WAKIT, Niko P.

ES31- THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

1.The pressure gage on a 2.5 m3 oxygen tank reads 500 kPa. Determine the amount of
oxygen in the tank if the temperature is 280C and the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa.

GIVEN
Pgage  500 kPa
V  2.5 m 3
T  28C  301K
Patm  97 kPa

Gas constant of oxygen  0.2598 kJ/kg. K

Pabs  Patm  Pgage
 97 kPa  500 kPa
 597 kPa

PV  mRT
PV
m
RT
597 kPa(2.5 m 3 )

(0.2598 kJ/kg. K)(301 K)
m  19.086 kg

2. A 400 L rigid tank contains 5 kg of air at 250 C. Determine the reading on the gage
pressure if the atmospheric pressure is 97 kPa.

GIVEN
V  400 L  0.4 m 3
T  25C  298K
m  5 kg
Gas constant of air, R  0.287kJ/kg .K
Patm  97 kPa
PV  mRT
mRT
P
V
5kg(0.287k J/kg.K)(29 8K)

0.4m 3
P  1069.075 kPa

Pgage  P - Patm
 1069.075 kPa - 97 kPa
Pgage  972.075 kPa

3. A 1 m3 tank containing air at 250C and 500 kPa is connected through a value to
another tank containing 5 kg of air at 350C and 200 kPa. Now the valve is opened and
the entire system is allowed to reach thermal equilibrium with the surroundings, which
are at 200C. Determine the volume of the second tank and the final equilibrium pressure
of air.
Gas constant of air, R  0.287kJ/kg .K
MASS OF AIR IN TANK A
PV  mRT
PA VA
mA 
RTA
500kPa(1m 3 )

(0.287 kJ/kg.K)(2 98K)
m A  5.846 kg
VOLUME OF TANK B
PV  mRT
m B RTB
VB 
PB
(5kg)(0.28 7kJ/kg.K)( 308K)

200kPa
VB  2.21 m 3

When the valve is opened,

total volume, V  VA  VB  1m 3  2.21m 3  3.21m 3
total mass of air, m  m A  m B  5kg  5.846kg  10.846kg
mRT surrounding
P
V
(10.846kg) (0.287kJ/k g.K)(293K)

3.21m 3
P  284.128 kPa

4. The pressure in an automobile tire depends on the temperature of the air in the tire.
When the air temperature is 250C, the pressure gage reads 210 kPa. If the volume of the
tire when the air temperature in the tire rises to 500C. Also, determine the amount of air
that must be bled off to restore pressure to original value at this temperature. Assume the
atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa.
GIVEN
T1  25C  298K
Pgage  210 kPa
V  0.025 m 3
T2  50C  323K
Patm  100 kPa
Initial Absolute Pressure, P1
P1  Pgage  Patm  210kPa  100kPa  310kPa
P1V1  mRT1 - - - 1
P2 V2  mRT 2 - - - 2
Assuming that the volume of tire remain constant
V1  V2
From equations (1) and (2) eliminatin g m and P, we have
P1 P2

T1 T2
P1T2
P2 
T1
310kPa(323 K)

298K
P2  336kPa
Pressure rise P  P2 - P1  336kPa - 310kPa  26kPa
At T  323K
P  336kPa
Gas constant for air, R  0.287kJ/kg .K
PV
m1 
RT
(336kPa)(0 .025m 3 )

(0.287kJ/kg.K)(3 23K)
m1  0.0906kg

At T  323K
P  310kPa
PV
m2 
RT
(310kPa)(0 .025m 3 )

(0.287kJ/kg.K)(3 23K)
m 2  0.0836 kg
The amount of air that must be bled off to restore pressure
to its original value is
m  m1 - m 2
 0.0906 kg - 0.0836 kg
m  0.0070 kg