Chapter 1 : Basic Concepts.

Questions.
A.) Basic Concepts
1.

A vehicle with mass 1700 kg travels at 70 km/hr suffers head on

collision with another vehicle with mass 1200 kg which travels at
100 km/hr. As a result of this Inelastic Collsion, both vehicles
come to rest immediately after impact. By taking both vehicles as
the system, determine the Increase in Internal Energy as a result of
this collision.

2.

A gas is confined in a 0.47 m diameter cylinder by a Piston on

which rests a Weight. The mass of the Piston and Weight together
is 150 kg. The local acceleration of gravity is 9.813 ms-2 while the
Atmospheric Pressure is 101.57 kPa.
a.) Determine the Force in N exerted on the gas by the
Atmosphere, the Piston and the Weight, assuming no friction
between the Piston and the cylinder.
b.) Calculate the Pressure of the gas in kPa.

3.

A Vertical Piston-Cylinder Device contains a gas at a Pressure of

110 kPa. The Piston has a mass of 7 kg and a diameter of 14 cm.
Pressure of the gas is to be increased by placing some weights on
the Piston in order to double the Pressure of the gas inside the
Cylinder.
a.) Calculate the local Atmospheric Pressure in kPa.
b.) Determine the mass in kg of the required weights to be put on
the Piston in order to double the Pressure of the gas inside the
Cylinder.

B.) Moving Boundary Work, Wb

1.

Determine the Boundary Work Done, Wb by a gas during an

Expansion Process if the Pressure and Volume value at various
states are measured to be as follows :
310 kPa, 1 L; 300 kPa, 1.1 L; 280 kPa, 1.2 L; 260 kPa, 1.4 L; 230
kPa, 1.7 L and 210 kPa, 2 L.

2.

A Nitrogen Gas contains in a Piston Cylinder Device with known

mass of 0.25 kg at Initial Pressure of 130 kPa and Temperature
120C. The Nitrogen Gas is being expanded under Isothermal
condition to a Final Pressure of 100 kPa. Determine the Boundary
Work Done involve during this Expansion Process.
( Given Gas Constant for Nitrogen, RN2 = 0.2968 kJ/kgK. )

3.

A Piston-Cylinder Device initially contains 0.07 m3 of Nitrogen

gas at Pressure and Temperature of 130 kPa and 120C,
respectively. The Nitrogen gas is now being expanded under
Polytropic condition to a new state with Pressure and Temperature
of 100 kPa and 100C, respectively. Determine the Boundary
Work Done, Wb involved during this Polytropic Expansion
Process.
( Given Gas Constant for Nitrogen, RN2 = 0.2968 kJ/kgK. )