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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

ESO 201A: Thermodynamics


(2023-24 I Semester)
Instructor: Dr Avinash Kumar Agarwal

Tutorial 6
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Question 1: Air (cp = 1.005 kJ/kg·°C) is to be preheated by hot exhaust gases in a cross-
flow heat exchanger before it enters the furnace. Air enters the heat exchanger at 95 kPa
and 20°C at a rate of 0.6 m3/s. The combustion gases (cp = 1.10 kJ/kg·°C) enter at 160°C
at a rate of 0.95 kg/s and leave at 95°C. Determine the rate of heat transfer to the air and
its outlet temperature. (Ans. 67.93 kW and 120°C)

Figure 1.

Question2: An air-conditioning system involves the mixing of cold air and warm outdoor
air before the mixture is routed to the conditioned room in steady operation. Cold air
enters the mixing chamber at 7°C and 105 kPa at a rate of 0.55 m3/s while warm air enters
at 34°C and 105 kPa. The air leaves the room at 24°C. The ratio of the mass flow rates of
the hot to cold airstreams is 1.6. Using variable specific heats, determine (a) the mixture
temperature at the inlet of the room and (b) the rate of heat gain of the room. (Ans. 23.6ºC
and 0.691 kW)

Question3: A 2-m3 rigid insulated tank initially containing saturated water vapor at 1
MPa is connected through a valve to a supply line that carries steam at 400°C. Now the
valve is opened, and steam is allowed to flow slowly into the tank until the pressure in
the tank rises to 2 MPa. At this instant the tank temperature is measured to be 300°C.
Determine the mass of the steam that has entered and the pressure of the steam in the
supply line. (Ans. 5.645 kg and 8931 kPa)

Question 4: A steam power plant receives heat from a furnace at a rate of 280 GJ/h. Heat
losses to the surrounding air from the steam as it passes through the pipes and other
components are estimated to be about 8 GJ/h. If the waste heat is transferred to the
cooling water at a rate of 165 GJ/h, determine (a) net power output and (b) the thermal
efficiency of this power plant. (Ans. 29.7 MW and 38.2%)
Question 5: A household refrigerator that has a power input of 450 W and a COP of 1.5
is to cool 5 large watermelons, 10 kg each, to 8°C. If the watermelons are initially at 28°C,
determine how long it will take for the refrigerator to cool them. The watermelons can be
treated as water whose specific heat is 4.2 kJ/kg°C. Is your answer realistic or optimistic?
(Ans. 104 min)

Question 6: A heat pump operates on a Carnot heat pump cycle with a COP of 12.5. It
keeps a space at 24°C by consuming 2.15 kW of power. Determine the temperature of the
reservoir from which the heat is absorbed and the heating load provided by the heat pump.
(Ans 273 K and 26.9 kW)

Question 7: A 30-kg iron block and a 40-kg copper block, both initially at 80°C, are
dropped into a large lake at 15°C. Thermal equilibrium is established after a while as a
result of heat transfer between the blocks and the lake water. Determine the total entropy
change for this process. (Ans. 0.642 kJ/K)

Question 8: An insulated piston–cylinder device initially contains 300 L of air at 120 kPa
and 17°C. Air is now heated for 15 min by a 200-W resistance heater placed inside the
cylinder. The pressure of air is kept constant during this process. Determine the entropy
change of air, assuming (a) constant specific heats and (b) variable specific heats. (Ans.
0.387 kJ/K and 0.387 kJ/K)

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