A closed, rigid tank whose volume is 1.5 m3 contains

Chapter 3, Problem 3.24

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A closed, rigid tank whose volume is \(1.5 \mathrm{~m}^{3}\) contains Refrigerant 134a, initially a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture at \(10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). The refrigerant is heated to a final state where temperature is \(50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and quality is 100%. Locate the initial and final states on a sketch of the T–v diagram. Determine the mass of vapor present at the initial and final states, each in kg.

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QUESTION:

A closed, rigid tank whose volume is \(1.5 \mathrm{~m}^{3}\) contains Refrigerant 134a, initially a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture at \(10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). The refrigerant is heated to a final state where temperature is \(50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and quality is 100%. Locate the initial and final states on a sketch of the T–v diagram. Determine the mass of vapor present at the initial and final states, each in kg.

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The following are given from the question.

Volume of the rigid tank, 

The final temperature is  

Initial temperature is .

Draw the on the basis of the given information as shown below.

                                           

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