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Engineering Thermal Fluids Question?

Two rigid tanks are connected by a flow valve. Tank 1 has a volume of 0.3 m^3 and contains carbon dioxide at 60 degrees C, 0.6 MPa. Tank 2 is initially empty. The valve between the tanks is opened and the gas flows into Tank 2 until a condition of 27 degreesC, 190 kPa is reached in that tank. This process causes the condition in Tank 1 to change to 0.3 MPa, 50 degrees C. Determine the volume of Tank 2.

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  • 9 years ago
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    First determine the volume in tank 1 after the bleed off:

    Pi Vi / Ti = Pf Vf / Tf

    (600 kpa * 300 L) / 333K = (300 kpa * X liter) / 323K

    solve for X = 582 L .......in tank 1 after bleed off

    Since tank 1 can only hold 300L, then that means 282 L moved into Tank 2

    Now compare tank 1 with 300L known volume moving 282L over to tank 2 with known temp and pressure. But the 282L will change because of the effect of the temp and pressure so volume is still unknown variable in tank 2:

    Pi Vi / Ti = Pf Vf / Tf

    (300 kpa * 300L) / 323K = (190 kpa * Volume2) / 300K

    Solve for tank2 volume = 440 L

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    let ,p1=600kpa

    t1=333k

    v1=0.3m^3

    let p2=300kpa

    t2=323k & v1=v2=0.3m^3

    again let p3=190kpa

    t3=300k

    v3=?(to be find)

    R for CO2=0.189kj/kgk

    first mass of the co2 is to be found out...

    using ideal gas eq.......p1v1=m1Rt1

    we get m1=2.86kg

    (since it is given that tanks are rigid volume of the gas will be not change)

    let x amout of gas escapes from tank 1....

    therefore appling ideal gas eq for final condition for tabk1...we get

    p2v2=(m1-x)Rt2 (v2=v1)

    x will come out to be 1.3857kg........

    since x amout of gas escapes to tank 2

    therfore appling ideal gas eq for tank3 we get

    p3v3=xRt3

    on solving v3 =0.4135m3...........

    (note ; tanks are rigid volume of the gas in the tank is not going to change

    & R for co2 needs to be calculated..........& t should be in k and pressure should be in kpa)

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