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Chapter 5 Problem 59

Question

A 2-m3 rigid tank initially contains air whose density is 1.18 kg/m3 . The tank is connected to a high-pressure supply line through a valve. The valve is opened, and air is allowed to enter the tank until the density in the tank rises to 5.30 kg/m3 . Determine the mass of air that has entered the tank.

Solution

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Yes. As the airflow squeezes through the throttle, the same amount of air mass has to go through less cross-section, which means that the velocity V has to increase. Increasing velocity means increasing kinetic energy.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

Solved: A 2-m3 rigid tank initially contains air whose

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