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This document contains examples from Chapter 2 of the textbook that cover various topics in thermodynamics including energy transfer and conversion, forms of energy, the first law of thermodynamics, and energy efficiency. It provides 16 multi-part example problems related to topics like cooling of fluids, acceleration of air by fans, lighting costs, and performance of hydraulic turbines. It also includes discussion questions about concepts like total energy, adiabatic processes, and the environmental impacts of energy conversion.

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Tutorial 2 Chapter 2

This document contains examples from Chapter 2 of the textbook that cover various topics in thermodynamics including energy transfer and conversion, forms of energy, the first law of thermodynamics, and energy efficiency. It provides 16 multi-part example problems related to topics like cooling of fluids, acceleration of air by fans, lighting costs, and performance of hydraulic turbines. It also includes discussion questions about concepts like total energy, adiabatic processes, and the environmental impacts of energy conversion.

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Chapter 2 (Tutorial 2) Submission date Next Week

EXAMPLE 210 Cooling of a Hot Fluid in a Tank


A rigid tank contains a hot fluid that is cooled while being stirred by a paddle wheel. Initially, the internal energy of
the fluid is 800 kJ. During the cooling process, the fluid loses 500 kJ of heat, and the paddle wheel does 100 kJ of
work on the fluid. Determine the final internal energy of the fluid. Neglect the energy stored in the paddle wheel.
EXAMPLE 211 Acceleration of Air by a Fan
A fan that consumes 20 W of electric power when operating is claimed to discharge air from a ventilated room at
a rate of 0.25 kg/s at a discharge velocity of 8 m/s (Fig. 248). Determine if this claim is reasonable.
EXAMPLE 212 Heating Effect of a Fan
A room is initially at the outdoor temperature of 25C. Now a large fan that consumes 200 W of electricity when
running is turned on (Fig. 249). The heat transfer rate between the room and the outdoor air is given as Q =
UA(Ti _ To) where U =6 W/m2 C is the overall heat transfer coefficient, A = 30 m2 is the exposed surface area of
the room, and Ti and To are the indoor and outdoor air temperatures, respectively. Determine the indoor air
temperature when steady operating conditions are established.
EXAMPLE 213 Annual Lighting Cost of a Classroom
The lighting needs of a classroom are met by 30 fluorescent lamps, each consuming 80 W of electricity (Fig. 2
50). The lights in the classroom are kept on for 12 hours a day and 250 days a year. For a unit electricity cost of 7
cents per kWh, determine annual energy cost of lighting for this classroom. Also, discuss the effect of lighting on
the heating and air-conditioning requirements of the room.
EXAMPLE 215 Cost of Cooking with Electric and Gas Ranges
The efficiency of cooking appliances affects the internal heat gain from them since an inefficient appliance
consumes a greater amount of energy for the same task, and the excess energy consumed shows up as heat in
the living space. The efficiency of open burners is determined to be 73 percent for electric units and 38 percent for
gas units (Fig. 257). Consider a 2-kW electric burner at a location where the unit costs of electricity and natural
gas are $0.09/kWh and $0.55/therm, respectively. Determine the rate of energy consumption by the burner and
the unit cost of utilized energy for both electric and gas burners.
EXAMPLE 216 Performance of a Hydraulic TurbineGenerator
The water in a large lake is to be used to generate electricity by the installation of a hydraulic turbinegenerator at
a location where the depth of the water is 50 m (Fig. 260). Water is to be supplied at a rate of 5000 kg/s. If
the electric power generated is measured to be 1862 kW and the generator efficiency is 95 percent, determine (a)
the overall efficiency of the turbinegenerator and (b) the mechanical efficiency of the turbine

Forms of Energy
24C What is total energy? Identify the different forms of energy that constitute the total energy
28 Consider a river flowing toward a lake at an average velocity of 3 m/s at a rate of 500 m3/s at a location 90 m
above the lake surface. Determine the total mechanical energy of the river water per unit mass and the power
generation potential of the entire river at that location.

Energy Transfer by Heat and Work


217C What is an adiabatic process? What is an adiabatic system?
218C A gas in a pistoncylinder device is compressed, and as a result its temperature rises. Is this a heat or work
interaction?
219C A room is heated by an iron that is left plugged in. Is this a heat or work interaction? Take the entire room,
including the iron, as the system.
222C What are point and path functions? Give some examples.
Mechanical Forms of Work
226 Determine the energy required to accelerate an 800-kg car from rest to 100 km/h on a level road
232 Determine the power required for a 2000-kg car to climb a 100-m-long uphill road with a slope of 30 (from
horizontal) in 10 s (a) at a constant velocity, (b) from rest to a final velocity of 30 m/s, and (c) from 35 m/s to a final
velocity of 5 m/s. Disregard friction, air drag, and rolling resistance.
The First Law of Thermodynamics

235C On a hot summer day, a student turns his fan on when he leaves his room in the morning. When he returns in
the evening, will the room be warmer or cooler than the neighboring rooms? Why? Assume all the doors and windows
are kept closed.
239 A classroom that normally contains 40 people is to be air-conditioned with window air-conditioning units of 5-
kW cooling capacity. A person at rest may be assumed to dissipate heat at a rate of about 360 kJ/h. There are 10
lightbulbs in the room, each with a rating of 100 W. The rate of heat transfer to the classroom through the walls and
the windows is estimated to be 15,000 kJ/h. If the room air is to be maintained at a constant temperature of 21C,
determine the number of window air-conditioning units required.
242 A university campus has 200 classrooms and 400 faculty offices. The classrooms are equipped with 12
fluorescent tubes, each consuming 110 W, including the electricity used by the ballasts. The faculty offices, on
average, have half as many tubes. The campus is open 240 days a year. The classrooms and faculty offices are not
occupied an average of 4 h a day, but the lights are kept on. If the unit cost of electricity is $0.082/kWh, determine
how much the campus will save a year if the lights in the classrooms and faculty offices are turned off during
unoccupied periods.
Energy Conversion Efficiencies
252C What is mechanical efficiency? What does a mechanical efficiency of 100 percent mean for a hydraulic
turbine?
257 A 75-hp (shaft output) motor that has an efficiency of 91.0 percent is worn out and is replaced by a high-
efficiency 75-hp motor that has an efficiency of 95.4 percent. Determine the reduction in the heat gain of the room due
to higher efficiency under full-load conditions.
274 Water is pumped from a lower reservoir to a higher reservoir by a pump that provides 20 kW of shaft power. The
free surface of the upper reservoir is 45 m higher than that of the lower reservoir. If the flow rate of water is measured
to be 0.03 m3/s, determine mechanical power that is converted to thermal energy during this process due to frictional
effects.

Energy and Environment


279C How does energy conversion affect the environment? What are the primary chemicals that pollute the air?
What is the primary source of these pollutants?

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