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This document contains 8 practice problems related to the first law of thermodynamics for open systems. The problems involve calculating mass flow rates, power output, and heat transfer in systems like desuperheaters, feedwater heaters, condensers, steam turbines, pressurized vessels, and heating tanks. Key variables include pressure, temperature, enthalpy, heat transfer, mass flow rates, and quality.

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Lectut MI 106 PDF MI 106 Sol Tut 5 76vs9e5

This document contains 8 practice problems related to the first law of thermodynamics for open systems. The problems involve calculating mass flow rates, power output, and heat transfer in systems like desuperheaters, feedwater heaters, condensers, steam turbines, pressurized vessels, and heating tanks. Key variables include pressure, temperature, enthalpy, heat transfer, mass flow rates, and quality.

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Tutorial - VI

MI-101 : Thermodynamics
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Topic: First law of Thermodynamics for open systems
1. A desuperheater mixes superheated water vapor with liquid water in a ratio that produces
saturated water vapor as output without any external heat transfer. A flow of 0.5 kg/s
superheated vapor at 5 MPa, 400°C and a flow of liquid water at 5 MPa, 40°C enters a
desuperheater. If saturated water vapor at 4.5 MPa is produced, determine the flow rate of
the liquid water. (0.0757 kg/s)

2. An open feedwater heater (Fig. 5.1) in a powerplant heats 4 kg/s water at 45oC, 100 kPa by
mixing it with steam from the turbine at 100 kPa, 250oC. Assume the exit flow is saturated
liquid at the given pressure and find the mass flow rate from the turbine. (0.358 kg/s)
3. A condenser (heat exchanger) brings 1 kg/s water flow at 10 kPa from 300°C to saturated
liquid at 10 kPa (Fig. T5.2). The cooling is done by lake water at 20°C that returns to the
lake at 30°C. For an insulated condenser, find the flow rate of cooling water. (69 kg/s)

4. A steam turbine receives steam from two boilers. One flow is 5 kg/s at 3 MPa, 700°C and
the other flow is 15 kg/s at 800 kPa, 500°C. The exit state is 10 kPa, with a quality of 96%.
Find the total power out of the adiabatic turbine. (21.99 MW)
5. A steam turbine receives water at 15 MPa, 600°C at a rate of 100 kg/s, shown in Fig. T5.3.
In the middle section 20 kg/s is withdrawn at 2 MPa, 350°C, and the rest exits the turbine at
75 kPa, and 95% quality. Assuming no heat transfer and no changes in kinetic energy, find
the total turbine power output. (91.57 MW)

6. A 2-m3 insulated vessel contains saturated vapor steam at 4 MPa. A valve on the top of the
tank is opened, and steam is allowed to escape. During the process any liquid formed
collects at the bottom of the vessel, so that only saturated vapor exits. Calculate the total
mass that has escaped when the pressure inside reaches 1 MPa. (27.24 kg)
7. A 1-m3, 40-kg rigid steel tank contains air at 500 kPa, and both tank and air are at 20°C. The
tank is connected to a line flowing air at 2 MPa, 20°C. The valve is opened, allowing air to flow
into the tank until the pressure reaches 1.5 MPa and is then closed. Assume the air and tank are
always at the same temperature and the final temperature is 35°C. Find the final air mass and the
heat transfer. (16.96 kg, – 468.9 kJ)

8. A 200 liter tank initially contains water at 100 kPa and a quality of 1%. Heat is transferred to the
water thereby raising its pressure and temperature. At a pressure of 2 MPa a safety valve opens
and saturated vapor at 2 MPa flows out. The process continues, maintaining 2 MPa inside until
the quality in the tank is 90%, then stops. Determine the total mass of water that flowed out and
the total heat transfer. (8.90 kg, 25.46 MJ)

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