Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
1. A 3 kg plastic tank is filled with oil whose density is = 850 kg/m3. If the volume of the tank is V = 200
L, determine the weight of the combined system?
2. Oil ( = 53 lbm/ft3) flows into a process unit through a 1.38 inch internal diameter pipe at a rate of 3 m3/h.
Calculate the rate of kinetic energy for this stream in Watts (W).
3. A gas is confined in a 0.47 m diameter cylinder by a piston, on which rests a weight. The mass of the
piston and weight together is 150 kg. The local acceleration of gravity is 9.813 m·s−2, and atmospheric pressure
is 101.57 kPa.
(a) What is the force in newton exerted on the gas by the atmosphere, the piston, and the weight, assuming
no friction between the piston and cylinder?
(c) If the gas in the cylinder is heated, it expands, pushing the piston and weight upward. If the piston
and weight are raised 0.83 m, what is the work done by the gas in kJ? What is the change in potential
energy of the piston and weight?
4. A car having a mass of 1250 kg is traveling at 40 m·s−1. What is its kinetic energy in kJ? How much
work must be done to bring it to a stop?