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This document outlines the first homework set for MEEN2210 Thermodynamics I, due by January 24. It includes various problems related to closed systems, pressure measurements, piston-cylinder assemblies, specific volumes, temperature conversions, and energy changes in objects. Each problem requires calculations based on provided data and principles of thermodynamics.

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Homework 1

This document outlines the first homework set for MEEN2210 Thermodynamics I, due by January 24. It includes various problems related to closed systems, pressure measurements, piston-cylinder assemblies, specific volumes, temperature conversions, and energy changes in objects. Each problem requires calculations based on provided data and principles of thermodynamics.

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MEEN2210 Thermodynamics I

Homework set #1 due by Jan 24

1. A closed system consists of 0.5 kmol of ammonia occupying a volume of 6 m3. Determine
(a) the weight of the system, in N, and (b) the specific volume, in m3/kmol and m3/kg. Let
g=9.81 m/s2.

2. The barometer shown in Fig. 1 contains mercury (ρ=13.59 g/cm3). If the local
atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa and g=9.81 m/s2, determine the height of the mercury
column, L, in mmHg and inHg.

3. Refrigerant 22 vapor enters the compressor of a refrigeration system at an absolute


pressure of 20 lbf/in.2 A pressure gage at the compressor exit indicates a pressure of 280
lbf/in.2 (gage). The atmospheric pressure is 14.6 lbf/in.2 Determine the change in absolute
pressure from inlet to exit, in lbf/in.2, and the ratio of exit to inlet pressure.
4. Warm air is contained in a piston-cylinder assembly oriented horizontally as shown in
Fig. 2. The air cools slowly from an initial volume of 0.003 m3 to a final volume of 0.002 m3.
During the process, the spring exerts a force that varies linearly from an initial value of 900
N to a final value of zero. The atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa, and the area of the piston
face is 0.018 m2. Friction between the piston and the cylinder wall can be neglected. For
the air in the piston-cylinder assembly, determine the initial and final pressures, each in
kPa and atm.

5. You are entering into a steam room at 24 hrs Fitness center. The room is filled with 5 kg
of water vapor and 50 kg of air. Suppose that the volume of the room is 50 m3, calculate
specific volume of water vapor and air, respectively.

6. Natural gas is burned with air to produce gaseous products at 1985°C. Express this
temperature in K, °R and °F.
7. An object whose mass is 300 lb experiences changes in its kinetic and potential energies
owing to the action of a resultant force R. The work done on the object by the resultant
force is 140 Btu. There are no other interactions between the object and its surroundings.
If the object's elevation change in 100 ft and its final velocity is 200 ft/s, what is its initial
velocity, in ft/s? Let g = 32.2 ft/s2.
Fig. 1 Fig. 2

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