The document contains 7 examples of thermodynamics calculations involving concepts like steam tables, work, heat, ideal gases, refrigeration cycles, and processes involving gases. The examples calculate things like inlet and outlet steam pressures, net work done by systems, heat transferred in cycles, minimum heat rejection rate, refrigeration power requirement, work done by compressing an ideal gas, and net work in a sequence of gas processes.

2. ME0223 SEM-IV Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Engines Example 1 A turbine is supplied with steam at a gauge pressure of 1.4 MPa. After expansion in the turbine, the steam flows into a condenser which is maintained at a vacuum of 710 mm of Hg. The barometric pressure is 772 mm Hg. Express the inlet and exhaust steam pressures in Pascal (absolute).Take the density of mercury as 13.6 X 10 3 kg/m 3 . The Atmospheric Pressure, P 0 = ρ .g.z 0 = (13.6 X 10 3 ).(9.81).(0.772) kg/m 3 m/sec 2 mtr = 1.03 X 10 5 Pa Inlet Steam Pressure, P i = [(1.4 X 10 6 ) + (1.03 X 10 5 )] Pa = 15.05 X 10 5 Pa = 1.503 MPa ….. Ans Outlet Steam Pressure, (i.e. Condenser Pressure) P 0 = (0.772 – 0.710).(9.81).(13.6 X 103) mtr m/sec 2 kg/m 3 = 8.27 kPa ….. Ans

3. Example 2 Work done by Stirring Device upon the system; W 1 = 2 π T N = (2 π ).(1.275).(10,000) N-m rpm = 80 kJ A piston and cylinder machine containing a fluid system has a stirring device in the cylinder. The piston is frictionless and is held down against the fluid due to atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa. The stirring device is turned 10000 revolutions with an average torque against the fluid of 1.275 N-m. Meanwhile the piston of 0.6 m diameter moves out 0.8 m. Find the net work transfer for the system. This is Negative Work. Work done by the system on surrounding; W 2 = P. A . l = (101.325).( π /4).(0.6) 2 .(0.8) kN/m 2 m 2 mtr = 22.9 kJ Net Work transfer is, W = W 1 + W 2 = (-80) + (22.9) = (-57.1) kJ ….. Ans W 1 0.8 m W 2 P = 101.325 kPa System

5. ME0223 SEM-IV Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Engines Example 4 A cyclic heat engine operates between a source temperature of 800 o C and a sink temperature of 30 o C. What is the least rate of heat rejection per kW net output of the engine? Source T H = 1073 K W net = 1 kW Q H Q L Heat Engine Sink T L = 303 K Now, Hence, Q L = Q H – W net = 1.392 – 1 = 0.392 kW …. Ans

6. ME0223 SEM-IV Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Engines Example 5 A domestic food freezer maintains a temperature of -15 o C. The ambient air temperature is 30 o C. If the heat leaks into the freezer at a continuous rate of 1.75 kJ/s what is the least power necessary to pump this heat out continuously? And, W = Q H – Q L = 2.06 – 1.75 = 0.31 kW …Ans Refrigerator cycle removes the Heat from the Freezer at the same rate at which Heat leaks into it. For Minimum Power Requirement ; Air T H = 303 K W net Q H Q L Heat Pump Freezer T L = 258 K Q L = 1.75 kJ/sec

7. ME0223 SEM-IV Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Engines Example 6 An ideal gas which obeys the equation PV=mRT is compressed in a piston – cylinder arrangement, such that the temperature remains constant. Derive an expression for the work done on the gas. Calculate the quantity of work when 2 kg of Helium is compressed from 1 atm, 20 °C to 1 MPa, holding the temperature constant. Now, .… Ans And,

9. ME0223 SEM-IV Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Engines Example 7….Contd V 2 = 2. V 1 = 4.96 X 10 -4 m 3 . Adiabatic Process 1 – 2 : Adiabatic Work :

10. ME0223 SEM-IV Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Engines Example 7….Contd There is NO work done in Process 3-1 , since V 3 = V 1 (i.e. Constant Volume process ). Total Work in the sequence of these processes is : Constant Pressure Process Work … Ans