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AMME2200 RevisionQuestions Thermodynamics

This document contains 11 thermodynamics practice questions related to properties, the first law of thermodynamics, entropy, and thermodynamic cycles. The questions cover topics like phase changes of water, properties of ideal gases, processes in turbines and refrigeration systems, and calculating efficiency and power output for Otto, dual, Brayton, Rankine, and refrigeration cycles. Diagrams and multiple calculation steps would be required to fully solve each multi-part question.

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AMME2200 RevisionQuestions Thermodynamics

This document contains 11 thermodynamics practice questions related to properties, the first law of thermodynamics, entropy, and thermodynamic cycles. The questions cover topics like phase changes of water, properties of ideal gases, processes in turbines and refrigeration systems, and calculating efficiency and power output for Otto, dual, Brayton, Rankine, and refrigeration cycles. Diagrams and multiple calculation steps would be required to fully solve each multi-part question.

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The University of Sydney

School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering


AMME2200 Thermofluids

Revision Questions – Thermodynamics

Question 1 – Properties
A piston-cylinder device initially contains 50L of liquid water at 40 oC and 200 kPa. Heat is transferred to
the water at constant pressure until the entire liquid is vaporised. Determine:
a) The mass of water in the cylinder.
b) The final temperature.
c) The total enthalpy change.
Show the process on a T-v diagram with respect to the saturation lines

Question 2 – Properties
A 1-m3 tank containing air at 10 oC and 350 kPa is connected through a valve to another tank containing
3kg of air 35 oC and 200 kPa. Now the valve is opened and the entire system is allowed to reach thermal
equilibrium with the surroundings, which are at 20 oC. Determine:
a) The volume of the second tank.
b) The final equilibrium pressure of air.

Question 3 – First Law


Steam enters a turbine steadily at 7 MPa and 600 oC with a velocity of 60 m/s and leaves at 25 kPa with a
quality of 95%. A heat loss of 20 kJ/kg occurs during the process. The inlet area of the turbine is 150 cm 2
and the exit area is 1400 cm2. Determine:
a) The mass flow rate of the steam.
b) The exit velocity.
c) The power output

Question 4 – First Law


A piston-cylinder device initially contains 2 kg of refrigerant 134a at 800kPa and 80 oC. At this state, the
piston is touching on a pair of stops at the top. The mass of the piston is such that a 500kPa pressure is
required to move the valve at the it. The valve at the bottom of the cylinder is now opened and R-134a is
withdrawn from the cylinder. After a while, the piston is observed to move and the valve is closed when
half of the refrigerant is withdrawn from the tank and the temperature of the tank drops to 20 oC. Determine:
a) The work done.
b) The heat transfer.

Question 5 – Entropy
An insulated rigid tank is divided into two equal parts by a partition. Initially, one part contains 12 kmol of
an ideal gas at 330 kPa and 50 oC and the other is evacuated. The partition is now removed, and the gas
fills the entire tank. Determine the total entropy change during the process.
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Question 6 – Entropy
Air at 27 oC and 100 kPa is contained in a piston-cylinder device. When air is compressed adiabatically, a
minimum work input of 1000 kJ will increase the pressure to 600 kPa. Assuming air has constant specific
heats evaluated at 300 Km determine the mas of air in the device.

Question 7 – Cycles
A six-cylinder, four-stroke, spark-ignition engine operating on the ideal Otto cycle take in air at 95kPa and
40 oC and is limited to a maximum cycle temperature of 1300 oC. Each cylinder has a bore of 8.9cm and
each piston has a stoke of 9.9cm. The minimum enclosed volume is 9.8% of the maximum enclosed volume.
Use constant specific heats at room temperature and determine how much power will engine produce when
operating at 2500 rpm.

Question 8 – Cycles
An air-standard dual cycle has a compression ratio of 14 and a cut-off ratio of 1.2. The pressure ratio during
the constant volume heat addition process is 1.5. At the beginning of compression, the cycle is operated at
80kPa. Assume constant specific heats at room temperature and determine:
a) The thermal efficiency.
b) The amount of heat added.
c) The maximum gas pressure and temperature.

Question 9 – Cycles
Consider a simple Brayton cycle using air as the working fluid. The cycle has a pressure ratio of 12, a
compressor inlet temperature of 300 K and a turbine inlet temperature of 1000 K. Assume constant specific
heats at room temperature and determine the required mass flow rate of air for a net power output of 70
MW assuming both the compressor and the turbine have an isentropic efficiency of:
a) 110%
b) 85%

Question 10 – Cycles
Consider a 210-MW steam power plant that operates on the simple ideal Rankine cycle. Steam enters the
turbine at 10 MPa and 500 oC and is cooled in the condenser at pressure of 10 kPa. Show the cycle on a T-
s diagram with respect to the saturation lines and determine:
a) The quality of the steam at the turbine exit.
b) The thermal efficiency of the cycle.
c) The mass flow rate of the steam.

Question 11 – Cycles
Consider a 300 kJ/min refrigeration system that operates on the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle
with refrigerant 134a as the working fluid. The refrigerant enters the compressor as saturated vapour at 140
kPa and is compressed to 800 kPa. Show the cycle on a T-s diagram with respect to the saturation lines and
determine:
a) The quality of the refrigerant at the end of the throttling process.
b) The coefficient of performance.
c) The power input to the compressor.

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