MEC2405 Thermodynamics I

Practical
Week 32 - Take-home Test 1 AM
Group B
TEST DURATION: 25 min writing time + 15 min of scanning, collating and uploading to Moodle

• This is an open book (in its broadest sense) test. To complete the question(s), you may need to refer to
property tables, which can be found in the prescribed text book and are also available through the
MEC2405 Moodle page, as well as mathematical tables and any other resources like Matlab,
Mathematica, etc. that you choose to use.
• To earn full marks, you must include:
• Concise statement of the problem, known variables and parameters and what must be found
• Schematic showing coordinate system, problem geometry, pertinent parameters, control
volume, etc.
• List of pertinent simplifying assumptions
• State appropriate physical laws and/or conservation principles
• Compile property values needed for subsequent calculations and identify/cite the sources
from which they were obtained
• Calculations and applications of lasts and principles
• Discussion of results, e.g. summary of key conclusions, inference of trends, verification
• show all your working clearly.
• Write your answers in pen on plain or ruled A4 paper in a single-column format using legible writing.
• Number and initial the top right corner of each page.
• Scan or photograph your work in portrait format, ensuring the text is legible and append your solution
pages to the end of this file PDF file.
• Name the PDF file: <Your Student Id Number>.pdf
• Upload this SINGLE PDF FILE in portrait format to Moodle before the due time.
• If you encounter technical difficulties, contact the lecturer or demonstrators immediately.
• Late submissions without special considerations in effect will receive no marks.



Your test will be marked using the template below:



Feedback on General Problem Setting Up and Solution Excellent Good Needs Poor Not
Methodology Improvem Applicable
ent
Concise statement of the problem, known variables and
parameters and what must be found

Schematic showing coordinate system, problem geometry,

pertinent parameters, control volume, etc

List of pertinent simplifying assumptions

State appropriate physical laws and/or conservation principles

Compile property values needed for subsequent calculations

and identify the sources from which they were obtained

Calculations and applications of lasts and principles

Discussion of results, e.g. summary of key conclusions,

inference of trends, verification
FINAL GRADE
A - Almost all correct (HD)
B - Mostly correct (D)
C - Getting there (C)
D - Just enough to pass (P)
E - Mostly incorrect or not completed (F)

Question 1
To prevent the gas inside a rigid pressure vessel from exceeding the designated operating pressure, a relief valve is
built into the top of the vessel. This consists of a small piece of metal with a diameter of 2 mm that will begin to lift up
and allow gas to escape once the pressure exceeds a specified limit. The vessel is designed to operate in an
atmospheric pressure of 101 kPa and the piece of metal has a mass of 50 30 g.
g.

(a) What is the maximum pressure that can be reached in the vessel without the valve opening?

1 Amps and takes 30

(b) If a 5 Volt electric heater draws 2 2 hours
mins to heat the gas inside the vessel from atmospheric
pressure to the design pressure, how much energy does the heater consume? Provide your answer in both kJ
and Wh.

Note: showing final results or answers without detailed analytical work and explanations will 

receive no marks.