Amass of air occupying a volume of 0.15m^3 at 3.5 bar and 150 °c is allowed [13] to expand isentropically to 1.05 bar. its enthalpy is then raised by 52kj (note the unit) by heating at constant pressure. assuming that all processes occur reversibly, sketch them on a p-v chart and calculate the total work done and the total heat transfer.

Total work: -5.25 kJ

Total Heat: 52 kJ

Explanation:

V0 = 0.15

P0 = 350 kPa

t0 = 150 C = 423 K

P1 = 105 kPa (isentropical transformation)

Δh1-2 = 52 kJ (at constant pressure)

Ideal gas equation:

P * V = m * R * T

m = (R * T) / (P * V)

R is 0.287 kJ/kg for air

m = (0.287 * 423) / (350 * 0.15) = 2.25 kg

The specifiv volume is

v0 = V0/m = 0.15 / 2.25 = 0.067 m^3/kg

Now we calculate the parameters at point 1

T1/T0 = (P1/P0)^((k-1)/k)

k for air is 1.4

T1 = T0 * (P1/P0)^((k-1)/k)

T1 = 423 * (105/350)^((1.4-1)/1.4) = 300 K

The ideal gas equation:

P0 * v0 / T0 = P1 * v1 / T1

v1 = P0 * v0 * T1 / (T0 * P1)

v1 = 350 * 0.067 * 300 / (423 * 105) = 0.16 m^3/kg

V1 = m * v1 = 2.25 * 0.16 = 0.36 m^3

The work of this transformation is:

L1 = P1*V1 - P0*V0

L1 = 105*0.36 - 350*0.15 = -14.7 kJ/kg

Q1 = 0 because it is an isentropic process.

Then the second transformation. It is at constant pressure.

P2 = P1 = 105 kPa

The enthalpy is raised in 52 kJ

Cv * T1 + P1*v1 = Cv * T2 + P2*v2 + Δh

And the idal gas equation is:

P1 * v1 / T1 = P2 * v2 / T2

T2 = T1 * P2 * v2 / (P1 * v1)

Replacing:

Cv * T1 + P1*v1 + Δh = Cv * T1 * P2 * v2 / (P1 * v1) + P2*v2

Cv * T1 + P1*v1 + Δh = v2 * (Cv * T1 * P2 / (P1 * v1) + P2)

v2 = (Cv * T1 + P1*v1 + Δh) / (Cv * T1 * P2 / (P1 * v1) + P2)

The Cv of air is 0.7 kJ/kg

v2 = (0.7 * 300 + 105*0.16 + 52) / (0.7 * 300 * 105 / (105 * 0.16) + 105) = 0.2 m^3/kg

V2 = 2.25 * 0.2 = 0.45 m^3

T2 = 300 * 105 * 0.2 / (105 * 0.16) = 375 K

The heat exchanged is Q = Δh = 52 kJ

The work is:

L2 = P2*V2 - P1*V1

L2 = 105 * 0.45 - 105 * 0.36 = 9.45 kJ

The total work is

L = L1 + L2

L = -14.7 + 9.45 = -5.25 kJ