Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering

CHE 243: Engineering Thermodynamics

Winter term of 2008

Assignment # 5 (Chapter 6) Due 3:00 PM of February14, 2008

1. Air at 35°C and 105 kPa flows in a 100-mm x 150-mm rectangular duct in a
heating system. The volumetric flow rate of air is 0.015 m3/s. What is the velocity
of the air flowing in the duct and what is the mass flow rate?
Assume that air behave as an ideal gas.

2. In a jet engine a flow of air at 1000 K, 200 kPa, and 40 m/s enters a nozzle, where
the air exits at 500 m/s, 90 kPa. What is the exit temperature, assuming no heat
loss and assume that air behave as an ideal gas.

3. A steam turbine receives water at 15 MPa and 600°C at a rate of 100 kg/s, as
shown in figure below. In the middle section 20 kg/s is withdrawn at 2 MPa and
350°C, and the rest exits the turbine at 75 kPa, with 95% quality. Assuming no
heat transfer and no changes in kinetic energy, find the total turbine power output
by using the steam Tables.

4. A mixing chamber with heat transfer receives 2 kg/s of R-22 at 1 MPa and 40°C
in one line and 1 kg/s of R-22 at 30°C with a quality of 50% in a line with a valve.
The outgoing flow is at 1 MPa and 60°C. Using the R-22 table from your book
(pages 702 to 707), Find the rate of heat transfer to the mixing chamber.
5. Saturated liquid nitrogen at 500 kPa enters a boiler at a rate of 0.005 kg/s and
exits as saturated vapour (see figure below). It then flows into a heat exchanger,
also at 500 kPa, where it exits at 500 kPa and 275 K.
Using the nitrogen tables from your book (pages 714 to 717) Find the rate of heat
transfer in the boiler and in the heat-exchanger.

6. Refrigerant R-134 at 800 kPa and 20°C and you wanted a temperature decrease of
20°C. To what pressure you need to throttle the R-134? What will be the specific
volume at the exit of the valve. Use R-134 Tables from your book (pages 708 to
713).