MET 220

HEAT POWER
WORKSHOP #1 (CH1-CH2-CH3)
Edited by Jorge Zurita Valdebenito M.Sc.
CH1 Homework

1. An office worker claims that a cup of cold coffee on his table warmed up to 80°C by
picking up energy from the surrounding air, which is at 25°C. Is there any truth to his
claim? Does this process violate any thermodynamic laws?

2. What is specific gravity? How is it related to density?

3. Both a gage and a manometer are attached to

a gas tank to measure its pressure. If the
reading on the pressure gage is 80 kPa,
determine the distance between the two fluid
levels of the manometer if the fluid is (a)
mercury (ρ = 13,600 kg/m3) or (b) water (ρ =
1000 kg/m3).

4. The average atmospheric pressure on earth is approximated as a function of altitude by

the relation Patm = 101.325 (1 − 0.02256z)5.256, where Patm is the atmospheric
pressure in kPa and z is the altitude in km with z = 0 at sea level. Determine the
approximate atmospheric pressures at Atlanta (z = 306 m), Denver (z = 1610 m), Mexico
City (z = 2309 m), and the top of Mount Everest (z = 8848 m).

5. A water pipe is connected to a double-U

manometer as shown in the figure on your
right, at a location where the local
atmospheric pressure is 14.2 psia.
Determine the absolute pressure at the
center of the pipe.
CH2 Homework

1. The specific kinetic energy of a moving mass is given by ke = V2/2, where V is the velocity
of the mass. Determine the specific kinetic energy of a mass whose velocity is 100 ft/s,
in Btu/lbm.

2. What is an adiabatic process? What is an adiabatic system? When is the energy crossing
the boundaries of a closed system heat and when is it work?

3. Water is being heated in a closed pan on top of

a range while being stirred by a paddle wheel.
During the process, 30 kJ of heat is transferred
to the water, and 5 kJ of heat is lost to the
surrounding air. The paddle-wheel work
amounts to 500 N·m. Determine the final
energy of the system if its initial energy is 12.5
kJ.

4. Water is pumped from a lower reservoir to a

higher reservoir by a pump that provides 20 kW
of shaft power. The free surface of the upper
reservoir is 45 m higher than that of the lower
reservoir. If the flow rate of water is measured
to be 0.03 m3/s, determine mechanical power
that is converted to thermal energy during this
process due to frictional effects.

5. The inner and outer surfaces of a 5-m × 6-m brick wall of thickness 30 cm and thermal
conductivity 0.69 W/m·°C are maintained at temperatures of 20°C and 5°C, respectively.
Determine the rate of heat transfer through the wall, in W.
CH3 Homework

1. What is the difference between saturated liquid and compressed liquid? What is the
difference between the critical point and the triple point?

2. What is the physical significance of hfg? Can it be obtained from a knowledge of hf and
hg? How? Does hfg change with pressure? How?

3. A piston–cylinder device contains 0.85 kg of

refrigerant- 134a at –10°C. The piston that is free to
move has a mass of 12 kg and a diameter of 25 cm.
The local atmospheric pressure is 88 kPa. Now, heat
is transferred to refrigerant-134a until the
temperature is 15°C. Determine (a) the final
pressure, (b) the change in the volume of the
cylinder, and (c) the change in the enthalpy of the
refrigerant-134a.

4. A mass of 0.1 kg of helium fills a 0.2 m 3 rigid

vessel at 350 kPa. The vessel is heated until the
pressure is 700 kPa. Calculate the temperature
change of helium (in °C and K) as a result of this
heating.

5. Consider two rooms that are identical except that one is maintained at 25°C and 40
percent relative humidity while the other is maintained at 20°C and 55 percent relative
humidity. Noting that the amount of moisture is proportional to the vapor pressure,
determine which room contains more moisture.