IILI06130 TERMODYNAMICS HOMEWORK # 01 (Chapter 01)

Instructor: Dr. Sergio Cano Andrade (sergio.cano@ugto.mx)

Reference: Moran M.J. and Shapiro H.N., Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics, J. Wiley & Sons, Chichester, West
Sussex, 3rd Ed., 1996

• 1.3. Sketch possible system boundaries for studying each of the following:
a) A bicycle tire inflating.
b) A kettle of water boiling.
c) A household refrigerator in operation.
d) A jet engine in flight.
e) A hot steel billet quenching in an oil bath.
f) A residential gas furnace in operation.
g) A rocket launching.
Indicate whether the systems should be classed as closed systems or control volumes, and identify locations where the
systems interact with their surroundings.

• 1.5. A wind turbine–electric generator is mounted atop a tower. The electrical output of the generator is fed to a series
of storage batteries that supply electricity to a dwelling. Considering the wind turbine–electric generator as a system,
identify locations on the system boundary where the system interacts with its surroundings and describe the changes that
occur within the system with time. Repeat for an enlarged system that includes the storage batteries.
• 1.13. An object whose mass is 10 kg weighs 90 N. Determine:
a) The local acceleration of gravity, in m/s2
b) The mass, in kg, and the weight, in N, of the object at a location where g = 9.81 m/s2
• 1.20. Acceleration is sometime measured in g’s, or multiples of the standard acceleration of gravity. Determine the net
upward force, in Newtons, that an astronaut whose mass is 68 kg experiences if the acceleration on lift-off is 10 g’s.
• 1.27. A tank contains 0.3 kmol of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) gas. The volume occupied by the gas is 2.5 m3 . Determine the
mass of CO2 , in kg, and the specific volume on a molar basis, in m3 /kmol.
• 1.30. A closed system consisting of 2 kg of a gas undergoes a process during which the relationship between pressure
and specific volume is pv 1.3 = constant. The process begins with p1 = 1 bar, v1 = 0.5 m3 /kg and ends with p2 = 0.25
bar. Determine the final volume, in m3 , and plot the process on a graph of pressure versus specific volume.
• 1.34. A manometer is attached to a tank gas in which the pressure is greater than that of the surroundings. The manometer
liquid is mercury, whit a density of 13.59 g/cm3 The difference in mercury levels in the manometer is 2 cm. The
acceleration of gravity is g = 9.81 m/s2 . The atmospheric pressure is 93.0 kPa. Calculate in kPa
a) The gage pressure of the gas.
b) The absolute pressure of the gas.

• 1.40. Figure P1.40 shows a tank within a tank, each containing air. Pressure gage A is located inside tank B and
reads 1.4 bar. The U-tube manometer connected to tank B contains mercury. Using data on the diagram, determine the
absolute pressures inside tank A and tank B, each in bars. The atmospheric pressure surrounding tank B is 101 kPa. The
acceleration of gravity is g = 9.81 m/s2 .
• 1.50. Write a computer program that converts input values from English to SI units or from SI to English units, at the
discretion of the user. Include all of the conversions in the table of conversion factor located inside the front cover of this
book (provided below).
• 1.52. Convert the following temperatures from ◦ C to ◦ F: (a) 21◦ C, (b) 0◦ C, (c) -50◦ C, (d) 300◦ C, (e) 100◦ C, (f)
-273.15◦ C. Convert each temperature to the Kelvin scale.

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