ChE Thermodynamics - Additional Problems
ChE Thermodynamics - Additional Problems
ChE Thermodynamics - Additional Problems
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1. How much work is done when a man weighing 75 kg climbs the Washington
monument, 555 ft high? How many kilocalories must be supplied to do this
muscular work, assuming that 25% of the energy produced by the oxidation
of food in the body can be converted into muscular work?
A. 254 kcal C. 119 kcal
B. 380 kcal D. 476 kcal
For numbers 3 to 6:
A gas is confined in a 1.25 ft diameter cylinder by a piston, on which rests
a weight. The mass of the piston and weight together is 250 lb. The local
acceleration of gravity is 32.169 ft/s2 and atmospheric pressure is 30.12
inHg.
3. What is the force in lbf exerted on the gas by the atmosphere, the piston,
and the weight, assuming no friction between the
piston and the cylinder?
A. 3.09x103 lbf C. 2.86x103 lbf
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B. 4.73x10 lbf D. 1.55x103 lbf
5. If the gas in the cylinder is heated, it expands, pushing the piston and
weight upward. If the piston and weight are raised 1.7 ft, what is the work
done by the gas in ft-lbf?
A. 3.66x103 ft-lbf C. -3.66x103 ft-lbf
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B. 4.87x10 ft-lbf D. -4.87x103 ft-lbf
For numbers 7 to 9:
7. For a certain gas R = 25.8 ft-lbf/lb-R and γ = 1.09. What are the values
of Cp in BTU/lb-R?
A. 0.2 C. 0.5
B. 0.4 D. 0.6
9. If 30 BTU are added to this gas at constant volume, what is the resulting
pressure?
A. 70 psia C. 72 psia
B. 76 psia D. 78 psia
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For numbers 10 to 11:
Calculate ∆U and ∆H for 1 kg of water when it is vaporized at the constant
temperature of 1000C and the constant pressure of 101.33 kPa. The specific
volumes of liquid and vapor water at these conditions are 0.00104 and 1.673
m3/kg. For this change, heat in the amount of 2256.9 kJ is added to the
water.
10. ∆U
A. 0 kJ C. 2256.9 kJ
B. 2087.5 kJ D. 169.4 kJ
11. ∆H
A. 0 kJ C. 2256.9 kJ
B. 2087.5 kJ D. 169.4 kJ
13. If the vessel weighs 100 kg and has a heat capacity of 0.5 kJ/kg0C, how
much heat is required?
A. 11x103 kJ c. 10x103 kJ
B. 12x103 kJ d. 13x103 kJ
15. Steam at 200 psia and 6000F enters a turbine through a 3-in diameter pipe
with a velocity of 10 ft/s. The exhaust from the turbine is carried through
a 10-in diameter pipe is at 5 psia and 2000F. What is the power output of
the turbine?
H1 = 1322.6 BTUlb V1 = 3.058 ft3/lb
H2 = 1148.6 BTU/lb V2 = 78.14 ft3/lb
A. 33.2 hp C. 26.7 hp
B. 20.1 hp D. 39.5 hp
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17. A mixture of ice and water only
A. zero C. two
B. one D. three
19. A mixture of salt and water designed to achieve a specific vapor pressure.
A. zero C. two
B. one D. three
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27. The Redlich/Kwong equation
A. 166 atm C. 188 atm
B. 213 atm D. 228 atm
34. Given the following volume of an ideal Diesel Cycle: 1.8 ft3/lb, 3.7
ft3/lb and 19.6 ft3/lb. Determine the thermal efficiency.
A. 55 C. 63
B. 49 D. 39
35. Given the following pressures of an ideal Diesel Cycle: 14.5 psia, 65
psia and 627 psia. Determine the thermal efficiency.
A. 55 C. 63
B. 49 D. 39
38. The truncated virial equation with the following experimental values of
virial coefficients:
B = -140 cm3/mol C = 7200 cm6/mol2
A. 1919 cm3/mol C. 1924 cm3/mol
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B. 1926 cm /mol D. 1908 cm3/mol
39. The truncated virial equation with the value of B from the generalized
Pitzer correlation.
A. 1919 cm3/mol C. 1924 cm3/mol
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B. 1926 cm /mol D. 1908 cm3/mol
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