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Engineering Thermodynamics Problem Set 4

This document outlines Problem Set 4 for the Engineering Thermodynamics course, focusing on the application of mass conservation, steam tables, and ideal gas law. It includes specific problems related to water flow, steam mass flow rate, and air flow through a turbine, with a total estimated completion time of 3 hours. The problem set is due one week after assignment on November 1, 2024.

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Engineering Thermodynamics Problem Set 4

This document outlines Problem Set 4 for the Engineering Thermodynamics course, focusing on the application of mass conservation, steam tables, and ideal gas law. It includes specific problems related to water flow, steam mass flow rate, and air flow through a turbine, with a total estimated completion time of 3 hours. The problem set is due one week after assignment on November 1, 2024.

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Harmattan 2024/2025 Engineering Thermodynamics CHE 201

PROBLEM SET 4

Assigned out: 11/01/2024 Due date: 1 week

Goals: The main goal of this problem set is to help you sharpen your skills on

1) application of the law of conservation of mass to flow in open systems

2) application of steam tables in determining properties of water

3) application of ideal gas law in determine the properties of air

Time: This problem set will require you to put in an average of 3 hours. Don’t be intimidated by
this. It doesn’t have to be all at once. You can take break in between. Please have fun while solving
the problem. Best wishes!

[1] Considering water flow in an open channel. A laser Doppler


velocimeter was installed to measure the velocity of the flowing water. The
water velocity was measured as 10 m/s. The channel has a rectangular
cross section of 0.5 m by 0.25 m in the flow direction. If the water density
is a constant at 998 kg/m3, determine its mass flow rate, in kg/s.

[2] Steam enters a 1.6-cm-diameter pipe at 80 bar and 500oC


with a velocity of 150 m/s. Determine the mass flow rate of the steam, in
kg/s.

[3] Air exits a turbine at 180 kPa and 150oC with a volumetric flow rate of
7000 liters/s. By modeling air as an ideal gas, determine the mass flow rate,
in kg/s.

[4] Consider a water tank given in Figure 1. Water flows into the water at
condition 1 and exits at condition 2. The data for the water entering and
exiting the tank are as given in the Figure 1. Determine the mass flow rate,
Dr. Ayorinde Bamimore, Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
each in kg/s, at the inlet and exit of the tank. Also find the time rate of
change of mass contained within the tank, in kg/s.

𝑉1 = 25𝑚/𝑠

𝐴1 = 10 × 10−3 𝑚2

𝑝1 = 30 𝑏𝑎𝑟

𝑇1 = 600 𝑜𝐶

𝑉2 = 1.5 𝑚/𝑠

𝐴2 = 6 × 10−3 𝑚2

𝑝2 = 10 𝑏𝑎𝑟

Figure 1 𝑇2 = 160 𝑜𝐶

Dr. Ayorinde Bamimore, Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

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