Question

A rigid vessel with a volume of 10 m3 contains a water-vapor mixture at 400 kPa. If the quality is 60 percent, find the mass. The pressure is lowered to 300 kPa by cooling the vessel; find mg and mf.

Answer 1

A) The pressure (p)=400kPa=0.400MPa
Mass of mixture =M
quality (X)= 0.60
Volume of mixture (V)=10 m3
From steam table at P=0.400MPa
Specific volume of saturated water (vf)=0.00108355 m3/kg
Specific volume of saturated steam (vg)=0.46238 m3/kg
Therefore, the volume of steam having X=0.6 is given by
V=M[vf+X(vg-vf)]
10= M[0.00108355+0.6(0.46238-0.00108355)]
M=36.04748 kg
If pressure is lowered to 300kPa
p=0.300MPa
From steam table we get,
Specific volume of saturated water (vf)=0.00107317 m3/kg
Specific volume of saturated steam (vg)=0.60576 m3/kg
Therefore, the volume of steam having X=0.6 is given by
V=M[vf+X(vg-vf)]
10= M[0.001007317+0.6(0.60576-0.00107317)]
M= 26.4825 kg