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Universidad Europea de Madrid

Grado en Ingeniería Aeroespacial en Aeronaves

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. Homework 1

María García Subirá.

Problem 1

A 0.05 Kg gas contained within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes four processes in


series:

Process 1-2 Compression with PV= constant from P1= 1bar V1=0.06m3 to V2=0.02m3

Process 2-3 Constant-pressure expansion to V3=0.04m3.

Process 3-4 Expansion with PV=constant to V4=0.12 m3 and P=1bar.

Process 4-1: Constant pressure compression to 0.06m3.

Plot the cycle process on P-V diagram. Find the work and temperature at each state.
Determine the total heat change of the cycle. Consider R = 300 J/Kg-K
Problem 2.

Consider the helium tank from the gas-pressurized, bipropellant, 4th-stage rocket engine
shown on the figure.

Assume the initial conditions at launch in the helium tank are pi = 100MPa and Ti = 300K.

a) As the vehicle passes into the upper atmosphere at high speed (using stages 1-3) it
heats up due to friction from the surrounding atmosphere. Assume the helium tank is rigid.
Prior to igniting the 4th stage, the temperature of the helium has risen to 400K. What is the
pressure in the tank at this condition?

b) How much work was done during the heating process in part a)?

c) Now assume that the tank is not rigid but expands quasi-statically a small amount as the
pressure is increased such that dp/dv = 1e05 MPa*kg/m3. If the helium reaches the same
final temperature before igniting the 4th stage (400K), what is the final pressure?

d) How much work was done during the heating process in part c)?

e) Sketch processes a) and c) on a p-v diagram. To make the sketch clearer you may want
to accentuate the changes in volume with pressure for the second process. Also, include a
series of isotherms in the background as a reference.
Problem 3.

A vacuum gage at the intake duct to a fan gives a reading of 5,2in of monometer fluid. The
surrounding atmospheric pressure is 14.5Lbf/in2. Determine the absolute pressure inside
duct, in Lbf/in2. The density of the monometer fluid is 49.94lb/ft3, and the acceleration of
gravity is 32.2ft/s2.
Problem 4.

Starting out on a trip into the mountains, you inflate the tires on your automobile to a
recommended pressure by the manufacturer of 3,21bar, on a day when the temperature is
-5 Celsius. You drive to the beach, where the temperature is 28Celsius.
(a) What is the final pressure in the tires assuming constant volume?
(b) Derive a formula for the final pressure assuming more realistically that the volume
of the tires increases with increasing internal pressure as Vf =Vi(1+a[Pf-Pi]) where
a is a constant.

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