Chapter 7 Continued

Entropy: A Measure of Disorder

Study Guide in PowerPoint

to accompany

Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 8th edition

by Yunus A. Çengel and Michael A. Boles
Example 7-9

Air, initially at 17oC, is compressed in an isentropic process through a pressure ratio

of 8:1. Find the final temperature assuming constant specific heats and variable
specific heats, and using EES.

a. Constant specific heats, isentropic process

For air, k = 1.4, and a pressure ratio of 8:1 means that P2/P1 = 8

b.Variable specific heat method

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 b. Variable specific heat method

P2
Pr 2  Pr 1
Using the air data from Table A-17 for P1
T1 = (17+273) K = 290 K, Pr1 = 1.2311.
 12311
. (8)  9.8488
Interpolating in the air table at this value of Pr2, gives T2 = 522.4 K = 249.4oC

c. A second variable specific heat method.

Using the air table, Table A-17, for T1 = (17+273) K = 290 K, soT1 = 1.66802 kJ/kgK.

For the isentropic

process

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At this value of soT2, the air table gives T2 = 522.4 K= 249.4oC. This technique is
based on the same information as the method shown in part b.
d.Using the EES software with T in oC and P in kPa and assuming
P1 = 100 kPa.

s_1 = ENTROPY(Air, T=17, P=100)

s_2 = s_1
T_2 = TEMPERATURE(Air, P=800, s=s_2)
The solution is:
s_1 = 5.668 kJ/kgK
s_2 = 5.668 kJ/kgK
T_2 = 249.6oC
Example 7-10

Air initially at 0.1 MPa, 27oC, is compressed reversibly to a final state.

(a) Find the entropy change of the air when the final state is 0.5 MPa, 227oC.
(b) Find the entropy change when the final state is 0.5 MPa, 180oC.
(c) Find the temperature at 0.5 MPa that makes the entropy change zero.

Assume air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats.

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Show the two processes on a T-s diagram.

a.

b.

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c.

The T-s plot is

T
P2
2
a
c
b
P1

Give an explanation for the difference in the signs for the entropy changes.

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Example 7-11

Nitrogen expands isentropically in a piston cylinder device from a temperature of 500

K while its volume doubles. What is the final temperature of the nitrogen, and how
much work did the nitrogen do against the piston, in kJ/kg?

System: The closed piston-cylinder device

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Property Relation: Ideal gas equations, constant properties

Process and Process Diagram: Isentropic expansion

Conservation Principles:

Second law:

Since we know T1 and the volume ratio, the isentropic process, s = 0, allows us to
find the final temperature. Assuming constant properties, the temperatures are
related by

Why did the temperature decrease?

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First law, closed system:

Note, for the isentropic process (reversible, adiabatic); the heat transfer is zero. The
conservation of energy for this closed system becomes

Ein  Eout  E
W  U
W   U
Using the ideal gas relations, the work per unit mass is
W   mCv (T2  T1 )
W
w    Cv (T2  T1 )
m
kJ
 0.743 (378.9  500) K
kg  K
kJ
 90.2
kg
Why is the work positive?

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Extra Assignment

For the isentropic process Pvk = constant. Use the definition of boundary work to
show that you get the same result as the last example. That is, determine the
boundary work and show that you obtain the same expression as that for the
polytropic boundary work.

Example 7-12

A Carnot engine has 1 kg of air as the working fluid. Heat is supplied to the air at 800
K and rejected by the air at 300 K. At the beginning of the heat addition process, the
pressure is 0.8 MPa and during heat addition the volume triples.

(a) Calculate the net cycle work assuming air is an ideal gas with constant specific
heats.
(b) Calculate the amount of work done in the isentropic expansion process.
(c) Calculate the entropy change during the heat rejection process.

System: The Carnot engine piston-cylinder device.

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Property Relation: Ideal gas equations, constant properties.

Process and Process Diagram: Constant temperature heat addition.

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Conservation Principles:

a.
Apply the first law, closed system, to the constant temperature heat addition process,
1-2.
Qnet ,12  Wnet ,12  U12
 mCv (T2  T1 )  0
Qnet ,12  Wnet ,12
So for the ideal gas isothermal process,

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But
Qnet ,12  QH
QH  252.2 kJ
The cycle thermal efficiency is
Wnet , cycle
 th 
QH
For the Carnot cycle, the thermal efficiency is also given by

TL 300 K
th  1   1
TH 800 K
 0.625
The net work done by the cycle is

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 Wnet , cycle   th QH
 0.625(252.2 kJ )
 157.6 kJ
b.
Apply the first law, closed system, to the isentropic expansion process, 2-3.

But the isentropic process is adiabatic, reversible; so, Q23 = 0.

Ein  Eout  E
W  U
W23   U 23
Using the ideal gas relations, the work per unit mass is
W23  mCv (T3  T2 )
kJ
 (1kg )(0.718 )(300  800) K
kg  K
 359.0 kJ
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This is the work leaving the cycle in process 2-3.
c.
Using equation (7-34)

But T4 = T3 = TL = 300 K, and we need to find P4 and P3.

Consider process 1-2 where T1 = T2 = TH = 800 K, and, for ideal gases

m1  m2
PV PV
1 1
 2 2
T1 T2
V1
P2  P1
3V1
1
 (800 kPa)
3
 266.7 kPa

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Consider process 2-3 where s3 = s2.

Now, consider process 4-1 where s4 = s1.

k /( k 1)
 T4 
P4  P1  
 T1 
1.4 /(1.4 1)
 300 K 
 8000 kPa  
 800k 
 25.834 kPa

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Now,

Extra Problem

Use a second approach to find S34 by noting that the temperature of process 3-4 is
constant and applying the basic definition of entropy for an internally reversible
process, dS = Q/T.

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 Extra Problem

Air at 100 kPa, 25°C enters a steady-flow compressor with a

Wi n

mass flow rate of 1.5 kg/s. The air is compressed to 500 kPa,
450 K while the work input is 670 kW. The surroundings to the
compressor are at 25°C. Assuming constant specific heats at
300K, is this process possible?

2
m2
m1 Win
1
COMP

Qnet

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Reversible Steady-Flow Work

Isentropic, Steady Flow through Turbines, Pumps, and Compressors

Consider a turbine, pump, compressor, or other steady-flow control volume, work-

producing device.

The general first law for the steady-flow control volume is

E in  E out
2 2
V V
Q net   m i (hi  i  gzi )  Wnet   m e (he  e  gze )
inlets 2 exits 2
For a one-entrance, one-exit device undergoing an internally reversible process, this
general equation of the conservation of energy reduces to, on a unit of mass basis

 wrev   qrev  dh  dke  dpe

But  qrev  T ds
 wrev  T ds  dh  dke  dp

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Using the Gibb’s second equation, this becomes
dh  T ds  v dP
 wrev  v dP  dke  dpe
Integrating over the process, this becomes

Neglecting changes in kinetic and potential energies, reversible work becomes

Based on the classical sign convention, this is the work done by the control volume.
When work is done on the control volume such as compressors or pumps, the
reversible work going into the control volume is

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Turbine

Since the fluid pressure drops as the fluid flows through the turbine, dP < 0, and the
specific volume is always greater than zero, wrev, turbine > 0. To perform the integral,
the pressure-volume relation must be known for the process.

Compressor and Pump

Since the fluid pressure rises as the fluid flows through the compressor or pump, dP
> 0, and the specific volume is always greater than zero, wrev, in > 0, or work is
supplied to the compressor or pump. To perform the integral, the pressure-volume
relation must be known for the process. The term compressor is usually applied to
the compression of a gas. The term pump is usually applied when increasing the
pressure of a liquid.

Pumping an incompressible liquid

For an incompressible liquid, the specific volume is approximately constant. Taking v

approximately equal to v1, the specific volume of the liquid entering the pump, the
work can be expressed as

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For the steady-flow of an incompressible fluid through a device that involves no work
interactions (such as nozzles or a pipe section), the work term is zero, and the
equation above can be expressed as the well-know Bernoulli equation in fluid
mechanics.
v ( P2  P1 )  ke  pe  0
Extra Assignment

Using the above discussion, find the turbine and compressor work per unit mass flow
for an ideal gas undergoing an isentropic process, where the pressure-volume
relation is Pvk = constant, between two temperatures, T1 and T2. Compare your
results with the first law analysis of Chapter 5 for control volumes.

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Example 7-13

Saturated liquid water at 10 kPa leaves the condenser of a steam power plant and is
pumped to the boiler pressure of 5 MPa. Calculate the work for an isentropic
pumping process.

a. From the above analysis, the work for the reversible process can be applied to the
isentropic process (it is left for the student to show this is true) as

WC  mv
 1 ( P2  P1 )
Here at 10 kPa, v1 = vf = 0.001010 m3/kg.

The work per unit mass flow is

WC
wC   v1 ( P2  P1 )
m
m3 kJ
 0.001010 (5000  10) kPa 3
kg m kPa
kJ
 5.04
kg
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b. Using the steam table data for the isentropic process, we have
Wnet  m (h2  h1 )
(0  W )  m (h  h )
C 2 1

From the saturation pressure table,

 kJ
h  191.81
P1  10 kPa  
1
kg

Sat. Liquid   kJ
s1  0.6492
 kg  K
Since the process is isentropic, s2 = s1. Interpolation in the compressed liquid tables
gives
P2  5 MPa 
 kJ
kJ  h2  197.42
s2  s1  0.6492 kg
kg  K  
The work per unit mass flow is
WC
wC   (h2  h1 )
m
The first method for kJ
finding the pump  (197.42  191.81)
kg
work is adequate for
this case. kJ
 5.61 MAE 301 Chapter 7 Part 2 Lecture
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Turbine, Compressor (Pump), and Nozzle Efficiencies

Most steady-flow devices operate under adiabatic conditions, and the ideal process
for these devices is the isentropic process. The parameter that describes how a
device approximates a corresponding isentropic device is called the isentropic or
adiabatic efficiency. It is defined for turbines, compressors, and nozzles as follows:

Turbine:

The isentropic work is the maximum possible work output that the adiabatic turbine
can produce; therefore, the actual work is less than the isentropic work. Since
efficiencies are defined to be less than 1, the turbine isentropic efficiency is defined
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 Actual turbine work w
T   a
Isentropic turbine work ws
h1  h2 a
T 
h1  h2 s
Well-designed large turbines may have isentropic efficiencies above 90 percent.
Small turbines may have isentropic efficiencies below 70 percent.

Compressor and Pump:

The isentropic work is the minimum possible work that the adiabatic compressor
requires; therefore, the actual work is greater than the isentropic work. Since
efficiencies are defined to be less than 1, the compressor isentropic efficiency is
defined as
T1
P1

WC

Compressor
or pump

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 Isentropic compressor work ws
C  
Actual compressor work wa
h h
C  2s 1
h2 a  h1
Well-designed compressors have isentropic efficiencies in the range from 75 to 85
percent.

Review the efficiency of a pump and an isothermal compressor on your own.

Nozzle:

The isentropic kinetic energy at the nozzle exit is the maximum possible kinetic
energy at the nozzle exit; therefore, the actual kinetic energy at the nozzle exit is less
than the isentropic value. Since efficiencies are defined to be less than 1, the nozzle
isentropic efficiency is defined as

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 T1
T2
P1
P2

Nozzle
Va2 / 2 Vs2 / 2

2
Actual KE at nozzle exit V /2
N   22a
Isentropic KE at nozzle exit V2 s / 2

For steady-flow, no work, neglecting potential energies, and neglecting the inlet
kinetic energy, the conservation of energy for the nozzle is
2
V
h1  h2 a  2 a
2
The nozzle efficiency is written as
h1  h2 a
N 
h1  h2 s 78
Nozzle efficiencies are typically above 90 percent, and nozzle efficiencies above 95
percent are not uncommon.

Example 7-14

The isentropic work of the turbine in Example 7-6 is 1152.2 kJ/kg. If the isentropic
efficiency of the turbine is 90 percent, calculate the actual work. Find the actual
turbine exit temperature or quality of the steam.
Actual turbine work w
T   a
Isentropic turbine work ws
kJ kJ
wa  T ws  (0.9)(1153.0 )  1037.7
kg kg
h1  h2 a
T 
h1  h2 s
Now to find the actual exit state for the steam.

From Example 7-6, steam enters the turbine at 1 MPa, 600oC, and expands to 0.01
MPa.

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From the steam tables at state 1
 kJ
h  3698.6
P1  1 MPa   1 kg

T1  600o C   kJ
s1  8.0311
 kg  K
At the end of the isentropic expansion process, see Example 7-6.
P2  0.01 MPa  kJ
 h2 s  2545.6
kJ   kg
s2 s  s1  8.0311
kg  K   x2 s  0.984
The actual turbine work per unit mass flow is (see Example 7-6)
wa  h1  h2 a
h2 a  h1  wa
kJ
 (3698.6  1037.7)
kg
kJ
 2660.9
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For the actual turbine exit state 2a, the computer software gives

A second method for finding the actual state 2 comes directly from the expression for
the turbine isentropic efficiency. Solve for h2a.
h2 a  h1  T (h1  h2 s )
kJ kJ
 3698.6  (0.9)(3698.6  2545.6)
kg kg
kJ
 2660.9
kg
Then P2 and h2a give T2a = 86.85oC.

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Example 7-15

Air enters a compressor and is compressed adiabatically from 0.1 MPa, 27oC, to a
final state of 0.5 MPa. Find the work done on the air for a compressor isentropic
efficiency of 80 percent.

System: The compressor control volume

Property Relation: Ideal gas equations, assume constant properties.

2a
T 2s P2

P1
1

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Process and Process Diagram: First, assume isentropic, steady-flow and then
apply the compressor isentropic efficiency to find the actual work.

Conservation Principles:

For the isentropic case, Qnet = 0. Assuming steady-state, steady-flow, and neglecting
changes in kinetic and potential energies for one entrance, one exit, the first law is

E in  E out
 1h1  WCs  m
m  2 h2 s
The conservation of mass gives

m 1  m 2  m
The conservation of energy reduces to

WCs  m (h2 s  h1 )
WCs
wCs   (h2 s  h1 )
m
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Using the ideal gas assumption with constant specific heats, the isentropic work per
unit mass flow is
wCs  Cp (T2 s  T1 )

The isentropic temperature at state 2 is found from the isentropic relation

The conservation of energy becomes

wCs  C p (T2 s  T1 )
kJ
 1005
. (475.4  300) K
kg  K
kJ
 176.0
kg
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 The compressor isentropic efficiency is defined as
ws
C 
wa
wcs
wCa 
C
kJ
176
kg kJ
  220
0.8 kg
Example 7-16

Nitrogen expands in a nozzle from a temperature of 500 K while its pressure

decreases by factor of two. What is the exit velocity of the nitrogen when the nozzle
isentropic efficiency is 95 percent?

System: The nozzle control volume.

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Property Relation: The ideal gas equations, assuming constant specific heats

Process and Process Diagram: First assume an isentropic process and then apply
the nozzle isentropic efficiency to find the actual exit velocity.

Conservation Principles:

For the isentropic case, Qnet = 0. Assume steady-state, steady-flow, no work is done.
Neglect the inlet kinetic energy and changes in potential energies. Then for one
entrance, one exit, the first law reduces to

E in  E out
2
V2 s
m 1h1  m 2 (h2 s  )
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The conservation of mass gives
m 1  m 2  m
The conservation of energy reduces to

V2 s  2(h1  h2 s )
Using the ideal gas assumption with constant specific heats, the isentropic exit
velocity is 
V2 s  2C p (T1  T2 s )
The isentropic temperature at state 2 is found from the isentropic relation

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 V22a / 2
The nozzle exit velocity is N  2
obtained from the nozzle V2 s / 2
isentropic efficiency as m m
V2 a  V2 s N  442.8 0.95  421.8
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Entropy Balance

The principle of increase of entropy for any system is expressed as an

entropy balance given by

or
Sin  Sout  Sgen  Ssystem

The entropy balance relation can be stated as: the entropy change of a system during
a process is equal to the net entropy transfer through the system boundary and the
entropy generated within the system as a result of irreversibilities.

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Entropy change of a system

The entropy change of a system is the result of the process occurring within the
system.
Entropy change = Entropy at final state – Entropy at initial state

Mechanisms of Entropy Transfer, Sin and Sout

Entropy can be transferred to or from a system by two mechanisms: heat transfer and
mass flow. Entropy transfer occurs at the system boundary as it crosses the
boundary, and it represents the entropy gained or lost by a system during the
process. The only form of entropy interaction associated with a closed system is heat
transfer, and thus the entropy transfer for an adiabatic closed system is zero.

Heat transfer

The ratio of the heat transfer Q at a location to the absolute temperature T at that
location is called the entropy flow or entropy transfer and is given as

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 Q
Entropy transfer by heat transfer: Sheat  (T  constant )
T
Q/T represents the entropy transfer accompanied by heat transfer, and the direction
of entropy transfer is the same as the direction of heat transfer since the absolute
temperature T is always a positive quantity.

When the temperature is not constant, the entropy transfer for process 1-2 can be
determined by integration (or by summation if appropriate) as

Work

Work is entropy-free, and no entropy is transferred by work. Energy is transferred by

both work and heat, whereas entropy is transferred only by heat and mass.
Entropy transfer by work : Swork  0

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Mass flow

Mass contains entropy as well as energy, and the entropy and energy contents of a
system are proportional to the mass. When a mass in the amount m enters or leaves
a system, entropy in the amount of ms enters or leaves, where s is the specific
entropy of the mass.
Entropy transfer by mass: Smass  ms

Entropy Generation, Sgen

Irreversibilities such as friction, mixing, chemical reactions, heat transfer through a

finite temperature difference, unrestrained expansion, non-quasi-equilibrium
expansion, or compression always cause the entropy of a system to increase, and
entropy generation is a measure of the entropy created by such effects during a
process.

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For a reversible process, the entropy generation is zero and the entropy change of a
system is equal to the entropy transfer. The entropy transfer by heat is zero for an
adiabatic system and the entropy transfer by mass is zero for a closed system.

The entropy balance for any system undergoing any process can be expressed in the
general form as

The entropy balance for any system undergoing any process can be expressed in the
general rate form, as

where the rates of entropy transfer by heat transferred at a rate of Q and mass
flowing at a rate of m are Sheat  Q / T and Smass  ms


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The entropy balance can also be expressed on a unit-mass basis as
( sin  sout )  sgen  ssystem ( kJ / kg  K )
The term Sgen is the entropy generation within the system boundary only, and not the
entropy generation that may occur outside the system boundary during the process
as a result of external irreversibilities. Sgen = 0 for the internally reversible process,
but not necessarily zero for the totally reversible process. The total entropy
generated during any process is obtained by applying the entropy balance to an
Isolated System that contains the system itself and its immediate surroundings.

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Closed Systems

Taking the positive direction of heat transfer to the system to be positive, the general
entropy balance for the closed system is
Qk
 T  S gen  Ssystem  S2  S1 ( kJ / K )
k

For an adiabatic process (Q = 0), this reduces to

Adiabatic closed system: Sgen  Sadiabatic system
A general closed system and its surroundings (an isolated system) can be treated as
an adiabatic system, and the entropy balance becomes
System  surroundings: Sgen   S  Ssystem  Ssurroundings
Control Volumes

The entropy balance for control volumes differs from that for closed systems in that the
entropy exchange due to mass flow must be included.

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 Qk
 T  m s  m s i i e e  S gen  ( S2  S1 ) CV ( kJ / K )
k

In the rate form we have

Q k
 T   m i si   m e se  Sgen  SCV ( kW / K )
k

This entropy balance relation is stated as: the rate of entropy change within the
control volume during a process is equal to the sum of the rate of entropy transfer
through the control volume boundary by heat transfer, the net rate of entropy transfer
into the control volume by mass flow, and the rate of entropy generation within the
boundaries of the control volume as a result of irreversibilities.

For a general steady-flow process, by setting SCV  0 the entropy balance simplifies to
Q k
Sgen   m e se   m i si  
Tk
For a single-stream (one inlet and one exit), steady-flow device, the entropy balance
becomes
Q k
Sgen  ( se  si )  
m
Tk

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For an adiabatic single-stream device, the entropy balance becomes

Sgen  m
 ( se  si )

This states that the specific entropy of the fluid must increase as it flows through an
adiabatic device since Sgen  0 . If the flow through the device is reversible and
adiabatic, then the entropy will remain constant regardless of the changes in other
properties.

Therefore, for steady-flow, single-stream, adiabatic and reversible process:

se  si

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Example 7-17

An inventor claims to have developed a water mixing device in which 10 kg/s of water
at 25oC and 0.1 MPa and 0.5 kg/s of water at 100oC, 0.1 MPa, are mixed to produce
10.5 kg/s of water as a saturated liquid at 0.1 MPa. If the surroundings to this device
are at 20oC, is this process possible? If not, what temperature must the surroundings
have for the process to be possible?

System: The mixing chamber control volume.

10 kg/s
P1 = 0.1 MPa
10.5 kg/s
T1 = 25oC Mixing P3 = 0.1 MPa
chamber
Saturated liquid
0.5 kg/s
P2 = 0.1 MPa

T2 = 100oC Qsys ?
Surroundings
To = 20oC

Property Relation: The steam tables

Process and Process Diagram: Assume steady-flow

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Conservation Principles:

First let’s determine if there is a heat transfer from the surroundings to the mixing
chamber. Assume there is no work done during the mixing process, and neglect
kinetic and potential energy changes. Then for two entrances and one exit, the first
law becomes

 kJ
h  h  104.83
P1  0.1 MPa   1 f @ T1
kg

T1  25o C   kJ
s1  s f @T1  0.3672
 kg  K

 kJ
h  2675.8
P2  0.1 MPa   2
kg

T2  100o C   kJ
s2  7.3611
 kg  K

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  kJ
h  417.51
P3  0.1 MPa  
3
kg

Sat. liquid   kJ
s3  1.3028
 kg  K
Qnet  m3h3  m1h1  m2 h2
kg kJ kg kJ kg kJ
 10.5 417.51  10 104.83  0.5 2675.8
s kg s kg s kg
kJ
 1997.7
s
So, 1997.7 kJ/s of heat energy must be transferred from the surroundings to this
mixing process, or Q net , surr  Q net , CV
For the process to be possible, the second law must be satisfied. Write the second
law for the isolated system,
Q k
 T   m i si   m e se  Sgen  SCV
k

For steady-flow SCV  0 . Solving for entropy generation, we have

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 Qk
S gen   me se   mi si  
Tk
Qcv
 m3 s3  m1s1  m2 s2 
Tsurr
kg kJ kg kJ
 10.5 1.3028  10 0.3672
s kg  K s kg  K
kg kJ 1997.7 kJ / s
 0.5 7.3611 
s kg  K (20  273) K
kJ
 0.491
K s
Since Sgen must be ≥ 0 to satisfy the second law, this process is impossible, and the
inventor's claim is false.

To find the minimum value of the surrounding temperature to make this mixing
process possible, set Sgen = 0 and solve for Tsurr.

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 Qk
S gen   me se   mi si   0
Tk
Qcv
Tsurr 
m3 s3  m1s1  m2 s2
1997.7 kJ / s

kg kJ kg kJ kg kJ
10.5 1.3028  10 0.3672  0.5 7.3611
s kg  K s kg  K s kg  K
 315.75K

One way to think about this process is as follows: Heat is transferred from the
surroundings at 315.75 K (42.75oC) in the amount of 1997.7 kJ/s to increase the
water temperature to approximately 42.75oC before the water is mixed with the
superheated steam. Recall that the surroundings must be at a temperature greater
than the water for the heat transfer to take place from the surroundings to the water.

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Answer to Example 7-4

Find the entropy and/or temperature of steam at the following states:

P T Region s kJ/kgK
5 MPa 120oC Compressed Liquid and 1.5233
in the table

1 MPa 50oC Compressed liquid but s = sf at 50oC

not in the table = 0.7038

1.8 MPa 400oC Superheated 7.1794

40 kPa T=Tsat Quality, x = 0.9 s = sf + x sfg
=75.87oC Saturated mixture = 7.0056

40 kPa T=Tsat sf<s<sg at P 7.1794

=75.87oC Saturated mixture
X = (s-sf)/sfg
= 0.9262

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