Module 1: Activity No.

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Experiment No. 1:

Name: Marianne Angel Devillena

Student No. 20190150631
Problem No. 1:
One kg of gas (R = 0.112 KJ/kg-K and k = 1.7) receives 75 000 calories of heat during a
reversible constant pressure change of state. The initial temperature is 29.7°C,
determine the final temperature.

𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛:
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛:
𝑀 = 1 𝑘𝑔
𝑇1 = 29.7 °𝐶 + 273 𝐾 = 302.7 𝐾
𝑘 = 1.7
𝑘𝐽
𝑅 = 0.112
𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
𝑘𝐽
(1.7) (0.112 )
𝑘𝑅 𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾 𝑘𝐽
𝐶𝑝 = = = 0.272
𝑘−1 1.7 − 1 𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
1 𝑘𝐶𝑎𝑙 4.184 𝑘𝐽
𝑄 = 75 000 𝐶𝑎𝑙 𝑥 𝑥
1000 𝐶𝑎𝑙 1 𝑘𝐶𝑎𝑙
𝑄 = 314.025 𝑘𝐽
𝑄 = 𝑀𝐶𝑝 (𝑇2 − 𝑇1)
𝑘𝐽
313.8 𝑘𝐽 = (1𝑘𝑔) (0.272 ) (𝑇2 − 302.7 𝐾 )
𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
𝑇2 = 1456.38 𝐾 − 273
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟏𝟏𝟖𝟑. 𝟑𝟖 °𝑪
Problem No. 2:
Two kg of gas (R = 0.209 KJ/kg-K and k = 1.25) undergo a non-flow, V= C process from
5.36 kPa and 60°C to a 16 kPa. Determine the final temperature and the heat
transferred.
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛:
𝑘𝐽
𝑅 = 0.209
𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
𝑘 = 1.25
𝑃1 = 5.36 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑃2 = 16 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑇1 = 60°𝐶 + 273 = 333 𝐾
𝑚 = 2 𝑘𝑔
𝑄 =?
𝑇2 =?
𝑃1 𝑃2
=
𝑇1 𝑇2
5.36 𝑘𝑃𝑎 16 𝑘𝑃𝑎
=
(60°𝐶 + 273𝐾) (𝑇2 + 273𝐾 )
𝑻𝟐 = 𝟕𝟐𝟏. 𝟎𝟑 °𝑪
𝑄 = 𝑚𝐶𝑣 ∆𝑇
𝑘𝐽
𝑅 0.209 𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
𝐶𝑣 = =
𝑘−1 1.25 − 1
𝑘𝐽
𝐶𝑣 = 0.836
𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
𝑘𝐽
𝑄 = (2𝑘𝑔) (0.836 ) [(721.03°𝐶 + 273𝐾) − (60°𝐶 + 273𝐾 )]
𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
𝑸 = 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟓. 𝟐𝟒 𝒌𝑱