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The document contains a series of tutorial questions related to thermodynamics, focusing on concepts such as the coefficient of performance (COP) of air conditioners, entropy changes in ideal gases, heat transfer in piston-cylinder devices, and the efficiency of heat engines. Each question presents a specific scenario involving calculations related to heat transfer, work done, and thermodynamic properties. The questions aim to deepen understanding of energy systems and thermodynamic processes.

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Tutorial Questions

The document contains a series of tutorial questions related to thermodynamics, focusing on concepts such as the coefficient of performance (COP) of air conditioners, entropy changes in ideal gases, heat transfer in piston-cylinder devices, and the efficiency of heat engines. Each question presents a specific scenario involving calculations related to heat transfer, work done, and thermodynamic properties. The questions aim to deepen understanding of energy systems and thermodynamic processes.

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TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

1. An air conditioner removes heat steadily from a house at a rate of 750 kJ/min while
drawing electric power at a rate of 6 kW. Determine (a) the COP of this air conditioner
and (b) the rate of heat transfer to the outside air.

2. A rigid tank contains an ideal gas at 40°C that is being stirred by a paddle wheel. The
paddle wheel does 200 kJ of work on the ideal gas. It is observed that the temperature
of the ideal gas remains constant during this process as a result of heat transfer between
the system and the surroundings at 30°C. Determine the entropy change of the ideal
gas.

3. A piston–cylinder device contains 5 kg of steam at 100°C with a quality of 50


percent. This steam undergoes two processes as follows: 1-2 Heat is transferred to the
steam in a reversible manner while the temperature is held constant until the steam
exists as a saturated vapor.

4. A 1200-W electric resistance heating element whose diameter is 0.5 cm is immersed


in 40 kg of water initially at 20°C. Assuming the water container is well-insulated,
determine how long it will take for this heater to raise the water temperature to 50°C.
Also, determine the entropy generated during this process, in kJ/K.

5. A heat engine receives heat from a source at 1500 K at a rate of 700 kJ/s, and it rejects
the waste heat to a medium at 320 K. The measured power output of the heat engine is
320 kW, and the environment temperature is 25°C. Determine (a) the reversible power,
(b) the rate of irreversibility, and (c) the second-law efficiency of this heat engine.

6. An insulated piston–cylinder device contains 2 L of saturated liquid water at a


constant pressure of 150 kPa. An electric resistance heater inside the cylinder is
turned on, and electrical work is done on the water in the amount of 2200 kJ.
Assuming the surroundings to be at 25°C and 100 kPa, determine (a) the minimum
work with which this process could be accomplished and (b) the exergy destroyed
during this process.

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