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Chapter 7 Problem 742

Question

A 0.5-m3 rigid tank contains refrigerant-134a initially at 200 kPa and 40 percent quality. Heat is transferred now to the refrigerant from a source at 358C until the pressure rises to 400 kPa. Determine (a) the entropy change of the refrigerant, (b) the entropy change of the heat source, and (c) the total entropy change for this process.

Solution

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A rigid tank is initially filled with a saturated mixture of R-134a. Heat is transferred to the tank from a source until the pressure inside rises to a specified value. The entropy change of the refrigerant, entropy change of the source, and the total entropy change for this process are to be determined.

Assumptions are

1. The tank is stationary and thus the kinetic and potential energy changes are zero.

2. There are no work interactions.

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

Solved: A 0.5-m3 rigid tank contains refrigerant-134a

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