Experiment 3

Title: To evaluate thermodynamic systems using EES

Aim: To evaluate thermodynamic systems using Engineering Equation Solver (EES)
NOTE:Solve the following problem using EES and give your comments as requested.
Case 1
A heat engine operates between a source at 550°C and a sink at 25°C. If heat is supplied to
the heat engine at a steady rate of 1200 kJ/min, determine the maximum power output of this
heat engine.
Study the effect of the temperature of the heat source and the heat sink on the power
produced and the cycle thermal efficiency. Let the source temperature vary from 300 to
1000°C, and the sink temperature to vary from 0 to 50°C.
Plot the power produced (kW) and the cycle efficiency (%) against the source temperature for
sink temperatures of 0°C, 25°C, and 50°C, and discuss the results.

High-temperature reservoir
at Ty

Wnet,out

HE
$50°C

1200 kJ/min

HE

Low-temperature reservoir
at T (25°C
Case 2
When a man returns to his well-sealed house on a summer day, he finds that the house is at 32°C. He
turns on the air conditioner, which cools the entire house to 20°C in 15 min. If the COP of the air
conditioning system is 2.5, determine the power drawn by the air conditioner. Assume the entire mass
within the house is equivalent to 800 kg of air for which Cy= 0.72 kJ/kg/°C and C= 1.0 kJ/kg/°C.
Show the effect of COP on the power drawn by the air conditioner. Also show the effect of change in
cooling time (At = 12 min, 15 min and 18 min) on COP and power (kW) drawn by the air conditioner.

Warm environment
at Ty>TL

Required)
input
Outside
Wnetin
REK
COP =2.5
Desired
output
32->20°C
Cold refrigerated House
space at T

Conclusion:
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0.4

450