A closed, sealed, rigid container is filled with 0.05833 ft3 of liquid water and 0.94167 ft3 of water vapor in equilibrium at 1.00 psia. The vessel is then heated until its contents become a saturated vapor.
If this heating process is done irreversibly, determine (a) the total irreversibility for this process if the surface temperature of the vessel is maintained constant at 300.°F and (b) the change in total availability of the water if the local environment is at 14.7 psia and 70.0°F.