ME111

THERMODYNAMICS 1

Prepared By:
Week-4.1 Ideal Gases
Engr. Estelito V. Mamuyac
2019-2020 / 1T
27 AUGUST 2019
 BOYLE’S LAW
 If the absolute temperature of an ideal gas
is held constant during a thermodynamic
change, absolute pressure will vary inversely
proportional to the volume.

P1/P2 = V2/V1
 CHARLES’ LAW
a) If the absolute pressure of an ideal gas
is held constant during a
thermodynamic change, absolute
temperature will vary directly
proportional to the volume.

T1/T2 = V1/V2
 CHARLES’ LAW
b) If the volume of an ideal gas is held
constant during a thermodynamic
change, absolute pressure will vary
directly proportional to the absolute
temperature.

T1/T2 = P1/P2
 An ideal gas is a gas with no intermolecular forces of
attraction between molecules, compressibility factor
of 1.
 An ideal gas is a substance that has the equation of
state:
An unknown diatomic gas has a mass of 1.5 kg and
occupies 2.5 m3 while at a temperature of 300K and a
pressure of 200 kPa.
Determine the ideal-gas constant molecular weight
and the specific heat of the gas (k=1.4 for diatomic
gas)
A 5 m3 tank contains chlorine at 300 kPa and 300K
after 3 kg of chlorine has been used.
Determine the original mass and pressure if the
original temperature was 315K.
The density of the ideal gas is doubled were its
temperature remains constant.
Determine:
(a) the ratio of P1/P2
(b) if P1g = 20 in Hgvac, find the gage pressure at
state 2.
 TEXTBOOKS & REFERENCES

• Textbook
 Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, by Moran
and Shapiro, 2010, John Wiley and Sons
• References
 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, 7th Edition, Claus
Borgnakke & Richard E. Sonntag, John Wiley and Sons 2009
 Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, by Yunus A.
Cengel, 2006
 Thermodynamics, by Jose Francisco, 2006 Edition
 Thermodynamics: Concepts and Applications, by Stephen
Turns, 2006 Cambridge University Press
 Thermodynamics Demystified, by Merle Potter, McGraw-Hill
Companies, 2009