1. The pressure gage on a 2.5m3 oxygen tank reads 500kPa.

Determine the amount of

oxygen in the tank if the temperature is 28⁰C and the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa.

GIVEN:

Pgage = 500 kPa

Patm = 97 kPa
T = 28⁰C
V = 2.5 m3
Ro2 = 0.2598 𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑔. 𝐾
REQUIRED:

Amount of oxygen

SOLUTION:

Pabs = Pgage + Patm

Pabs = 500 kPa + 97 kPa
Pabs = 597 kPa

PV = mRT
𝑃𝑉
m=
𝑅𝑇
597𝑘𝑃𝑎(2.5𝑚3 )
m=
0.2598𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑔.𝐾 (28+273.15𝐾)
m = 19.08 kg

2. A 400-L rigid tank contains 5kg of air at 25⁰C. Determine the reading on the pressure
gage if the atmospheric pressure is 97kPa.

GIVEN:
V = 400-L = 0.4m3
T = 25⁰C
m = 5kg
Patm = 97kPa
R = 0.287 𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑔. 𝐾
REQUIRED:

Pressure gage

SOLUTION:

𝑚𝑅𝑇
P=
𝑉

5𝑘𝑔(0.287 𝑘𝑃𝑎.𝑚3 )(25+273.15𝐾)

P=
0.4𝑚3

P = 1069.61kPa

Pgage = Pabs – Patm

Pgage = 1069.61kPa – 97kPa
Pgage = 972.61kPa
3. A 1m3 tank containing air at 25⁰C and 500kPa is connected through a valve to another
tank containing 5kg of air at 35⁰C and 200kPa. Now the valve is opened, and the
entire system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with the surroundings, which
are at 20⁰C. Determine the volume of the second tank and the final equilibrium
pressure of air.

GIVEN:

m V T P
Tank 1 1m3 25˚C 500kPa
Tank 2 5kg 35 ˚C 200kPa
Tsurroundings = 20⁰C
Rair = 0.287 𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾

REQUIRED:
Volume of the second tank
Final equilibrium pressure

SOLUTION:

𝑃1𝑉1
m1=
𝑅𝑇1
500𝑘𝑃𝑎(1𝑚3 )
m1=
0.287𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑔.𝐾(298.15𝐾)
m1 = 5.84kg

𝑚2𝑅𝑇2
V2=
𝑃2
5𝑘𝑔(0.287𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑔.𝐾)(308.15𝐾)
V2=
200𝑘𝑃𝑎
V2 = 2.21m3

Vtotal = V1 + V2
Vtotal = 1m3 + 2.21m3
Vtotal = 3.21m3

mtotal = m1 + m2
mtotal = 5.84kg + 5kg
mtotal = 10.84kg

𝑚𝑅𝑇
Pequilibrium =
𝑉
10.84𝑘𝑔(0.287𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑔.𝐾)(293.15𝐾)
Pequilibrium =
3.21𝑚3
Pequilibrium = 284.12kPa
4. The pressure in an automobile tire depends on the temperature of the air in the tire.
When the air temperature is 25˚C, the pressure gage reads 210kPa. If the volume of
the tire is 0.025m3, determine the pressure rise in the tire when the air temperature
in the tire rises to 50˚C. Also, determine the amount of air that must be bled off to
restore pressure to its original value at this temperature. Assume the atmospheric
pressure is 100kPa.

GIVEN:
T1 = 25˚C; Pgage = 210kPa
T2 = 50˚C
V = 0.025m3
Patm = 100kPa
Rair = 0.287 𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾

REQUIRED:
Final pressure
Total mass of air

SOLUTION:

P1 = Pgage + Patm
P1 = 210kPa + 100kPa
P1 = 310kPa

𝑃1 𝑃2
=
𝑇1 𝑉2
𝑃1(𝑇2)
𝑃2 =
𝑇1
310𝑘𝑃𝑎(323.15𝐾)
P2=
298.15𝐾
P2 = 336kPa

Pfinal = P2 – P1
Pfinal = 336kPa – 310kPa
Pfinal = 26kPa

𝑃1𝑉
m1=
𝑅𝑇
310𝑘𝑃𝑎(0.025𝑚3 )
m1= 𝑘𝐽
0.287 ⁄𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙.𝐾(323.15𝐾)
m1 = 0.0836kg

𝑃2𝑉
m2=
𝑅𝑇
336𝑘𝑃𝑎(0.025𝑚3 )
m2=
0.287𝑘𝐽⁄𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙.𝐾(323.15𝐾)

m2 = 0.0906kg

mtotal = m2 – m1
mtotal = 0.0906kg - 0.0836kg
mtotal = 0.007 kg
mtotal = 7grams