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313 Practice Exam I

Name:______________________________ January 15, 2013

For the following, you do not need to list assumptions, nor show what is given or to be found. Sketch a system wherever applicable. Write your equations in symbolic form and solve for the unknown before inserting numbers. Show all your work. When atmospheric pressure is needed, use standard atmospheric pressure. When gravitational acceleration is needed, use standard gravity. 1. A tall vessel comprises a cylindrical base with a cylindrical top of lesser diameter. The vessel is open to the atmosphere at the top and filled entirely with water (v = 0.016 ft3/lbm). The following data apply: h1 = 12.0 ft d1 = 14.0 in Determine: (a) the absolute pressure, in psi, at the base; and (b) the gage pressure, in psi, at the base. d2 h2 h2 = 10.0 ft d2 = 9.0 in

h1 d1 Base

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2. The piston-cylinder assembly shown contains a gas. During a particular process, the gas follows the path shown in the plot, traveling from to . Determine the work done by the gas in ftlbf as it goes through the illustrated process. 24 22 20 p [psia] 18 16 14 12 10 8 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 V [ft3] 2.0

3. A closed system of mass 2.0 lbm undergoes a constant pressure process from state 1 to state 2 with the following properties: State 1 2 v [ft3/lbm] 4.434 7.82 p psia 60 60 u [Btu/lbm] 815.12 1121.4

Kinetic and potential energy effects can be neglected. Determine: (a) the work for this process in ftlbf; and (b) the heat transfer for this process in Btu. (c) List the assumptions you used to solve this problem.

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4. At the outer surface of a wall, x = L, the temperature gradient, dT/dx = 62.0 R/ft. The thermal conductivity, , of the wall material is 1.0 Btu/hrftR. The convective heat transfer coefficient, h, due to the 10F air outside the wall is 7.1 Btu/hrft2R. Calculate the walls outside surface temperature, in F.

Inside h, Tf Outside L

5. A refrigeration cycle operates with heat transfer rates of Qin = 6500 Btu/hr and Qout = 8000 Btu/hr. Calculate:

(a) the coefficient of performance, , for this cycle; and (b) the power, Wcycle , in hp.

Hot TH

Qout

Wcycle

Cold TC

Qin

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6. An electric motor is connected to a dynamometer where rotational speed and power are measured. The measurements at a particular operating condition are 1250 rpm and 2.5 horsepower. Calculate the torque, , on the shaft in inlbf at this operating condition.

Answers: 1. (a) 24.245 psia (b) 9.549 psig 2. 3168 ftlbf 3. (a) 58,510 ftlbf (b) 687.75 Btu (c) No shaft or electrical work; frictionless; changes in kinetic and potential energy may be neglected 4. 18.73F 5. (a) 4.333 (b) 0.5894 hp 6. 126.05 inlbf