart, determine a. the relative humidity b. the humidity ratio c. the enthalpy d. the wet-bulb temperature e. the water vapor pressure.
The nitrogen is now allowed to cool at constant pressure until the temperature drops to 77 degrees celcius. U sing data from the nitrogen tables determine the heat transfer.
Determine (a) the power input to the compressor, in kW. (b) the heating capacity of the system, in kW and tons. (c) the coefficient of performance. (d) the isentropic compressor efficiency.
The overall efficiency of the turbine-generator is 80 %. Disregarding frictional losses in piping, estimate the electric power output of the plant.
Five kg of water contained in a piston-cylinder assembly expand from an initial state where T1=400 C, P1=700 kPa to a final state where P2=300 kPa. If this is done during an adiabatic process with i
Neglecting kinetic and potential energy effects and ignoring heat transfer from the outside of the condenser, determine the volumetric flow rate of the entering cooling water.
The distribution of velocity in the water near the top of the bubble is known to approximately the same as if the bubble were a complete sphere of radius R. Use Bernoullis theorem to show that the r
What is the the required pump horsepower, total pressure drop, and pipe diameter using iterative methods to solve and taking minor losses into effect?
If the rate of heat transfer is 0.3 Btu/s, determine the time in min for the process of water to occur. Kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible.
Steam at 550 degree Celsius, 17.5 MPa enters the high-pressure turbine of an ideal reheat Rankine cycle.The steam mass flow rate is 50 kg/s. Determine the thermal efficiency of the cycle and net power
Determine the molecular weight of the mixture and he compressibility factor. The critical temperature for the mixture is given to be 192.75 deg K and the critical pressure is 48.9 bar.
If the actual coefficient of performance is only one quarter of the maximum value, how much power is needed to run the heat pump? State all assumptions associated with your solution.
What is the amount of heat supplied to the cycle? What is the amount of heat removed from the cycle? What is the thermal efficiency?
Damp fabric of 60% moisture by mass enters a dryer on a conveyor belt. The dryer is operating at steady state. What is the volumetric flow rate of entering dry air in cubic feet per hour.
Mass of 350kg is lifted by 2 cables connecting at the same point right hand cable is at 30 degree angle and left hand cable is at 40 degree angle.
On the oven exterior is 0.88 Btu/h.ft2.0F. A toddler comes by and touches the window. Calculate the temperature of the surface that the child's hand contacts.
A gas is described by v=RT/p - A/T + B, where A and B are constants. For the gas, a.) obtain an expression for the temperatures of the Joule-Thompson inversion states. b.) obtain an expression for c
Determine the required mole fractions of the nitrogen and carbon dioxide to produce this mixture. The speed of sound is given by C=( kRT)1/2.
Air undergoes a polytropic expansion from 25000 R to 15000R. The final pressure of the air is 20 psia and n for the process is 1.32. Determine the work output per pound mass of air.
Show the process on a P-v diagram with respect to saturation lines and determine the amount of liquid at the final state and the total work and heat transfer.
The pressure in the pipe upstream of the nozzle is 500kPa (abs). The upstream temperature is 400K. Estimate the mass flow rate assuming that the discharge coefficient, C, is unity.
What is the temperature at the end of the compression? What is the temperature at the end of expansion? What is the amount of heat supplied to the cycle?
In this cycle steam enters the turbine at 12.5 MPa and 450 deg.C, and saturated liquid at 30 deg.C enters the pump. If the pump efficiency is 85%, what is the thermal efficiency of this cycle?
If the initial temperature of air in the room is 10 degrees celcius determine how long it will take for the air to rise to 20 degrees celcius. Assume constants specific heats at room temperature. an
The rate of the heat output from the heat pump is 200 kW. Calculate the limits imposed by the second law of thermodynamics on the coefficient of performance of the heat pump.