The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a multi-

fluid manometer as shown in Fig. above. The tank is located on a mountain at an

altitude of 1400 m where the atmospheric pressure is 85.6 kPa. Determine the air
pressure in the tank if h1 = 0.1 m, h2 = 0.2 m, and h3 = 0.35 m. Take the densities of
water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m3, 850 kg/m3, and 13,600 kg/m3,
respectively.
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8. Consider the steady, two-dimensional, incompressible velocity field, 𝑉⃗ = (𝑢, 𝑣) = (𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏)𝑖 +
(2𝑎𝑦 + 𝑐) 𝑗 , where a, b, and c are constants. Calculate the pressure as a function of x and y.
7. In fully developed laminar flow in a circular pipe, the velocity at R/2 (midway between the wall
surface and the centerline) is measured to be 11 m/s. Determine the velocity at the center of the pipe.

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2. Air is expanded in an adiabatic closed system from 180 psia and 140 oF to 20 psia with an
isentropic expansion efficiency of 95 percent. What is the second-law efficiency of
this expansion? Take T0 = 778F and P0 = 14.7 psia.

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3. An air-standard Diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 16 and a cutoff ratio of 2. At the
beginning of the compression process, air is at 95 kPa and 278C. Using constant specific heats at
room temperature, determine:
(a) the temperature after the heat-addition process,
(b) the thermal efficiency,
(c) the mean effective pressure.
4. A gas-turbine power plant operates on the simple Brayton cycle between the pressure limits of
100 and 1600 kPa. The working fluid is air, which enters the compressor at 40 oC
at a rate of 850 m3/min and leaves the turbine at 650 oC. Using variable specific heats for air and
assuming a compressor isentropic efficiency of 85 percent and a turbine isentropic efficiency of
88 percent, determine (a) the net power output, (b) the back work ratio, and (c) the thermal
efficiency.
5. A steam power plant operates on a simple ideal Rankine cycle between the pressure
limits of 1250 and 2 psia. The mass flow rate of steam through the cycle is 75 lbm/s. The
moisture content of the steam at the turbine exit is not to exceed 10 percent. Show the
cycle on a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines, and determine (a) the minimum
turbine inlet temperature, (b) the rate of heat input in the boiler, and (c) the thermal
efficiency of the cycle.

6. A steam Rankine cycle operates between the pressure limits of 1500 psia in the boiler
and 2 psia in the condenser. The turbine inlet temperature is 8008F. The turbine
isentropic efficiency is 90 percent, the pump losses are negligible, and the cycle is sized
to produce 2500 kW of power. Calculate the mass flow rate through the boiler, the power
produced by the turbine, the rate of heat supply in the boiler, and the thermal efficiency.
7. A steam power plant operates on an ideal reheat Rankine cycle between the pressure limits of
15 MPa and 10 kPa. The mass flow rate of steam through the cycle is 12 kg/s. Steam enters both
stages of the turbine at 5008C. If the moisture content of the steam at the exit of the low-
pressure turbine is not to exceed 10 percent, determine (a) the pressure at which reheating
takes place, (b) the total rate of heat input in the boiler, and (c) the thermal efficiency of the
cycle. Also, show the cycle on a T-s diagram with respect to saturation lines.