4. At what temperature does an engine run cleanest with least wear?

Coal fire burning at 1100 k delivers heat energy to a reservoir at 500 k. Find maximum efficiency.

Marizza181 [45]

Answer:

55%

Explanation:

hot reservoir = 1100 K

cold reservoir = 500 K

This is a Carnot system

For a Carnot system, maximum efficicency of the system is given as

Eff = 1 - $\frac{Tc}{Th}$

where Tc = temperature of cold reservoir = 500K

Th = temperature of hot reservoir = 1100 K

Eff = 1 - $\frac{500}{1100}$

Eff = 1 - 0.45 = 0.55 or 55%

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The term _______________refers to the science of using fluids to perform work.

Alla [95]

The term is hydraulics.

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We can process oil into a lot of useful fuels to run our cars, trucks, and even airplanes. Oil is used for making lots of other

Ostrovityanka [42]

Answer:

Explanation:

Products of oil in our everyday life:

(1) Petro-Chemical Feedstock: These are by product of Refining of Oil which it is used extensively to make PET bottles, Paints, Polyester Shirts, Pocket combs e.t.c

(2) Asphalt : Used extensively to make Motor Road, highways

(3) Plastics : we use plastics in our everyday life, this is also a product of Refining of crude oil e.g PVC, Telephone casing, Tapes e.t.c

(4) Lubricating Oil/Grease : This is another product from crude oil Fractional Distillation.

(5) Propane/ Cooking Gas: This is also a product from oil which is used in our everyday life for cooking, grilling etc.

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3 years ago

A Rankine steam power plant is considered. Saturated water vapor enters a turbine at 8 MPa and exits at condenser at 10 kPa. The

Ray Of Light [21]

Answer:

0.31

126.23 kg/s

Explanation:

Given:-

- Fluid: Water

- Turbine: P3 = 8MPa , P4 = 10 KPa , nt = 85%

- Pump: Isentropic

- Net cycle-work output, Wnet = 100 MW

Find:-

- The thermal efficiency of the cycle

- The mass flow rate of steam

Solution:-

- The best way to deal with questions related to power cycles is to determine the process and write down the requisite properties of the fluid at each state.

First process: Isentropic compression by pump

P1 = P4 = 10 KPa ( condenser and pump inlet is usually equal )

h1 = h-P1 = 191.81 KJ/kg ( saturated liquid assumption )

s1 = s-P1 = 0.6492 KJ/kg.K

v1 = v-P1 = 0.001010 m^3 / kg

P2 = P3 = 8 MPa( Boiler pressure - Turbine inlet )

s2 = s1 = 0.6492 KJ/kg.K .... ( compressed liquid )

- To determine the ( h2 ) at state point 2 : Pump exit. We need to determine the wok-done by pump on the water ( Wp ). So from work-done principle we have:

$w_p = v_1*( P_2 - P_1 )\\\\w_p = 0.001010*( 8000 - 10 )\\\\w_p = 8.0699 \frac{KJ}{kg}$

- From the following relation we can determine ( h2 ) as follows:

h2 = h1 + wp

h2 = 191.81 + 8.0699

h2 = 199.88 KJ/kg

Second Process: Boiler supplies heat to the fluid and vaporize

- We have already evaluated the inlet fluid properties to the boiler ( pump exit property ).

- To determine the exit property of the fluid when the fluid is vaporized to steam in boiler ( super-heated phase ).

P3 = 8 MPa

T3 = ? ( assume fluid exist in the saturated vapor phase )

h3 = hg-P3 = 2758.7 KJ/kg

s3 = sg-P3 = 5.7450 KJ/kg.K

- The amount of heat supplied by the boiler per kg of fluid to the water stream. ( qs ) is determined using the state points 2 and 3 as follows:

$q_s = h_3 - h_2\\\\q_s = 2758.7 -199.88\\\\q_s = 2558.82 \frac{KJ}{kg}$

Third Process: The expansion ( actual case ). Turbine isentropic efficiency ( nt ).

- The saturated vapor steam is expanded by the turbine to the condenser pressure. The turbine inlet pressure conditions are similar to the boiler conditions.

- Under the isentropic conditions the steam exits the turbine at the following conditions:

P4 = 10 KPa

s4 = s3 = 5.7450 KJ/kg.K ... ( liquid - vapor mixture phase )

- Compute the quality of the mixture at condenser inlet by the following relation:

$x = \frac{s_4 - s_f}{s_f_g} \\\\x = \frac{5.745- 0.6492}{7.4996} \\\\x = 0.67947$

- Determine the isentropic ( h4s ) at this state as follows:

$h_4_s = h_f + x*h_f_g\\\\h_4_s = 191.81 + 0.67947*2392.1\\\\h_4_s = 1817.170187 \frac{KJ}{kg}$

- Since, we know that the turbine is not 100% isentropic. We will use the working efficiency and determine the actual ( h4 ) at the condenser inlet state:

$h4 = h_3 - n_t*(h_3 - h_4_s ) \\\\h4 = 2758.7 - 0.85*(2758.7 - 181.170187 ) \\\\h4 = 1958.39965 \frac{KJ}{kg} \\$

- We can now compute the work-produced ( wt ) due to the expansion of steam in turbine.

$w_t = h_3 - h_4\\\\w_t = 2758.7-1958.39965\\\\w_t = 800.30034 \frac{KJ}{kg}$

- The net power out-put from the plant is derived from the net work produced by the compression and expansion process in pump and turbine, respectively.

$W_n_e_t = flow(m) * ( w_t - w_p )\\\\flow ( m ) = \frac{W_n_e_t}{w_t - w_p} \\\\flow ( m ) = \frac{100000}{800.30034-8.0699} \\\\flow ( m ) = 126.23 \frac{kg}{s}$

Answer: The mass flow rate of the steam would be 126.23 kg/s

- The thermal efficiency of the cycle ( nth ) is defined as the ratio of net work produced by the cycle ( Wnet ) and the heat supplied by the boiler to the water ( Qs ):

$n_t_h = \frac{W_n_e_t}{flow(m)*q_s} \\\\n_t_h = \frac{100000}{126.23*2558.82} \\\\n_t_h = 0.31$

Answer: The thermal efficiency of the cycle is 0.31

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3 years ago

An 800-kg drag racer accelerates from rest to 390 km/hr in 5.8 s. What is the net impulse applied to the racer in the first 5.8

marissa [1.9K]

Answer:

Impulse =14937.9 N

tangential force =14937.9 N

Explanation:

Given that

Mass of car m= 800 kg

initial velocity u=0

Final velocity v=390 km/hr

Final velocity v=108.3 m/s

So change in linear momentum P= m x v

P= 800 x 108.3

P=86640 kg.m/s

We know that impulse force F= P/t

So F= 86640/5.8 N

F=14937.9 N

Impulse force F= 14937.9 N

We know that

v=u + at

108.3 = 0 + a x 5.8

$a=18.66\ m/s^2$

So tangential force F= m x a

F=18.66 x 800

F=14937.9 N

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3 years ago